Physician-Anesthesiology

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 (one to five 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

• Responsible for direct provision of peri-operative anesthetic care and ensuring the facility and program are meeting and exceeding compliance standards.
• Provides peri-operative care including pre-operative assessment, intra-operative anesthetic, administration and monitoring of post-anesthesia care in compliance with national accreditation standards.
• Provides expert consultation and guidance to CRNA, nursing, and other medical staff in the administration of the anesthesia programs.
• Performs administrative components of patient care management such as completion of progress notes, OP reports, and discharge summaries.
• Provides feedback and patient education to the patients and their families and demonstrates excellence in all facets of patient care and meets or exceeds compliance standards.
• Should be proficient and privileged in all aspects of Anesthesiology.

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.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from an approved school.
• 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.
• Completed residency training in a core specialty approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Benefits

Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases, Paid Time Off (50-55 days per year), Retirement (Traditional federal pension and federal 401K), Insurance (Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care), CME (possible $1,000 per year reimbursement), Malpractice (free liability protection with tail coverage).

Pay

Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.

Schedule

Full time: Monday through Friday 7:00am-3:30pm; Part Time: Monday - Thursday 7am-3:30pm.

Application Instructions

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

Additional Information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.