Physician - Anesthesiologist

Veterans Health Administration • Richmond, VA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, is seeking two Anesthesiologists to provide effective, safe anesthetic care throughout the medical center in accordance with Veterans Affairs and Veterans Health Administration directives and The Joint Commission accreditation standards. The Richmond VA Medical Center is a 349-bed, level 1a facility providing primary, secondary, and tertiary care, with community-based outpatient clinics and an affiliation with the Medical College of Virginia.

The Anesthesiologist participates in all aspects of anesthetic patient care. This includes preoperative assessment and consultation, intraoperative anesthetic care using monitored anesthesia care (MAC), regional, and general anesthesia for ASA class 1 through 6 patients, and postoperative care in the recovery area, including ventilator management, hemodynamic support, and pain management. The role includes airway management for critically ill patients throughout the hospital and on-call coverage as requested. Services may be provided in operating rooms, PACU, ICU, wards, and out-of-OR settings including Electrophysiology, Interventional Radiology, Cath Lab, Gastroenterology, and the Pain Clinic, as assigned. Work schedules vary, and duties may require on-call or overnight coverage.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from an appropriately approved and accredited institution.
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Completion of qualifying residency training in an accredited core specialty program leading to board-certification eligibility, or an allowed equivalent training and independent-practice pathway.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when recruitment of qualified citizens is not possible under VA policy.
• Ability to meet the position's physical requirements, including visual acuity, hearing, clear speech, and manual dexterity; prolonged walking and standing; pushing, pulling, stooping, bending, and twisting; possible patient and object transfers; intermittent lifting or carrying up to 35 pounds; and reaching above the shoulders with both hands.
• Selected applicants are subject to a drug test, background/security investigation, onboarding requirements, and seasonal influenza vaccination; a probationary period may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Board-certified anesthesiologist.

Responsibilities

• Explain anesthetic risks, benefits, and alternatives to patients or their representatives, answer questions, and obtain informed consent before anesthesia or invasive procedures.
• Evaluate patients before surgery, including health status, physical examination, laboratory values, and vital signs, and determine optimization needs.
• Provide preoperative inpatient and outpatient consultations and operating room evaluations.
• Provide intraoperative care using MAC, regional, and general anesthesia techniques for ASA class 1 through 6 patients.
• Perform peripheral, arterial, and central venous access.
• Use best available procedures and perform at or above national statistical levels.
• Provide postoperative care in the PACU, including ventilator management, hemodynamic support, and pain management.
• Provide appropriate airway management to critically ill patients throughout the hospital.
• Provide on-call coverage as requested by the Chief of Anesthesiology.
• Deliver anesthetic services in assigned OR, PACU, ICU, ward, and out-of-OR procedural settings.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases.
• 50–55 days of paid time off per year, including annual leave, sick leave, and paid federal holidays; possible five-day paid absence for CME.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and federal 401(k), with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
• Possible $1,000 annual CME reimbursement for full-time, board-certified employees.
• Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage.
• No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree