Physician - Anesthesiologist

Duties

• Administer anesthesia to patients rendering them insensitive to pain during surgery/procedures
• Provide continuous and vigilant monitoring of the patient's physical response to the anesthetic, sedatives, analgesics, and related anesthetic agents
• Maintain excellence in endotracheal intubation and extubation, airway management, and be skilled in the usage of all various airway adjuncts
• Make a reasonable anesthetic plan for patients with severe comorbidities, perform all appropriate techniques of the anesthetic plan such as - but not limited to - insertion of intravenous lines, arterial lines, central lines, insertion of other invasive monitoring catheters, regional anesthesia, and TEE
• Interpretation of arterial blood gases, EKG's, and all relevant pre-, intra-, and postoperative laboratory results
• Use precautions to minimize risks of infection to patients and other health care professionals
• Perform pre-anesthetic evaluation of the patients, Develop and anesthetic plan, and make the selection of anesthetic agents and techniques
• Manage the anesthesia process to include induction, maintenance, and emergence from general, regional, monitored anesthesia cases, and satellite anesthesia care
• Manage postoperative pain needs for any anesthetized patient
• Recognize abnormal patient responses to and to initiate corrective measures
• Determine the need for additional laboratory tests
• Provide resuscitative care as necessary
• Evaluate and manage the patient in the immediate post-operative period
• Administer IV fluids relative to the patient's medical history and surgical procedure
• Administer blood products and monitor for adverse responses
• Appropriately document the patient status in the anesthesia record
• Perform all required safety and performance checks on anesthesia-related equipment and verify the appropriate supplies before initiating care
• Participate in surgical and regional time-outs
• Hand-off appropriately with all individuals involved in the peri-operative and post-operative care
• In a life-threatening emergency, function responsibly by providing anesthesia and resuscitative care
• Maintain ACLS certification
• Teach and evaluate residents and students
• Work collaboratively with CRNAs
• Assume responsibility and be accountable for controlled substances according to department and hospital policy, as well as state and federal guidelines
• Maintain all required continuing education credits, credentialing, professional licensure
• Utilize the EMR system appropriately
• Participate in after-hours "call" as scheduled by the chief of the section
• Be dependable, reliable, responsible in attendance, and in the fulfillment of obligations to patients, committees, co-workers, and during periods of "call"
• Comport oneself professionally, congenially, collegially, and with an attitude of optimism

Qualifications

• 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
• 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
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/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)
• Residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• 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

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

Schedule

Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm