Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist
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Job Description
Location Address
1100 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930 Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 1.00
Summary
Cardiac anesthesiologists participate in the care of high risk pediatric cardiac patients for non-cardiac surgery and cardiac catheterizations, in addition to care of children in the general operating rooms.
The program currently consists of two congenital heart surgeons, two mid-levels and one full-time anesthesiologist dedicated to the service line. The Presbyterian Congenital Heart Program is a rapidly growing program that treats pediatric and adult patients with a wide range of congenital heart conditions.
Job Description
Evaluate, monitor, and supervise patient care before, during, and after surgery, delivering anesthesia, leading the Anesthesia Care Team, and ensuring optimal patient safety.
- Administering pain relief before, during, and after medical procedures.
- Monitoring patients' vital signs during procedures.
- Approving general, sedative, regional, or local anesthetics.
- Demonstrated proficiency in the anesthetic management of children and adults with congenital heart disease
Additional Job Description
- MD/DO with successful completion of a Pediatric Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship ABA Board Certified
- We offer more than the standard benefits!
Presbyterian employees gain access to a robust wellness program, including free access to our on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, wellness challenges and more! In addition, we offer all employees a robust, day one effective benefits plan consisting of medical, dental, vision and more. Exceptional retirement plans - 403b retirement savings program with both matching programs and employer contributions.
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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian Healthcare Services exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with over 14,000 employees - including 1,200 providers and 4,000 nurses.
Our health plan serves more than 600,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and Commercial health plans.
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Presbyterian's Regional Delivery System is a network of six hospitals and medical centers throughout rural New Mexico including locations in Clovis, Espanola, Ruidoso, Santa Fe, Socorro and Tucumcari.
Our regional facilities are home to more than 1,600 clinical and non-clinical employees who help make Presbyterian the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 statewide employees.
With a variety of services ranging from general surgery to pediatrics to heart and cancer care, our regional employees are proud to provide close-to-home care for their communities.
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Key Responsibilities
The anesthesiologist will evaluate, monitor, and supervise patient care before, during, and after surgical procedures, specifically focusing on high-risk pediatric cardiac patients. They are responsible for leading the Anesthesia Care Team and ensuring optimal patient safety throughout the perioperative period.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and have successfully completed a Pediatric Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship. Additionally, applicants are required to be ABA Board Certified and demonstrate proficiency in the anesthetic management of congenital heart disease.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 66% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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