Physician ( Anesthesiology)

Defense Health Agency Civilian Corps, Falls Church, VA•FORT LIBERTY, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) at Fort Bragg, NC is seeking an expert civilian Physician (Anesthesiologist). This role offers complete clinical autonomy without dealing with private insurance billing or pre-approvals. Providers benefit from comprehensive malpractice insurance covered under federal employment and robust federal benefits including exceptional retirement plans, step-increase structures, up to 26 days of paid vacation, and 11 paid federal holidays. As a federal facility, providers can practice with a valid, unrestricted license from any U.S. state. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. Relocation and Recruitment Incentives may be authorized. The salary is up to $400,000 per year. Womack Army Medical Center is a fully accredited 110-bed, evidenced-based regional medical center and GME facility serving Fort Liberty, the home of Airborne and Special Operations and the largest U.S. Army installation in the world. It manages several primary care practice sites in Fort Liberty, Fayetteville, Hope Mills, and Linden Oaks. Located in central North Carolina, it is 2 hours from the beach and 5 hours from the Appalachian Mountains, with easy access to I-95. The location enjoys seasonably palatable weather year-round and offers numerous facilities and services.

Requirements

US Citizenship required
Board Certified/Eligible
Must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Responsibilities

Provides contemporary regional and general anesthesia care including pediatric, geriatric patients; obstetric anesthesia; and anesthesia for all surgical specialties at the MTF in a variety of surgical patients.
Performs the most advanced diagnostic and treatment procedures without professional direction.
Assignments involve the full range of cases and problems including the very difficult.
Administers anesthesia to patients whose condition poses a particular anesthetic difficulty.
Serves as consultant for the administration of anesthesia by nurse anesthetist.
Administers appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic nerve blocks in the treatment of acute and chronic pain.
Oversees the activities of the recovery room and administers appropriate drug and respiratory therapy in the recovery room setting.
Serves as adjunct faculty of the U.S. Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing Phase II.
Responsible for the nursing anesthesia staff, nursing anesthesia students.
Supervises, teaches, and counsels medical students, resident physicians, and dental fellows rotating through the Anesthesiology Service in the proper administration of anesthesia.
Assumes a teaching role in the student anesthetist program.
Helps direct and administrate the responsibilities of the Anesthesia and Operative Services.
Coordinates the Operating Room Services with physicians, nurses and technicians.