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Rochester Regional Health
Rochester, New York

Anesthesiologist | Practice Near the Finger Lakes | Pick Your Cases + 10 Weeks Vacation + $100K Sign on bonus!

AnesthesiologyIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$400k-$550k

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Job Description

Rochester Regional Health | Rochester, NY

Full-Time | Hospital & Ambulatory Practice

A Physician-Led Anesthesia Practice Designed for Long-Term Sustainability

At Rochester Regional Health, anesthesiologists are part of a physician-led department built around collaboration, flexibility, fairness, and professional autonomy. Our practice model is designed to support an engaging clinical career while protecting the time physicians value outside the OR.

With five hospitals and three ambulatory surgery centers located within close proximity, anesthesiologists enjoy a diverse clinical practice, scheduling flexibility, and the stability of an integrated health system, while maintaining meaningful input into their day-to-day practice.

  • Compensation & Incentives
  • $625,000 base salary
  • 5% annual quality incentive
  • $100,000 sign-on bonus
  • 10 weeks of vacation
  • Comprehensive benefits including retirement, malpractice coverage, CME, and relocation support

A Practice Model Built Around Physicians

  • Physician pick system that gives anesthesiologists greater choice in daily assignments and creates a private-practice feel within an employed model
  • Balanced practice with approximately 50% personally performed cases and 50% medical direction of CRNAs
  • Broad case mix including OB, neuro, vascular, orthopedics, regional, spine, uro/gyn, healthy pediatrics, and general surgery
  • Opportunities to participate in teaching, quality initiatives, leadership, and departmental development
  • Collaborative department of 50+ anesthesiologists with stable leadership and low turnover
  • No non-compete or exclusivity requirements

Call & Schedule

  • Our scheduling model emphasizes predictability, equitable coverage, and meaningful post-call recovery.
  • Approximately one late call per week, typically ending between 5:00–7:00 PM during non-call weeks
  • Three overnight calls every two months
  • Approximately one weekend assignment every five weeks
  • In-house overnight general call focused primarily on labor and delivery, with emergent OR coverage
  • Guaranteed post-call day following overnight call
  • Additional weekdays off following weekend assignments
  • Why Anesthesiologists Choose Rochester Regional Health
  • Physician-led culture with transparency and meaningful physician input
  • Stable staffing model and long physician tenure
  • A culture that respects personal time and supports career longevity
  • Clinical variety across hospital and ambulatory settings
  • Flexibility to pursue teaching, quality, leadership, or departmental initiatives
  • Opportunity to build a long-term career without sacrificing professional autonomy or quality of life

Life in Rochester, New York

Rochester offers the amenities of a vibrant, mid-sized city with the accessibility and quality of life that can be difficult to find in larger metropolitan areas.

Physicians Enjoy

  • Affordable housing and strong public schools
  • Short, manageable commutes
  • Easy access to the Finger Lakes, with wineries, boating, hiking, skiing, and year-round outdoor recreation
  • A growing restaurant, brewery, arts, and music scene
  • Convenient travel throughout the Northeast

Qualifications

  • MD or DO from an accredited institution
  • Completion of an ACGME-accredited Anesthesiology residency
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Anesthesiology
  • Eligible for New York State medical licensure
  • Fellowship training welcomed but not required

Let’s Connect

If you’re looking for an anesthesia practice that combines competitive compensation, professional autonomy, schedule flexibility, and the resources of an integrated health system, we’d welcome the opportunity to connect.

At Rochester Regional Health, you can build a rewarding, long-term anesthesia career while maintaining the time and flexibility to enjoy life outside of medicine.

  • Rochester Regional Health
  • Purpose: Uplift Humanity through Care for our Community
  • Vision: To become a national model of health and healing
  • Values: Rooted in Community | Serve as One | Care Like Family | Embrace Tomorrow, Today

Education

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:

Physical Requirements

Moderate - Clinical - Moderate clinical roles are patient facing roles that require continual movement, including standing, walking, and lifting 20–50 lbs., along with pushing and pulling medical equipment and assisting with patient positioning.

Employees perform frequent bending, twisting, and reaching while completing fine motor tasks in busy or confined clinical environments. High sensory acuity is essential for monitoring patient status and responding to alarms or safety concerns.

Emotional and cognitive demands are substantial, involving decision-making under pressure, responding to emergencies, and maintaining sustained focus. Environmental exposures include infectious agents, bodily fluids, chemicals, and radiation. TB testing, mask-fit testing, and physical exams are common requirements.

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

Pay Range

$400,000.00 - $550,000.00

City

Rochester

Postal CODE

14621

The posted pay range is a good faith representation of potential base pay for this position. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates could vary based on position details and FTE. Pay is determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, locations, and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Key Responsibilities

Provide anesthesia care across hospital and ambulatory surgery settings, including personally performed cases and medical direction of CRNAs. Participate in call coverage and may contribute to teaching, quality initiatives, leadership, and departmental development.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient MonitoringEmergency ResponseObstetric AnesthesiaNeuroanesthesiaVascular AnesthesiaRegional AnesthesiaPediatric AnesthesiaGeneral AnesthesiaClinical Decision-MakingQuality Improvement

Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Anesthesiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 80% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$475k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $440k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Anesthesiology market look like in New York?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.6 / 10 · above average in anesthesiologyranked against 791 Anesthesiology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$400k–$550kAnesthesiology median $550k (middle half $426k–$600k)60 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$440k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Anesthesiology listings in New York53 active792 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 80% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York Physician listings: 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 15% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Anesthesiology hiring demand#15 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 53 days · 26% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 184 postings, 184 closed
New Anesthesiology listings287 in the last 30 days273 the 30 days before (+5%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Anesthesiology pay trend+2.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (791 Anesthesiology listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.6
Better work-life than 60% of Anesthesiology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 791 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About Rochester Regional Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Rochester, New York
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

10 weeks vacation
$100,000 sign-on bonus
5% annual quality incentive
Retirement plan
Malpractice coverage
CME
Relocation support
No non-compete or exclusivity requirements

Living in Rochester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$240k≈ 0.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,454/mo≈ 4% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.0
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Rochester, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.