Staff Physician-Anesthesiology

Location & Practice Overview

This full-time staff physician position is based in the Division of Anesthesiology within the Department of Pediatric Medicine at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The practice combines specialized pediatric anesthesia with a research-driven clinical environment where patient safety, procedural care, pain management, and multidisciplinary collaboration are central to the service.

Responsibilities

• Provide anesthetic and peri-procedural patient care in accordance with established institutional standards, clinical privileges, policies, and patient-specific protocols.
• Obtain relevant medical, family, and social histories, complete examinations, and participate in informed-consent processes associated with clinical and research activities.
• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic studies, determine treatment plans, monitor clinical response, and coordinate consultation or referral when indicated.
• Prescribe medications and enter drug orders within granted clinical privileges while maintaining appropriate monitoring and documentation standards.
• Provide clinical supervision and direction to assigned staff, including participation in scheduling, performance evaluation, continuing education, and staff development.
• Participate in quality improvement, regulatory compliance, patient-safety initiatives, required reporting, and departmental systems-improvement activities.

The physician also collaborates with nursing and other clinical services on complex cases, contributes to educational experiences for trainees, and supports coordinated care across the peri-operative and pain-management environment.

Qualifications & Requirements

Candidates should meet the credentialing and professional standards expected for independent anesthesiology practice in a specialized pediatric hospital and be prepared to work with medically complex children.

Compensation & Benefits

The listed annual compensation range is $283,878–$589,576. Final compensation may reflect the physician’s qualifications, experience, training, credentials, and the requirements of the position. The role is a full-time institutional position with access to St. Jude’s employee benefits program.

• Compensation: $283,878 – $589,576 per year
• Full-time employee position with access to St. Jude’s institutional benefits program
• Comprehensive employee benefits and professional resources associated with St. Jude clinical careers

Schedule & Work Environment

Patient Population & Clinical Setting

The physician cares for children and adolescents with cancer and other catastrophic diseases in a highly specialized hospital environment. Patients may require anesthesia or sedation for procedures, diagnostic studies, therapies, and other complex interventions associated with pediatric specialty care.

Clinical Focus & Key Services

The Division of Anesthesiology provides specialized pediatric anesthesia and sedation while maintaining a strong emphasis on patient safety, complication prevention, peri-operative care, and multidisciplinary pain management.

Role Highlights

The position combines hands-on pediatric anesthesiology with opportunities to contribute to safety, pain management, education, and research within a highly specialized children's hospital.

• Clinical practice within St. Jude’s specialized pediatric cancer and catastrophic-disease care environment
• Access to a multidisciplinary anesthesiology service spanning peri-operative care, sedation, pain management, and patient-safety work
• Opportunity to participate in research protocols and quality-improvement initiatives connected to anesthesia and patient safety
• Combination of direct patient care, staff leadership, clinical education, and collaboration with other pediatric specialties

About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a Memphis-based pediatric research and treatment institution dedicated to advancing cures and prevention for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The hospital combines patient care with laboratory and clinical research and provides physicians with multidisciplinary teams, specialized resources, and access to complex pediatric cases. St. Jude states that it is the first and only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children and operates under a model in which families do not receive bills for treatment, travel, housing, or food.

Frequently Asked Questions

Staff Physician-Anesthesiology in Memphis, TN

The Staff Physician-Anesthesiology position in Memphis, Tennessee, places a physician within St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s Division of Anesthesiology, where pediatric anesthesia is integrated with cancer care, procedural medicine, pain management, and clinical research. The position is designed for an anesthesiologist who can provide care to infants, children, and adolescents with cancer or other catastrophic diseases while working within a highly specialized hospital environment. Clinical responsibilities extend beyond anesthetic management to include patient assessment, diagnostic interpretation, medication orders, monitoring, consultation, and coordination with other clinical teams. The physician also contributes to staff supervision, quality initiatives, regulatory requirements, and selected research activities. Pediatric anesthesiology fellowship training is preferred, while board certification or eligibility in anesthesiology and eligibility for unrestricted Tennessee licensure are required. The listed compensation is $283,878–$589,576 annually. The role offers exposure to a distinctive combination of pediatric anesthesia, acute and chronic pain management, patient-safety work, and multidisciplinary research in an institution devoted exclusively to children with serious diseases.