UWMC is the largest of the four hospitals in the Department of Anesthesiology’s practice. A tertiary health-care facility and one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers, UWMC provides highly specialized medical care to the Pacific Northwest with an active referral base in the Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho region. The complicated and multi-faceted nature of the division requires the ability to move effectively between the various systems and stakeholders with confidence and appropriate authority.

This individual will be working with persons and entities throughout UW Medicine, including frequent contact with the School of Medicine’s hospital executives. A high level of discretion and strong “EQ” is a must for the successful incumbent. They must be able to independently manage projects of significant scope and complexity. The Administrative Specialist must have a clear overall understanding of all programs and projects coming from the O&PS Director and provides essential support and detail management. Perioperative Services spans multiple hospital units and specialties under several School of Medicine Departments, including a myriad of initiatives that require administrative management of priority projects that impact the Perioperative and Surgical service lines. The O&PS Director also holds a faculty leadership role with the Department and direct both hospital and department initiatives that require keen administrative attention to detail, and regular independent judgement and recommendations regarding programmatic functions. This individual is the first representative of the UWMC Multispecialty Anesthesia Division office and must have the ability to manage many situations that call for personal self-confidence and discretion.

The UWMC-Montlake Campus is ranked as the #1 hospital in Washington, and is a leader nation-wide in Perioperative and Surgical services, and the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine is a highly-ranked program nationally—this Administrative Specialist will directly support and manage initiatives that impact the clinical service line, education of the next generation of multi-specialty Anesthesiologists within the clinical environment, and safe and efficient patient care within the surgical services of UWMC-Montlake.

APM is one of the largest departments in the School Medicine with 245 clinical and research faculty members, 110 residents, 38 Postdoctoral Scholars and ACGME Fellows, 90 staff members, and 115 affiliated clinical faculty members. The Department works at 6 University or University-affiliated clinical sites: UWMC – Montlake; UWMC- Northwest, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital, the Veteran's Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System (VA) and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA).  In addition, the extensive and well-funded APM research is conducted at South Lake Union (SLU), Children’s Research Institute (CRI) and at laboratories in the Health Sciences complex. 

The Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine is a diverse group of clinicians, educators, researchers, trainees and staff who unite to advance medicine and healthcare through clinical care and innovation, research and education. We believe every member of our team enriches our ability to achieve our mission by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. We are committed to enhancing the diversity of our department and providing a safe and inclusive space for our faculty, staff and trainees. We strive to create an equitable and inclusive environment where all feel valued, heard, and respected. We work together to sustain the excellence that is a hallmark to APM as we seek to recruit and retain a diverse workforce that is a reflection of our commitments to serve the diverse people of Washington and the WWAMI region and to fulfill the School of Medicine’s guiding principles.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Administrative Management & Operations (50%)