Veterinary Anesthesiologist

Job Description

Join a highly collaborative and forward-looking anesthesia team in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. We are seeking a full-time faculty colleague in Anesthesia at the rank of clinical- or tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor who is excited to help shape the future of clinical service, teaching, and scholarship in a dynamic academic environment. This position offers the opportunity to work alongside four faculty anesthesiologists, one part-time clinical instructor, one anesthesia resident, 7 LVTs and 2 assistants in a supportive setting that values clinical excellence, teamwork, mentorship, and innovation. For candidates with scholarly interests, the role also provides meaningful opportunities to develop independent, collaborative, or translational research that contributes to the advancement of the field.

Responsibilities:

• Primary job responsibility will be to direct the clinical anesthesia service, participate in didactic instruction in anesthesiology and related disciplines, supervise students in anesthesia and surgery labs, provide clinical instruction of professional students in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and provide anesthesia training of interns, residents and graduate students from various disciplines.
• The anesthesiology service has a residency training/graduate degree program, and this position would share responsibilities associated with resident training (resident seminars, journal club and rounds).
• The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in the anesthesia service meetings.
• Service responsibilities will include anesthesia on both small and large animals, consultations in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, participation in continuing education programs of the College and participation in faculty governance activities.
• Service responsibilities will also include participation in emergency services. This responsibility will be shared with the anesthesiology resident and three DACVAA faculty anesthesiologists and one anesthesia trained clinical instructor.
• The successful candidate will participate in continuing education and faculty governance.
• The successful candidate must be committed to excellent patient management, client service and clinical teaching.
• Research responsibilities will vary based on the interest and qualification of the candidate and may include collaborative or translational research. The successful candidate will be encouraged to work with ongoing research programs and contribute to the scholarly achievements of the department. Ongoing research in the Anesthesia service includes areas such as minimally invasive and non-invasive cardiac output monitoring, methods identifying fluid responsiveness, ventilation strategies, clinical pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of anesthetics and anesthetic adjuvants.