Duties

"This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30, 2024 or until all positions are filled.
The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be February 6, 2024, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month.
Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.
The Physician Anesthesiologist duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Staff Anesthesiologist is responsible administratively to Chief, Surgical Service, for assuring the most effective delivery of care in the perioperative setting while meeting or exceeding compliance standards.
Staff Anesthesiologist reports to the Chief Anesthesiologist for clinical duties including daily work assignments, clinics, and call schedules.
Follows the administrative components of patient care management as noted in facility by-laws and policies.
Supervises CRNAs: a.
Per VHA Directive 1123, the team leader should be the professional with the most advanced training.
The team leader will provide guidance, instruction, direction, and leadership to ensure optimal perioperative patient care.
The team leader will always take into consideration the input and opinions of the other team members in decision making.
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Supervision of CRNAs, who function with scope of practice.
This includes during regular tour of duty, and during after-hours (after tour of duty, weekends, holidays).
VHA Directive 1123.
Performs on-call duties.
Works with anesthesiologists to create fair and equitable call schedule.
Performs appropriate preoperative evaluations of patients.
Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions to units/programs in the Medical Center to which they are assigned and has clinical privileges to practice including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation, and management.
Participates in Anesthesia team meetings and treatment planning conferences, and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
Orders diagnostic tests and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions.
Ensures that the practice of medicine is consistent is consistent with Joint Commission, CARF, VA policies and procedures, clinical practice psychiatric guidelines, VISN standards, national statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, mandatory continuing medical education, and HIPPA policies.
Specific tasks are itemized in each physicians Credentialing and Privileging package.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
VHA Physician Total Rewards.
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 Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm"