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Physician - Anesthesiologist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 117 days ago
About the Role
The VA Central Iowa Healthcare System is recruiting for (1) Intermittent Anesthesiologist in Des Moines, IA. Salary displayed on job announcement is annual - intermittent pay is prorated based on hours worked. This position is Temporary - NTE 1 year.
What You'll Do
- →The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.
- →This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest.
- →As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.
- →This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
- →This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
- →The Anesthesiologist is responsible for consultation of perioperative anesthetic care to patients, including preoperative assessment, intraoperative anesthetic administration and monitoring, and post-anesthesia care, in compliance with national accreditation standards.
- →Types of surgeries include but are not limited to: General surgery, Orthopedics, Plastics, ophthalmology, Urology, Podiatry, vascular surgery, Thoracic, ENT, and Oral surgery.
- →Duties include: expertise in invasive and non-invasive surgical techniques as established in current delineation of privileges.
- →Responsible for completing patient encounters, notes, and correctly coding visits in accordance with coding guidelines. participate in interdisciplinary patient care plan activities.
- →Maintain skills, proficiencies, and professional knowledge required for licensing and clinical scope of practice.
- →Required to attend staff meetings, serves on committees, teams, workgroups, morbitity and mortality committee, and peer reviews as requested.
- →The Provider will complete CME, VA Training, HIP AA, Security training, and other mandatory trainings.
- →Work may involve participation and education of surgery residents and/or medical or PA students VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
Personality Fit
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Job ID: 685ebf6c-4ca7-4371-83e0-48cd014a765c
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