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Get Access To All JobsWe are recruiting for a mission-driven Anesthesiologist to join our team!
We're with you for life’s journey. At Denver Health, purpose isn’t just something we believe in—it’s something we live every day, for life’s journey.
Our Values
Respect | Belonging | Accountability | Transparency
Department
Anesthesiologists
Job Summary
Denver Health & Hospital Authority (DHHA), in partnership with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, is seeking a full-time academic Anesthesiologist to join our expanding team. DHHA is a nationally recognized Adult Level I Trauma Center and Pediatric Level II Trauma Center, providing high-quality, mission-driven care to a diverse and dynamic patient population in the Denver metropolitan area.
Academic Mission
The Department of Anesthesiology is proud to serve as a primary affiliate training site for the University of Colorado School of Medicine’s Anesthesiology Residency Program. As a high-acuity clinical rotation site, Denver Health offers residents exceptional exposure to complex operative and perioperative care, helping cultivate outstanding clinical judgment, procedural skill, and professionalism.
Our educational, research, and patient-care missions are unified by a commitment to health equity and service to underserved populations—core to our identity as a leading safety-net institution. All attending anesthesiologists receive a University of Colorado faculty appointment commensurate with experience in clinical practice, education, and scholarly work.
Our Team
The Department of Anesthesiology at Denver Health includes 20 attending physicians and 42 CRNAs who deliver high-quality perioperative care across one of the nation’s top safety-net systems. Our team supports a wide range of surgical services, including trauma, general surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics, and multiple subspecialties, offering anesthesiologists broad exposure to high-acuity and diverse clinical cases.
Denver Health provides 24/7 in-house anesthesiology coverage through a collaborative anesthesia care team model. This academic role includes a combination of independent clinical practice as well as teaching and supervising anesthesiology residents and medical students. Clinical expectations are 40 hours per week of anesthesiology staffing services.
Benefits of Practicing at Denver Health Include:
- 9.5% retirement matching
- 37 paid days off annually (Vacation/Holiday/CME)
- Occurrence-based malpractice insurance fully covered by Denver Health (including tail coverage)
- Temporary staffing incentive: $90/hr above base pay for additional shifts (practicing anesthesiologists can make an additional $50,000-$100,000/yr by participating)
- Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Relocation bonus
- DEA fee-exempt site
- CME allowance and dedicated CME time
- EPIC electronic health record across all care areas
Essential Functions:
- Monitors patients before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications. (20%)
- Administers anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods. (20%)
- Provides and maintains life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery. (10%)
- Records type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure. (10%)
- Examines patient, obtains medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures. (15%)
- Coordinates administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation. Similarly confers with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain. (15%)
- Determines when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery. (10%)
Education:
Doctorate Degree Graduation from an Accredited Medical School Required
Work Experience:
- 1-3 years directly related experience
- New graduates accepted
Licenses:
MD-Physician - State Medical Board Required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures and techniques.
- Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment.
- Able to effectively manage and direct medical staff support activities while providing quality medical care.
- Able to receive detailed information through oral communications; express or exchange ideas by verbal communications.
- Excellent written and verbal communications, listening, and social skills.
- Able to interact effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems.
- Performs in a tactful and professional manner.
- A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- Computer skills required.
Shift
Work Type
Regular
Salary
$441,900.00 - $513,000.00 / yr
Benefits
At Denver Health, we take care of the people who take care of our community. Our benefits are built to support your life, your family, and your future — with generous paid time off, fully paid parental leave, exceptional retirement contributions, comprehensive health coverage, and nationally recognized well-being programs. We invest in your growth through tuition assistance, career advancement pathways, and professional development — while also offering meaningful financial advantages through loan forgiveness eligibility and employer contributions. When you join Denver Health, you’re joining a mission-driven organization that invests in you.
Here is a small list of our benefit programs:
- Paid time off starting at 28 days per year, inclusive of vacation, personal/sick, and 7 Holidays
- 100% paid parental leave up to 6 weeks
- Immediate eligibility for retirement plans with employer contribution up to 9.5%
- Generous medical, dental, vision plans in addition to employer paid disability and life insurance.
- Comprehensive well-being programs including on-site employee fitness center located on Denver Health main campus and nationally recognized RESTORE Center
- Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)
- Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more
- Tuition reimbursement & assistance
- Education, coaching, and professional development opportunities through the Workforce Development Center (WFDC) that support internal career growth and advancement pathways
- Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer + free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program
- National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer
About Denver Health
Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, Denver Health Medical Plan and Denver Health Foundation.
As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net health care system, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided millions in uncompensated care for the uninsured each year.
Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.
Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made. Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.
We are recruiting for a mission-driven Anesthesiologist to join our team!
We're with you for life’s journey. At Denver Health, purpose isn’t just something we believe in—it’s something we live every day, for life’s journey.
Our Values
Respect | Belonging | Accountability | Transparency
Department
Anesthesiologists
Job Summary
Denver Health & Hospital Authority (DHHA), in partnership with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, is seeking a full-time academic Anesthesiologist to join our expanding team. DHHA is a nationally recognized Adult Level I Trauma Center and Pediatric Level II Trauma Center, providing high-quality, mission-driven care to a diverse and dynamic patient population in the Denver metropolitan area.
Academic Mission
The Department of Anesthesiology is proud to serve as a primary affiliate training site for the University of Colorado School of Medicine’s Anesthesiology Residency Program. As a high-acuity clinical rotation site, Denver Health offers residents exceptional exposure to complex operative and perioperative care, helping cultivate outstanding clinical judgment, procedural skill, and professionalism.
Our educational, research, and patient-care missions are unified by a commitment to health equity and service to underserved populations—core to our identity as a leading safety-net institution. All attending anesthesiologists receive a University of Colorado faculty appointment commensurate with experience in clinical practice, education, and scholarly work.
Our Team
The Department of Anesthesiology at Denver Health includes 20 attending physicians and 42 CRNAs who deliver high-quality perioperative care across one of the nation’s top safety-net systems. Our team supports a wide range of surgical services, including trauma, general surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics, and multiple subspecialties, offering anesthesiologists broad exposure to high-acuity and diverse clinical cases.
Denver Health provides 24/7 in-house anesthesiology coverage through a collaborative anesthesia care team model. This academic role includes a combination of independent clinical practice as well as teaching and supervising anesthesiology residents and medical students. Clinical expectations are 40 hours per week of anesthesiology staffing services.
Benefits of Practicing at Denver Health Include:
- 9.5% retirement matching
- 37 paid days off annually (Vacation/Holiday/CME)
- Occurrence-based malpractice insurance fully covered by Denver Health (including tail coverage)
- Temporary staffing incentive: $90/hr above base pay for additional shifts (practicing anesthesiologists can make an additional $50,000-$100,000/yr by participating)
- Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Relocation bonus
- DEA fee-exempt site
- CME allowance and dedicated CME time
- EPIC electronic health record across all care areas
Essential Functions:
- Monitors patients before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications. (20%)
- Administers anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods. (20%)
- Provides and maintains life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery. (10%)
- Records type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure. (10%)
- Examines patient, obtains medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures. (15%)
- Coordinates administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation. Similarly confers with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain. (15%)
- Determines when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery. (10%)
Education:
Doctorate Degree Graduation from an Accredited Medical School Required
Work Experience:
- 1-3 years directly related experience
- New graduates accepted
Licenses:
MD-Physician - State Medical Board Required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures and techniques.
- Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment.
- Able to effectively manage and direct medical staff support activities while providing quality medical care.
- Able to receive detailed information through oral communications; express or exchange ideas by verbal communications.
- Excellent written and verbal communications, listening, and social skills.
- Able to interact effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems.
- Performs in a tactful and professional manner.
- A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- Computer skills required.
Shift
Work Type
Regular
Salary
$441,900.00 - $513,000.00 / yr
Benefits
At Denver Health, we take care of the people who take care of our community. Our benefits are built to support your life, your family, and your future — with generous paid time off, fully paid parental leave, exceptional retirement contributions, comprehensive health coverage, and nationally recognized well-being programs. We invest in your growth through tuition assistance, career advancement pathways, and professional development — while also offering meaningful financial advantages through loan forgiveness eligibility and employer contributions. When you join Denver Health, you’re joining a mission-driven organization that invests in you.
Here is a small list of our benefit programs:
- Paid time off starting at 28 days per year, inclusive of vacation, personal/sick, and 7 Holidays
- 100% paid parental leave up to 6 weeks
- Immediate eligibility for retirement plans with employer contribution up to 9.5%
- Generous medical, dental, vision plans in addition to employer paid disability and life insurance.
- Comprehensive well-being programs including on-site employee fitness center located on Denver Health main campus and nationally recognized RESTORE Center
- Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)
- Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more
- Tuition reimbursement & assistance
- Education, coaching, and professional development opportunities through the Workforce Development Center (WFDC) that support internal career growth and advancement pathways
- Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer + free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program
- National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer
About Denver Health
Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, Denver Health Medical Plan and Denver Health Foundation.
As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net health care system, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided millions in uncompensated care for the uninsured each year.
Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.
Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made. Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Anesthesiologist
Verify your ECFMG certification before applying
H-1B petitions for international medical graduates require ECFMG certification as proof of medical education equivalency. Confirm your certification is current and unrestricted before employers initiate the LCA filing process, since gaps delay the petition.
Target anesthesia groups over solo practices
Large hospital systems and multispecialty anesthesia groups file H-1B petitions far more routinely than independent practices. Prioritize employers with dedicated HR and legal teams, since smaller practices often lack the infrastructure to manage USCIS filings reliably.
Search H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate
Filter employers by verified DOL Labor Condition Application data to see which anesthesia employers have active H-1B filing history for your specialty. This saves you from pursuing roles at employers who have never navigated physician sponsorship.
Confirm the prevailing wage tier before negotiating
Run your prospective job title and geographic area through the OFLC Wage Search before salary discussions. Your offered wage must meet the DOL prevailing wage for the anesthesiologist SOC code, and the level assigned affects your offer significantly.
Ask employers about J-1 waiver compatibility early
If you completed a J-1 residency or fellowship, confirm you've satisfied the two-year home residency requirement or hold a waiver before your employer files. Attempting to change status to H-1B without clearing the J-1 obligation causes automatic denial.
File under cap-exempt status when possible
Hospitals affiliated with a qualifying nonprofit research institution or university may sponsor you as a cap-exempt employer, bypassing the annual H-1B lottery entirely. Ask USCIS whether your prospective employer qualifies before registering in a lottery cycle.
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Find Anesthesiologist JobsAnesthesiologist H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an anesthesiologist role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes. Anesthesiology requires a Doctor of Medicine degree as a standard entry requirement for the position, which satisfies USCIS's specialty occupation definition. The O*NET occupation profile for anesthesiologists confirms the doctoral-level requirement, making this one of the cleaner specialty occupation arguments in physician H-1B petitions.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for anesthesiologists?
Academic medical centers, hospital-employed anesthesia departments, and large multispecialty anesthesia groups are the most active H-1B sponsors for this role. Ambulatory surgical centers and private practice groups sponsor less frequently due to limited HR infrastructure. You can identify employers with verified H-1B filing history for anesthesiologist roles directly through Migrate Mate.
Can an anesthesiologist avoid the H-1B lottery entirely?
Potentially yes. Hospitals affiliated with a nonprofit university or qualifying research institution can petition as cap-exempt employers, meaning your H-1B is not subject to the annual 85,000-slot cap or lottery. Confirm your prospective employer's cap-exempt status with USCIS before assuming you need to enter the lottery.
How does state medical licensing interact with H-1B filing timelines?
Your employer can file the H-1B petition before your state license is issued, but you cannot begin practicing until you hold a valid license for that state. Some employers file petitions contingent on licensure approval. Delays in licensing, which vary by state medical board, can push back your actual start date even after USCIS approval.
What happens to H-1B status if an anesthesiologist switches from a hospital to a private group?
You need a new H-1B petition filed by the new employer before or at the time you begin working there. If you're already in H-1B status, the new employer can file a portability petition and you can start work once the receipt notice is issued, without waiting for full approval, under AC21 portability rules.
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