Vascular Surgeon

Vascular Surgeon

The Phoenix VA Health Care System proudly serves Veterans in central Arizona at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center and nine community-based outpatient VA clinics. Facility Address: 650 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix AZ 85012

Responsibilities

• Admission, consultation, work-up, preoperative and postoperative care of surgical patients.
• Surgical duties that include: admissions, consultations, preoperative work ups, as well as postoperative care to correct or treat various vascular conditions, illnesses and injuries.
• Operates or directs the operation of fluoroscopic equipment for a medical procedure.
• Makes preliminary diagnosis; directs, prescribes or provides treatment, arranges for specialized care or patient referral as required.
• Actively participates in Emergency and On-Call schedule.
• Provides comprehensive vascular care including prevention, health maintenance, early diagnosis, treatment and follow-up services to patients.
• Management of patients during their inpatient course, using consultants when appropriate and performs inpatient consultations on patients from other services.
• Conducts outpatient clinics; reviews patients' medications, diet, course of therapy, adherence to management plan and patient observations; modifies management plan as indicated; and instructs and counsels patients as required.
• Serves as a consultant to primary care physicians and accepts referrals and outpatient consultations from other providers.
• Functions in a teaching capacity by educating others (patients, staff, trainees, and/or seminar participants, etc.) in the assessment, treatment, management and evaluation of vascular disorders.
• Refers patients as appropriate; works closely with allied health professionals; and participates in the Surgical Department Quality Assurance and Peer Review programs.
• Consults with other team members and supervising physician regarding complex or unusual situations.
• Effectively communicates with and utilizes other disciplines to facilitate appropriate care for Veterans.
• Collaborates with divergent multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
• Consistently communicates and treats customers (patients, visitors, volunteers, and all
• Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customers constructively and appropriately.
• Experience training in point of care ultrasound; competence in the placement of advanced central monitoring catheters; experience supervising/teaching medical students, residents and fellows.
• Required to meet CME and participate in activities to improve anesthesia-related outcomes and efficiencies including regular participation in morbidity and mortality conferences, staff meetings and resident mock oral examinations.
• Responding to ERTs that occur while on duty on our surgical floors
• Responds to all code blue alerts
• Documenting and or co-signing resident/fellow daily patient encounters appropriately and in a timely fashion.
• Communicating effectively with all members of the ICU team and all our consultants
• Expected to cooperate with and actively participate in medical duties and performance improvement activities under the direction of the Section Chief of SICU and General Surgery.

Requirements

• Current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia
• Board certified by the American Board of Vascular Surgeons
• BLS, ACLS certified

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