Physician - Anesthesiology

Job Title

Anesthesiologist

Duties

Anesthesiologists offer a variety of veteran-centered services at the Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center. Duties include pre-operative exam and assessment, providing intra-operative care utilizing MAC, regional, and general anesthesia techniques on ASA class 1 through 4 patients (+80% are ASA 2 and 3), and post-operative care within a recovery area. Staff also participate in program development to ensure an ever-improving care model for our nation's veterans. Duties of the position include, but are not limited to:

• Direction of perioperative anesthetic care to patients
• Preoperative assessments
• Intraoperative anesthetic administration and monitoring
• Post-anesthesia care
• Participating in the development and implementation of program planning, objectives, policies, and standards essential to delivery of quality anesthetic care

Benefits

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized

EDRP Authorized: Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract: No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Work Schedule: Full Time, 7:30AM to 4:00PM