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Physician (Staff Anesthesiologist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
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.
What You'll Do
- →The Staff Anesthesiologist will participate in all the following: Act as a consultant in the management of problems in acute pain and perioperative care, or as a consultant regarding related diagnostic and therapeutic measures in hospital based patient care when requested by medical or surgical staff.
- →Be ready during normal working hours to provide care for the immediate diagnosis and treatment of both emergent and non-emergent situations that may occur in the operating room, PACU or other locations within the hospital.
- →Be able to be recalled to the hospital within 30 minutes when performing on-call duty after hours to provide necessary care for the diagnosis and treatment of emergencies that may arise.
- →Participate in the Anesthesia Service Line staff meetings and review and report Anesthesia Morbidity and Mortality Indicators (AMMI).
- →In addition, the Staff Anesthesiologist will participate in the following: Assure that all anesthesia equipment they will utilize is in appropriate state of readiness and cleaned in accordance with hospital policy and CDC guidelines.
- →Prepare drugs properly for use in anesthesia administration and comply with high alert and controlled medication handling policies.
- →Conduct in-person, outpatient pre-operative evaluations, including virtual Telehealth evaluations and documenting the evaluations within the VAPSHCS electronic medical record.
- →Write pre-operative anesthesia and post-operative anesthesia orders as needed.
- →Re-evaluate patients prior to the induction of anesthesia.
- →This may include re-evaluation of neurological, airway, pulmonary and cardiac status.
- →Supervise post-operative care of patients in the PACU.
- →Be available for anesthesia service requested by other departments.
- →Attend in-service and continuing education programs.
- →Assist in in-service educational programs regarding anesthesia care.
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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