Physician-Anesthesiologist

About the role

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 (1 to 5 years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• Performs pre-anesthetic evaluations, collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to prepare the anesthesia plan, delivers of all forms of anesthesia, and provides intra- and post-operative care to patients.
• As part of "Code Blue" Team, provides emergency airway and resuscitation management throughout the facility and establishes effective working relationships with all levels of staff throughout the MEDVAMC.
• Routine Professional Duties: The Staff Anesthesiologist:
• Translates the principles of anesthesia practice into appropriate patient care.
• Performs the pre-anesthetic patient history and physical, including the collection of preoperative consults and data, performs a patient evaluation and examination from which an appropriate anesthetic plan is formulated.
• Communicates the anesthetic risks, benefits, and options to the patient. This is done in the perioperative setting or when stationed the Anesthesia Preoperative Clinic.
• Prepares the patient, operating room and/or procedural area for the administration of anesthesia.
• Administers inhalation, regional, intravenous, local, and topical anesthetics and continuously evaluates the patient's physical status and response to anesthesia.
• Provides patient care that is abreast of changing concepts and advancements in the profession while working effectively in an interdisciplinary environment for improvement of services for patient care.
• Promotes cooperation and interdisciplinary teamwork by practicing with colleagues and peers utilizing a collaborative team concept of anesthesia care.
• Guides and trains anesthesia residents, doctoral-level nurse anesthesia students and Medical Students from the Baylor College of Medicine and SRNAs from UT-Houston.
• Demonstrates skill in conducting and managing anesthesia for a broad range of surgical procedures and the ability to adapt and modify anesthesia techniques in order to optimize patient care.
• Applies new developments and theories to recognize and solve various complex anesthesia situations.
• Shares expertise within or beyond the facility through leadership or as an active participant in interdisciplinary groups (e.g. committees, taskforces, projects, formal teaching, publications or other professional activities).
• Participates in the development of the anesthesia patient care audit processes which involves the in-depth review and analysis of anesthesia records.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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.
• Board certified/board eligible
• Experience working with Trainees (Anesthesia residents and Student Nurse Anesthetists).
• Experience working in a collaborative team model of anesthesia care.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform the clinical and technical aspects of anesthesia care and has in-depth knowledge of anesthesia methods and techniques.
• Demonstrates the ability to share expertise within or beyond the facility through leadership or as an active participate in interdisciplinary groups (e.g., committees, task forces, projects, formal teaching, publications, or other professional activities).

Qualifications

• To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement.
• 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.
• Basic Requirements:
• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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.
• Board certified/board eligible
• Experience working with Trainees (Anesthesia residents and Student Nurse Anesthetists).
• Experience working in a collaborative team model of anesthesia care.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform the clinical and technical aspects of anesthesia care and has in-depth knowledge of anesthesia methods and techniques.
• Demonstrates the ability to share expertise within or beyond the facility through leadership or as an active participate in interdisciplinary groups (e.g., committees, task forces, projects, formal teaching, publications, or other professional activities).