Physician - Staff Anesthesiologist (Mather)

Job description

Summary

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.

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. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. 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

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

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

OR (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

OR (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

Exceptions: 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)

PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis

PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged

rather - they are to have a ""scope of practice"" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision

Additionally - surgery 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

Proficiency in spoken and written English

Additional Requirement: Board certification or board eligible in Anesthesiology Completion of an Anesthesia Residency program Preferred: Experience in the administration of anesthetics Demonstrate the ability to participate in a program for anesthesia care and demonstrate knowledge of anesthetizing locations - methods - equipment and procedures Pre-placement Examination: Complete TB Testing and Immunization evaluations

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Physical Requirements: Applicants must meet physical standards for the position

This is a designated drug testing position

After appointment - you will be subject to random testing for illegal drug use

Requires lifting 15-44 pounds

pushing (approx

2 hours)

reaching above shoulder

use of fingers and both hands

walking and standing from 3-5 hours and kneeling

Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously

Must have depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors

Hearing aid is permitted.

Duties

**This is ANNOUNCEMENT will remain open until September 30 - 2026

The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be September 16 - 2026 - with subsequent cut-off dates every 2 weeks

Eligible applications received after that date will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available.** VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package

VHA Physician Total Rewards

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Work Schedule: Full-Time

Negotiable work schedule that aligns with the service and patients' needs Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive

Contact - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance

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

Assigned Duties: Perform a pre-anesthetic patient assessment based on patient interview - patient history - lab results - and type of surgical procedure to be performed

Select and administer pre-anesthetic medication according to established protocol - type of surgical procedure - and health of the patient

Request and evaluate pertinent laboratory studies - pulmonary function studies - including blood gases - respiratory therapy - and other appropriate studies under established protocol

Insert intravenous catheters - according to established protocol

Insert Swan-Ganz catheters and central venous pressure catheters

Insert arterial catheters

perform arterial puncture for blood gases

Utilize all current techniques in monitoring

Perform endotracheal intubation and extubation

Select and administer anesthetic techniques (intravenous - regional - various field blocks - or inhalational) - medications and adjunct drugs appropriate to the individual patient's condition and procedure (surgical or non-surgical) within established protocols in the operating suite and any off-site location (i.e.

Endoscopy - Radiology - Cardiology - MRI - etc.)

Manage fluid - blood and electrolyte therapy within a medical care plan

Initiate and modify therapies - including drug and pain therapy within established protocols

Examine patients in post-anesthesia recovery and other hospital units to assess patient's reaction to anesthetic management

Identify any complications or abnormal patient responses to anesthesia or to adjunctive medication and implement appropriate management techniques

Assist in the treatment and management of emergency airway problems as needed throughout the hospital

Participate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation by performing airway management including endotracheal intubations when necessary

Serve as code captain in the absence of a code physician according to established protocols

Provide anesthetic consultation to physicians - nurses - and other hospital staff as necessary in a timely manner

Make post-operative rounds and record on the patient's record the presence or absence of anesthesia-related-complications

Take an active role through the attendance and participation in the departmental in-service program

Take emergency call as assigned per the Chief / Assistant Chief of Anesthesiology - or another designed person and respond in a timely fashion

Responsible for patient care activities for adult and geriatric patients

Responsible for understanding the aging process and to modify treatment plans to accommodate the changes that occur with aging.

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Who can apply

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