Physician (Anesthesiologist)

About the role

The Anesthesiologist is responsible for the perioperative management of surgical patients, airway management in the facility, and acute pain management at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center in Mountain Home, TN.

Responsibilities

• Administration of general anesthesia (inhalation and intravenous) including invasive monitoring.
• Administration of regional anesthesia including: spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve blocks.
• Placement of arterial catheters and interpretation of arterial pressures and wave forms.
• Placement of pulmonary artery catheters and interpretation of pressures/wave forms
• Management of ventilator dependent patients and one lung ventilation.
• Supervision of CRNA staff, physician residents, and medical students in the comprehensive medical management of patients care.
• Expertise in the following anesthesia core requirements: assessing, consulting and preparing patients for anesthesia; rendering patients insensible to pain during surgical, therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
• Maintaining homeostasis in perioperative and critically ill patients, diagnosing and treating painful syndromes.
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing with a diverse group of professional staff and management officials.

Requirements

All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

Qualifications

• United States 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 in Anesthesiology

Benefits

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
Health Insurance: 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)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm. May be subject to rotational call/weekends.

Pay

Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Schedule

Monday- Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm. May be subject to rotational call/weekends.

Application Instructions

Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Contact Information

Agency Contact: James Pryan
Email: james.pryan@va.gov