Physician - (Anesthesiologist)

Veterans Health Administration • Nashville, TN

20h • Onsite

About The Position

The Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS), a large academic VA practice affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is seeking an Anesthesiologist to provide routine and complex clinical and surgical care for Veterans in Middle Tennessee. The position includes clinical duties administering general and regional anesthesia, managing airways and ventilators, placing and interpreting invasive monitoring equipment, and assessing and preparing patients for anesthesia. The role is not virtual. Primary duties are scheduled Monday through Friday, with hours based on service needs; ad hoc telework may be available.

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to VHA eligibility and application requirements. EDRP approval, award amount (up to $200,000), and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA program office. Former EDRP participants are not eligible to apply. The position is permanent and has no physician employment contract or significant restriction on moonlighting. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station benefits are not authorized.

The VA offers a total rewards package that includes competitive salary, annual performance bonuses, regular salary increases, paid leave and holidays, federal retirement benefits, insurance, possible CME reimbursement, and malpractice liability protection with tail coverage.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from an appropriately approved or 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 training program leading to board-certification eligibility, or an applicable alternative pathway described in the announcement.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• U.S. citizenship, except where appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy.
• Pass required pre-employment drug screening, background/security investigation, and physical evaluation; participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Complete the required online onboarding process and application requirements; provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with the Selective Service.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine and complex clinical and surgical anesthesia care for Veterans.
• Administer general anesthesia, including inhalation and intravenous anesthesia, and perform invasive monitoring.
• Administer regional anesthesia, including spinal and epidural anesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks.
• Place central intravenous access, arterial catheters, and pulmonary artery catheters; interpret arterial pressures, waveforms, and pulmonary artery pressures and waveforms.
• Manage airways, including cricothyroidotomy.
• Manage ventilator-dependent patients and one-lung ventilation.
• Assess, consult on, and prepare patients for anesthesia.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), with awards up to $200,000 for eligible applicants, subject to program approval and requirements.
• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases.
• 50–55 days of paid time off per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 federal holidays, and possible five-day paid CME absence.
• Traditional federal pension after five years of vesting and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in VA contributions.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
• Possible $1,000 per year CME reimbursement for full-time, board-certified physicians.
• Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage.

What This Job Offers

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