Physician (Regular FT) Anesthesiologist

Job Title

Anesthesiologist

Job Description

The Anesthesiologist will independently administer and monitor anesthesia care during, to include but not limited to, general surgery, vascular, urology, podiatry, orthopedics, otolaryngology, and ophthalmology procedures by providing services such as:

• Performing pre-anesthetic assessments and evaluations of a patient and developing an anesthetic plan;
• Initiating the planned anesthetic technique, which may include general, regional and local anesthesia and IV sedation;
• Administering the anesthetic, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs and fluids necessary to manage the anesthetic and to maintain a patient's physiologic homeostasis and correct abnormal responses to the anesthesia or the surgery;
• Applying or inserting the appropriate non-invasive and invasive monitoring modalities for collecting and interpreting a patient's physiological data;
• Managing a patient's airway and pulmonary status including induce endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy and extubating;
• Managing a patient's emergence and recovery from anesthesia;
• Releasing a patient to post-anesthesia care providers;
• Responding to emergency situations by providing airway management, administration of emergency fluids and drugs or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques;
• Assisting with procedures in the Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit (PACU) and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU); and
• Other tasks inherent to an Anesthesiologist in collaboration with other VA staff in the Surgery Department.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Anesthesiologist will perform services in accordance with VA policies and procedures and the By Laws of the LAJVAMC and will work in cooperation with the Chief of Surgery and other administrative staff.

Work Schedule: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday - Friday, however, subject to change based on the needs of the Medical Center. (required on-call coverage of irregular tours of duty as assigned).