Staff Physician (Anesthesiology) - Recruitment/Relocation Incentive/EDRP Authorized

Summary This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Duties The Anesthesiologist will be responsible of evaluating the physical of Veteran patients to include preoperative evaluation, preparing treatment plans, administration of parenteral fluids, medications, & blood products, application of specific methods of respiratory therapy, application of restraints, arterial blood gas sampling, bronchoscopy, clinical management of the patient unconscious from whatever cause, clinical management of various fluid electrolyte & metabolic disturbances, ECG interpretation, endotracheal intubation, cultures, femoral puncture, interpretation of pulmonary function tests, intravenous catheterization (peripheral and central), local and topical anesthesia, management of problems in multiorgan resuscitation including cardiac & respiratory, management of problems in pain relief, management of procedures for rendering patient insensible to pain & emotional stress during surgical, obstetrical & certain medical procedures, nerve blocks with and without ultrasound guided assistance, support of life functions under the stress of anesthetic & surgical manipulations, pulmonary artery catheterization, temporary pacemaker placement, ultrasound-guided catheter placement, and insertion of trans-esophageal echocardiography probe. Duties may include but are not limited to: Admitting cryotherapy neuroablation diagnostic peripheral nerve blocks discography epidural catheter implant epidural steroid injections facet blocks history & physicals intra-articular joint injections intrathecal/epidural/peripheral neurolysis radio frequency neuroablation sympathetic nerve blocks therapeutic nerve blocks including and celiac plexus blocks Acupuncture Fluoroscopic imaging (for those procedures otherwise credentialed) Intrathecal pump implant (Opioid/Baclofen) Spinal Cord Stimulator (trail/implant) Vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty, etc. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: TBD (Typically: M-F, 0700-1530 CST) Telework: Not Available Remote: This is not a remote position VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Requirements Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds; Moderate carrying, 15-44 pounds; Straight Pulling (2hrs); Pushing (4hrs); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (2hrs); Standing (2hrs); Kneeling (2hrs); Repeated bending (2hrs); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Both eyes required; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Depth perception; Hearing (aid permitted). Mental/emotional stability. Qualifications To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Language: Proficiency in spoken and written English. Education: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. License/Registration: Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME),