Anesthesiologist

RieLes Group•El Paso, TX

About The Position

RieLes Group is seeking a part-time Anesthesiologist in the El Paso, Texas area. The physician will provide routine and emergent anesthesia care for patients from neonatal through geriatric ages and across American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classifications I–VI. The role includes preoperative evaluations, regional and general anesthesia, pain management, recovery-room oversight, and consultation on anesthetic care. The position also includes documentation, administrative and quality-assurance work, training participation, and possible teaching and counseling of anesthesia and perioperative personnel.

Requirements

Active, unrestricted medical license in any U.S. state; must maintain a current, valid, unrestricted license in the U.S. jurisdiction where services are performed.
Board eligible or board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology.
MD or DO degree from an accredited graduate school of medicine.
Active DEA registration or CDS.
Active ACLS, BCLS, and BLS.
At least one year of experience actively practicing as a full-time board-eligible or board-certified physician certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology during the last year, enabling performance of the listed specialty tasks.
Must be a U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

Provide routine and emergent anesthesia care to neonatal through geriatric patients with ASA classifications I–VI.
Perform routine preoperative evaluations and provide regional and general anesthesia for general surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, cardiothoracic, vascular, adult and pediatric dentistry, otolaryngology, neurosurgery, urology, ophthalmology, oral surgery, orthopedics, plastic surgery, podiatry, and dermatology.
Oversee nurse anesthetists’ administration of anesthesia and personally administer anesthesia when a patient’s condition presents particular anesthetic difficulty.
Administer diagnostic and therapeutic nerve blocks to treat acute and chronic pain.
Oversee recovery-room activities and administer appropriate drug and respiratory therapy in that setting.
Implement appropriate use of mechanical ventilators in the recovery room and, when necessary, intensive care units.
Consult on preoperative preparation, intraoperative and postoperative anesthetic management, and treatment of chronic pain patients.
Complete required reports and records and perform quality-assurance reviews.
Participate in designated Anesthesia Service training activities, including in-services.
Assist with other catastrophic problems where anesthesiology skills apply, such as drug overdoses, cardiac arrests, respiratory problems, or trauma admissions.
Participate in continuing medical education and provide quality assurance.
May teach and counsel nurse anesthesia staff, nurse anesthesia students, rotating residents, medical students, or other perioperative personnel.
Maintain command-directed and/or TJC-mandated training requirements.
Document medical care in accordance with local MTF policy, AR 40-66, and American Society of Anesthesiologists standards.