Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Anesthesiology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a General Anesthesiologist to join our academic anesthesiology faculty as a Clinical Assistant Professor (HS).

This position offers a rare combination of highly competitive compensation, paid call opportunities, strong resident support, lifestyle-friendly case mix, and long-term financial stability through New York State benefits and a defined-benefit pension plan.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Administer anesthesia in the main operating room, ambulatory surgery center, and obstetrical suite, utilizing general, regional, and sedation techniques.
• Provide anesthesia care for a broad range of cases, including general surgery, orthopedics, vascular, robotics (general surgery, GU, GYN), and renal transplant.
• Supervise residents in a 2-OR care team model during daytime clinical assignments.
• Participate in obstetric anesthesia coverage with resident support; low-volume OB service (approximately 400–500 deliveries annually).
• No trauma, cardiac, or neuro anesthesia.

Academic Responsibilities

• Participate in clinical teaching and supervision of residents and medical students.
• Provide classroom instruction and evaluate residents and students in accordance with departmental standards.
• Mentor trainees in research and scholarly activities.
• Contribute to departmental administrative responsibilities.

Call Responsibilities

• 4-call/grid requirement (approximately one call per week).
• Call begins at 3:00 PM.
• Coverage includes main OR and obstetrical suite with support from three residents.
• Occasional urgent or emergent cases.

Required Qualifications:

• New York State Medical License.
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited anesthesiology residency program.
• American Board of Anesthesiology Certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Subspecialty training not required but preferred (if applicable).

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; Variable Hours (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

• $500,000 total annual salary (W-2).

Optional additional call opportunities compensated at premium hourly rates, separate from base salary:

• Weekday call: $150/hour
• Friday call: $175/hour
• Saturday call: $175/hour
• Sunday call: $150/hour

Comprehensive New York State benefits package, including:

• Defined-benefit pension plan
• Retirement savings options
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Malpractice insurance provided by the institution
• Stable employment within an academic medical center environment

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu