Anesthesiologist - PRN (East Memphis Surgery Center)

Overview

JOB SUMMARY

Serve as LifeLinc’s On-Site Anesthesiologist for a wide range of duties including administrative duties and clinical duties. This is a 1099 independent contractor position.

About the Facility: East Memphis Surgery Center in Memphis, TN was designed with one objective: to give each patient the ultimate experience in same day surgical procedures with unrivaled quality of care.  The facility is fully equipped with state-of-the-art technology to perform a number of procedures.  This facility performs general, regional, spinal, and local anesthesia cases.  This is an independent practice model staffed with 1 anesthesiologist daily, and 3-5 CRNAs daily Monday through Friday. 

Schedule: Monday – Friday (No call, no nights, no weekends)

Case Mix: ENT, General, Urology, Podiatry, GI, Plastics, Ortho, GYN, Vascular

Call Requirements: There are no call requirements for this position.

MalpracticeProfessional liability will be covered by LifeLinc. 

Why LifeLinc? 

LifeLinc Anesthesia has emerged as one of the top, comprehensive anesthesia management providers in the country. Since 2003, LifeLinc has centered its mission on "Changing the Status Quo" of healthcare through innovative solutions and excellent clinical quality. We recognize that an exceptional anesthesia team enhances patient safety and experience. This is why we enable our providers to serve as leaders in the perioperative setting, maximizing their potential and fostering long-term employment relationships. Come join a team committed to provider growth and continuing innovation in anesthesia!

Responsibilities

CHARACTERISTIC JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIESMay include any and/or all of the following:

CLINICAL DUTIES

• Ensure the availability of adequate anesthesia staffing to provide clinical, medical, and administrative leadership support throughout the organization.
• Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures.
• Inform students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions.
• Provide medical care and consultation in many settings, prescribing medication and treatment.
• Provides clinical support and patient care to assist the anesthesia team as applicable.
• Maintain current policies and procedures set forth by LifeLinc and propose new and efficient policies when applicable.
• Perform clinical reviews and audits on all clinical services provided by other practitioners employed by LifeLinc as applicable.
• Responsible for training and oversight of all clinical staff and personnel as applicable.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Must be able to read and write English.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to supervisors, patients, patient's family and other employees of organization.
• Able to work in a team-oriented environment.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

HIPAA

• Ensures and adheres to strict confidentiality when handling patient information, according to the HIPAA Privacy Act and hospital policy and procedure regarding confidentiality.
• Complies with all information security practices.
• Has knowledge of and adheres to all compliance regulations, policies and procedures.
• Takes annual HIPAA compliance exam.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and experience equivalent to:

Must be a graduate of an accredited school of medicine in anesthesia with a current license in good standing to practice in the state in which you are located.   

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• ACLS/BLS/PALS Certification 
• Comfortable practicing in a care team model