Description
The Department of Anesthesiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center seeks a Director for a new Comprehensive Children’s Pain Center. This role includes an academic appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Professor level and the opportunity to lead and grow a comprehensive, interdisciplinary pediatric pain program.
Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York (MSCHONY) has a robust inpatient Pediatric Pain Program and is now expanding to a comprehensive outpatient center. The Director will build an integrated continuum of care, from preoperative preparation through hospitalization, rehabilitation, and transition to home.
The Director will establish and lead the outpatient program, providing care for children with acute, chronic, and complex pain conditions. Responsibilities include developing preoperative screening and rehabilitation pathways and overseeing a Transitional Pain Program. The role involves close collaboration with an interdisciplinary team including psychologists, physical therapists, and pediatric subspecialists.
Applicants may come from pediatric anesthesiology or other relevant pediatric subspecialties with pain expertise. Clinical activities may include outpatient care, inpatient consultation, and interventional pain management, depending on experience.
The position includes opportunities to grow research and academic initiatives, supported by established departmental resources and collaborations with inpatient and adult pain services.
All interested candidates should apply at the following link: https://apply.interfolio.com/189244
Requirements
The successful candidate will:
- Establish and lead a comprehensive, interdisciplinary outpatient Pediatric Pain Center, expanding existing inpatient pediatric pain services into a fully integrated continuum of care
- Define the clinical vision, scope, and operation model for care delivery spanning preoperative evaluation, hospitalization, rehabilitation and transition to home.
- Provide expert clinical leadership in pediatric pain management, including outpatient care, inpatient consultation and interventional pain management.
- Ensure delivery of safe, evidence-based, and family centered pain care across all program settings.
- Build, lead and integrate a high-functioning interdisciplinary team, including psychology, physical therapy, pediatric subspecialists, and nursing.
- Foster collaboration across pediatrics, anesthesiology, surgical services and rehabilitation disciplines to delivered coordinated, longitudinal pain care.
- Advance research initiatives in pediatric pain medicine, leveraging departmental and institutional resources and collaborations with inpatient and adult pain programs
- Contribute to the academic mission through teaching, mentorship, scholarship, and program development
- Drive programmatic growth, including the expansion of clinical services, referral networks, and regional visibility of the Pediatric Pain Center.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
Pay Transparency Disclosure
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
