Description

The Division of Anesthesiology at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City is excited to welcome a Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist to its highly respected Cardiac Anesthesiology section. This is an opportunity to join a dynamic, collaborative team within a thriving department of more than 170 anesthesiologists, intensivists, CRNAs, AAs, residents, and advanced practice providers across the system.

 About the position 

• Full-time CVOR role offering a high-volume, complex cardiac and thoracic case mix, including procedures such as heart and liver transplants, mechanical circulatory support (including LVAD implantation), aortic reconstruction, TAVR, structural heart interventions, CABG, valve surgeries, esophageal operations, and other advanced thoracic and major vascular cases
• The ideal candidate will focus their clinical practice exclusively within the CVOR at MAHI, a specialized, freestanding clinical center located within Saint Luke’s Hospital 
• Given the high cardiac case volume, this position is primarily dedicated to cardiac anesthesia, with minimal assignments in the Main OR 
• The cardiology and heart surgery program at Mid America Heart Institute (MAHI) is ranked one of the top programs in the nation, performing over 1600 cardiothoracic, vascular and hybrid procedures yearly 
• Research involvement with members of the Outcomes/Research Division of MAHI is available if desired 
• Saint Luke’s Hospital serves as the primary teaching site for UMKC Medical School, offering academic appointment opportunities, with an anesthesia residency program (8 residents per year) where senior residents rotate through the CVOR 
• Saint Luke’s has an extremely competitive career employment package that includes a guaranteed salary & excellent benefits such as medical, dental, vision insurance, malpractice insurance, tax-deferred retirement plan with employer match, paid time off, and a generous CME allowance 
• Requirements: Candidates should be in the process of completing or have completed a cardiac anesthesia fellowship; those who have finished training should demonstrate recent cardiac anesthesia experience. All candidates must be TEE board eligible or certified, reflecting readiness for a high-volume CVOR environment 

About Saint Luke’s
Saint Luke’s serves the West Region of BJC Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States. Through its 10 hospitals and campuses, multiple health service organizations, and more than 100 primary and specialty care offices, Saint Luke’s provides the highest levels of quality and compassionate health care and health-related services for patients in urban, suburban, and rural communities in 65 specialty services across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas. Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City is nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report and is one of the elite hospitals in the region. Saint Luke’s is committed to the highest levels of excellence in health care and the advancement of medical research and education.

About Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute is part of Saint Luke’s, the West Region of BJC Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States. The Heart Institute, a teaching affiliate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, is one of the most distinguished cardiovascular programs in the country. Its legacy of innovation began more than 40 years ago when it opened as the nation’s first freestanding heart hospital. Since then, the nearly 200 board-certified specialists and cardiovascular experts have earned a global reputation for excellence in the treatment of heart disease, including interventional cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, imaging, heart failure, transplant, heart disease prevention, cardio-oncology, cardiometabolic disease, women’s heart disease, electrophysiology, outcomes research, and health economics by being the third hospital in the U.S. to achieve Comprehensive Cardiac Center certification from The Joint Commission. In 2023, the Heart Institute completed its 1,000th heart transplant, making it one of only 23 advanced programs to have reached this milestone.