Physician - Anesthesiology - Full Time Anesthesiologist

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Be a citizen of the United States

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy

Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine

The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed

License and Registration: Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia

Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification

• NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR (2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States (4) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• a) Residents currently enrolled in ACGME or AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)

PRPs must be fully licensed Physicians (that is - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis

rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision

Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs

b) In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action

English Language Proficiency: Physicians appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.Board Certification in Anesthesiology is required

This examination is administered by VA Occupational Health

frequent reaching above shoulder - use of fingers - hands and legs - use of cranes and motor vehicles - walking & standing up to 8 hours - bending and climbing and able to hear whisper

This position requires visual acuity - keen hearing - clear distinctive speech - and manual dexterity

May be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures

May occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium - dementia - or psychiatric disorders

Must be a mature - flexible - sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations and able to shift priorities based on patient needs

Must complete annual Employee Health requirements - such as annual TB screening or testing - as a condition of employment

This announcement was amended to add salary verbiage - bargaining unit status verbiage - and to correct qualification standard due to the new Physician Qualification effective April 28 - 2026

This position HAS Bargaining Unit status

In compliance with VA Policy & union requirements/recommendations for Title 38 clinical positions - internal facility employees must receive first consideration prior to hiring managers making selections externally to other applicants

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) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application

VHA Physician Total Rewards

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized

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

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

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

Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Provides medical management of patients who are rendered unconscious or insensible to pain and emotional stress during open and endoscopic surgical - and certain other medical and dental procedures

Provides emergency anesthesia and airway support throughout the medical center

Pre and post-op consultation and evaluation - general anesthesia - regional anesthesia - Neuraxial anesthesia Care - Acute pain management (including caudal - brachial epidural - or intrathecal injections.) Arterial line placement - central venous cannulation pulmonary artery catheterization - airway management including Endotracheal intubation - Emergency cricothyrotomy/Retrograde intubation - Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy

Provides Chronic pain management - including but not limited to: local infiltration nerve blocks - including brachial plexus block - caudal - epidural - and spinal blocks - diagnostic/therapeutic nerve blocks - neurolytic nerve blocks

Supervises medical students or physician residents (including fellows)

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor)

The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs).

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