Physician - Anesthesiology

Veterans Health Administration • Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

The physician provides anesthesiology services in a VA health care setting, including preanesthetic evaluation, perioperative anesthetic management, and postoperative care for adult patients ages 18 to 100. The role includes general, regional, and monitored anesthesia care in operating rooms, pain clinics when privileged, intensive care units, procedure suites, and other clinical areas as indicated by privileges and clinical needs. The physician manages airways, places vascular lines as indicated, provides pain management and sedation, and responds to perioperative emergencies. Care is patient-centered and includes education, shared decision-making, and attention to patients’ developmental and cultural needs.

The position also involves consultation, collaboration with the perioperative team, participation in quality improvement and patient safety activities, clinical documentation, and teaching or supervising residents, students, and CRNAs as assigned. The physician is expected to maintain clinical competence and licensure, mentor new staff as requested, and participate in assigned committees and meetings. This is a part-time role scheduled for 20 hours per week across two 10-hour workdays, with rotating on-call coverage.

The position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program, subject to VHA eligibility requirements and application review. The program may provide up to $200,000 over an eligibility period of one to five years. Recruitment or relocation incentives may be available to highly qualified candidates. The compensation and benefits package includes competitive salary, annual performance bonuses, regular salary increases, paid time off, federal retirement and insurance programs, and possible CME reimbursement subject to stated conditions.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or 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 qualifying alternative training and independent-practice experience described in the announcement.
• Board certification by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) or American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology (AOBA).
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Ability to obtain a University of Utah staff appointment, or University verification of eligibility for appointment while that appointment is in process.
• Ability to supervise residents and students.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment physical and applicable background/security investigation and onboarding requirements.
• Compliance with the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• For males born after December 31, 1959, Selective Service registration is required.
• Ability to meet the listed physical requirements, including walking, standing, reading typewritten material without strain, hearing conversational speech, maintaining emotional and mental stability, working closely with others, and responding promptly when needed.
• Ability to work in a health care environment that may involve exposure to blood, body fluids, infection, contagious disease, or situations requiring response to patient abuse.

Nice To Haves

• At least five years of experience in anesthesia practice.
• Experience providing the full range of anesthesiology services in a clinical setting, including perioperative assessment, anesthetic management, and postoperative care for patients with diverse ages and comorbidities.
• Experience working in a Veterans Affairs hospital or similar health care setting.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills, with a commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct preanesthetic evaluations and patient assessments.
• Perform and document procedures for safe and effective general, regional, and monitored anesthesia care in operating rooms, pain clinics when privileged, intensive care units, procedure suites, and other clinical areas as indicated.
• Manage airways, including endotracheal intubation and advanced techniques.
• Place intravenous, arterial, and central venous lines as indicated.
• Provide intraoperative and postoperative pain management, including epidural, spinal, and peripheral nerve blocks as appropriate.
• Supervise and/or provide moderate or deep sedation, depending on the case and assignment.
• Recognize, manage, and document perioperative medical emergencies; participate in resuscitation and advanced cardiac life support.
• Collaborate with the perioperative team and provide consultation on anesthesia and perioperative issues as requested.
• Comply with VHA, facility, and service-line policies for documentation, safety, and infection control.
• Deliver patient-centered care sensitive to adult patients’ age, developmental stage, and cultural needs; support patient education, shared decision-making, satisfaction, and active patient engagement.
• Participate in service and facility quality-improvement, patient-safety, performance-measurement, peer-review, and OPPE/FPPE activities.
• Provide accurate and timely clinical documentation in the electronic health record.
• Teach and supervise trainees, including residents, students, and CRNAs, as assigned; provide feedback and assessment in accordance with applicable guidelines.
• Orient and mentor new clinical staff as requested.
• Pursue continuing education appropriate to maintaining clinical competence and licensure.
• Participate in assigned committees, meetings, or task forces.
• Provide rotating on-call schedule coverage.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program, with potential award of up to $200,000 for an approved eligibility period of one to five years, subject to program requirements.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be available for highly qualified candidates.
• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases.
• 50–55 days of paid time off per year, including annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays, and possible paid CME absence.
• Traditional federal pension, with five-year vesting, and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in VA contributions.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many programs may be carried into retirement.
• Possible $1,000 per year CME reimbursement for full-time physicians with board certification.
• Free liability protection with tail coverage.
• No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

What This Job Offers

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