Physician (Anesthesiologist-Cardiac)

About the role

The Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) is seeking an Anesthesiologist to function as an attending Anesthesiologist for Cardiac General Anesthesia. TVHS is a large, vibrant, academic VA practice and many of us are associated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This will be a joint appointment with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine with the primary responsibility at TVHS.

Responsibilities

• Administration of general anesthesia (inhalation and intravenous) including invasive monitoring
• Administration of regional anesthesia including: spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve blocks
• Placement of venous and arterial catheters
• Airway management including cricothyroidotomy
• Management of ventilator dependent patients and on lung ventilation
• Assessing, consulting and preparing patients for anesthesia
• Managing patients undergoing cardiac and thoracic surgery procedures including open heart surgery-on and off pump, valve replacement, laser lead removal, ventricular assist device and intra aortic balloon device
• Assisting with creation of policies and standard operation procedures for safe operations of the operating room

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.
• Education: 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: 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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA), in the list published for the year the residency, or fellowship if applicable, was completed;
• (2) 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;
• (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified 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.