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NEW RATES FOR 2025!

Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, is excited to welcome a skilled Cardiac Anesthesiologist to join us.  Our cardiac team shares call equally (1:6) from home with no in-house call responsibility.  Weekend and holiday cardiac call is also shared equally by the group.  Mission Hospital’s cardiac program is the second busiest in the state of NC, yet our team enjoys the camaraderie of a much smaller group.   We have 4 highly capable CV surgeons performing 1400 bypass annually, 300-400 lung cases, TAVR, LVAD, ECMO, and lots of valves.  Our cases do not include pediatric hearts and we don’t do transplants.  We are a care team model, so our physicians supervise cardiac specialty CRNAs.  

Qualified Candidates:

• Will be board certified/eligible in Cardiac Anesthesiology and have the ability to be licensed in NC.
• Cardiac Fellowship trained physicians are highly preferred.  Experienced but not fellowship trained candidates will be considered, but must be boarded in advanced perioperative TEE. 
• Must be eligible to work in the US without restriction.
• Will be part of a large, cohesive team of hospital employed professionals.

Incentive/Benefits Package:

• Employed position with HCA Healthcare
• Competitive salary and excellent benefits package including health, dental, vision and more
• Base salary is for 41.5 hours/week 44 weeks annually with the option to earn more picking up additional shifts
• 10 weeks’ Time off
• CME, relocation allowance, paid malpractice insurance, commencement bonus available

About Mission Hospital:

• Mission Hospital, recognized as one of America's 50 best Hospitals from 2020-2024 by Healthgrades, represents the top 1% in the nation for providing the highest clinical quality.   Mission has also been recognized as one of Healthgrades’ "America’s 100 Best Hospitals" for Cardiac Care, Coronary Intervention, Surgical Care and others.
• Mission is licensed for 815 beds and is the region’s only Level II Trauma Center (soon to be Level I).  We are a Comprehensive Stroke Center, Level III Epilepsy Center, Level III NICU, and contain the only children’s hospital in western North Carolina.
• Mission is a Magnet designation for nursing and earned an A grade for Patient Safety for five consecutive survey periods from the Leapfrog Group.
• Mission Health has the only heart program in the Carolinas and neighboring states to receive three stars in CABG and CABG/AVR, the highest rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. 

About Asheville, North Carolina:
Asheville promises enjoyment of all types of outdoor adventures as well as a rich cultural experience that includes arts, live music, shopping and what seems like unlimited choices of cuisine. Travel and Leisure ranked Asheville in the Top 15 Favorite Cities in the US and Livability.com consistently ranks Asheville on its list of 100 Best Places to Live.  Our public schools are highly-rated with a student-teacher ratio of 13:1, a variety of faith-based schools and a number of private schools, all with challenging curriculums. Residents also enjoy easy access to air travel nearby in Asheville, Charlotte, and Greenville, SC.

Note:  Eligibility to work in the US without restriction required

board certified/eligible in Cardiac Anesthesiology, able to be licensed in NC. Cardiac fellowship is highly preferred.  Experienced but not fellowed candidates will be considered but must be boarded in advanced perioperative TEE.  Must be eligible to work in the US without restriction