Academic Mission
The Department of Anesthesiology is proud to serve as a primary affiliate training site for the University of Colorado School of Medicine’s Anesthesiology Residency Program. As a high-acuity clinical rotation site, Denver Health offers residents exceptional exposure to complex operative and perioperative care, helping cultivate outstanding clinical judgment, procedural skill, and professionalism.

Our educational, research, and patient-care missions are unified by a commitment to health equity and service to underserved populations-core to our identity as a leading safety-net institution. All attending anesthesiologists receive a University of Colorado faculty appointment commensurate with experience in clinical practice, education, and scholarly work.
 

Our Team:
The Department of Anesthesiology at Denver Health includes 20 attending physicians and 42 CRNAs who deliver high-quality perioperative care across one of the nation’s top safety-net systems. Our team supports a wide range of surgical services, including trauma, general surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics, and multiple subspecialties, offering anesthesiologists broad exposure to high-acuity and diverse clinical cases.

Denver Health provides 24/7 in-house anesthesiology coverage through a collaborative anesthesia care team model. This academic role includes a combination of independent clinical practice as well as teaching and supervising anesthesiology residents and medical students. Clinical expectations are 40 hours per week of anesthesiology staffing services.

Benefits of Practicing at Denver Health Include:
• 9.5% retirement matching
• 37 paid days off annually (Vacation/Holiday/CME)
• Occurrence-based malpractice insurance fully covered by Denver Health (including tail coverage)
• Temporary staffing incentive: $90/hr above base pay for additional shifts (practicing anesthesiologists can make an additional $50,000-$100,000/yr by participating)
• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Relocation bonus
• DEA fee-exempt site
• CME allowance and dedicated CME time
• EPIC electronic health record across all care areas

About the Denver Health System
DHHA is certified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. The system provides comprehensive surgical, medical, obstetric, psychiatric, emergency, ambulatory, and diagnostic services. With 555 licensed beds and more than 26,000 admissions annually, Denver Health is one of the state’s busiest and most respected hospitals. The organization has also been consistently recognized as one of Colorado’s top places to work.

Become part of a fast-paced, highly skilled team within Colorado’s top-rated trauma hospital.

Below are a list of essential functions and qualifications for this role.  

Essential Functions:
 

• Monitors patients before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.
  (20%)

• Administers anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.
  (20%)

• Provides and maintains life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.
  (10%)

• Records type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.
  (10%)

• Examines patient, obtains medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.
  (15%)

• Coordinates administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation. Similarly confers with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.
  
  (15%)

• Determines when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery. (10%)

Education:

• Doctorate Degree Graduation from an Accredited Medical School Required and

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years directly related experience

• New graduates accepted

Licenses:

• MD-Physician - State Medical Board Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures and techniques.

• Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment.

• Able to effectively manage and direct medical staff support activities while providing quality medical care.

• Able to receive detailed information through oral communications; express or exchange ideas by verbal communications.

• Excellent written and verbal communications, listening, and social skills.

• Able to interact effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems.

• Performs in a tactful and professional manner.

• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

• Computer skills required.