Anesthesiologist

Akicita Federal, LLC•Albany, NY

1d•$821,600 - $832,000•Onsite

About The Position

Akicita Federal is recruiting board-certified or board-eligible anesthesiologists to provide on-site anesthesia services to Veterans at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY. This is a direct patient care role, with about 99.5% of time spent in clinical care across a broad surgical and procedural caseload. Selected physicians will be credentialed and privileged at the VA and scheduled as part of a multi-provider team supporting coverage seven days a week.

Requirements

MD or DO with a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or DC.
No history of any license that was restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily surrendered (including pending action), or denied on application.
Board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA).
Current BLS and ACLS certification by AHA.
Ability to complete VA credentialing, privileging, and background investigation.

Nice To Haves

Experience in VA or other federal healthcare settings.
Experience with CPRS and electronic anesthesia records.
Cardiac anesthesia and perioperative TEE experience.
Regional anesthesia and acute pain management experience.

Responsibilities

Confirm the next day's case assignments the afternoon before, using the communication method set by the Chief of Surgery.
Evaluate each patient on the morning of the procedure and enter the Immediate Anesthesia Note in CPRS.
Provide anesthesia for all assigned surgical specialties, including general surgery, orthopedics and joint replacement, hand, podiatry, ENT, dental, gynecology, ophthalmology, urology, thoracic, vascular, neurosurgical, plastic, and cardiac cases.
Provide anesthesia care for electroconvulsive therapy and for procedures in the cardiac catheterization lab, electrophysiology, GI, and radiology suites.
Provide coverage as needed for the surgical ICU, short stay unit, acute pain management service, diagnostic transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and emergency airway management.
Provide bedside consultation for admitted patients and respond to e-consults for outpatients.
Document intraoperative care in the electronic Anesthesia Record Keeper (ARK) and complete the OR record and postoperative note in CPRS.
Be in the operating room at the scheduled start time for every case.
When cases finish before 3:30 PM, check with the in-charge staff or service chief for more assignments. When cases run past 3:30 PM, finish the case and move to home call.
Follow all VA medication policies. Sample medications may not be given to patients.
Complete all required VA TMS training on time.