Excellent Academic Anesthesiologist Opportunity in the Beautiful Pacific Northwest - Portland, OR

The VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) in Portland OR is actively recruiting to fill a Board Certified Staff Anesthesiologist Physician (BE considered) to help care for our Veterans - Americans Heroes . Selected candidate will be considered for a faculty appointment at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and will be involved with education & training of anesthesiology residents plus medical students, SRNAs, and other trainees. VAPORHCS, located in Portland, OR, is a level 1a highly complex VA hospital and is part of VA Pacific Northwest Network (VISN20), comprised of eight health care systems and 46 community clinics serving 1 million veterans in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington.

You are invited to consider joining the team at VAPORHCS and our academic affiliate, Oregon Health & Sciences University, providing care for the worlds best patients while also providing training and mentorship for fellows, residents, and students.  You should be board certified / eligible in anesthesiology and a US citizen with current US licensure (any state) with no history of revocations or suspension.  Permanent Residents may be considered if no US citizen is selected.

VAPORHCS is a major teaching and research site closely affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). VAPORHCS hosts about 2,000 health professions learners annually and ranks in the top 10 nationwide among VAs in research grant support, with over 170 investigators in basic science, clinical, and health services research and over 1000 active protocols.

The anesthesiology service provides patient centered, state of the art anesthesiology services for the VAPORHCS at the VA Portland hospital campus. VAPORHCS provides a full continuum of inpatient, outpatient, long-term, and emergent care, serving over 100K veterans per year. Recognized as a Magnet Facility, VAPORHCS is a 1A complex facility with tertiary care referrals and is also a liver and renal transplant center serving veterans across the western United States. The anesthesiology service provides care to veterans undergoing a wide range of surgical and non-surgical procedures; the case mix for generalists includes general surgery, urology, orthopedics, vascular surgery, otolaryngology, podiatry, dental, gynecology, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, ophthalmology, plastics, transplant, plus non-OR anesthesiology support for electroconvulsive therapy, interventional pulmonology, gastroenterology, electrophysiology, general cardiology and interventional radiology. Cardiac surgery cases are reserved for those with cardiac anesthesia fellowship training or a significant amount of prior experience in practice, including perioperative TEE certification. Given our patient population, we do not have any obstetrics, pediatrics, or trauma at VAPORHCS. Generalists should be facile with line placement and regional anesthesiology procedures as well as with the management of medically complex patients undergoing a wide variety of procedures.

The ideal candidate must be strongly motivated to provide the highest level of clinical care for veteran and world-class education and training for trainees and students. Candidates should be committed to professional enrichment, merit promotion, equal employment opportunity, and positive labor relations. An OHSU academic appointment will be commensurate with experience.

Work Schedule : Full-time, Monday-Friday plus night / weekend / holiday home call. Anesthesiology service is on 5 / 4 / 9 schedule with one weekday guaranteed off per 2-week pay period. Guaranteed post-call day following first call assignment.

• Must be U.S. Citizen
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in the U.S.
• Board Certified / Board Eligible in Anesthesiology

Community Information

Portland, Oregon is a thriving city with distinct and interesting neighborhoods, full of good restaurants and bars, coffee shops on every corner, locally made beer and wine, and hundreds of food carts where you can try out food from around the world. Portlanders are friendly and helpful. Even though the Portland has 2.2 million people living in it and has all the benefits and amenities of a big city it still retains a friendly, small-town feel.

Portland has one of the best public transit systems in America and is also the most bicycle friendly city in the country. You do not need a car to enjoy living in and exploring Portland! Portland is often called the "beer capital of the world", with more varieties and brands of beer made in local breweries than anywhere else and with over a dozen of beer festivals held in the city every year! Oregon is also becoming more known for wine, with over a hundred wineries in and near Portland, where you can sample all kinds of wine pinot noir  and  pinot gris  wines are an Oregon specialty. Oregon is a place of natural beauty & exciting adventures. It is the state with the most diverse climate in all the United States. Oregon has cool rainforests and hot deserts, ocean beaches and snow-covered mountains, all within a short drive from Portland. View more details at Portland - Official City Guide & City of Portland

Benefits and Features

The position offers a competitive salary based on education, training and experience and includes a full benefit package, student debt repayment, and an annual CME stipend all designed to support a high-quality professional practice and favorable work-life-family balance. VA does this by offering : Paid Time Off in the form of 26 Days paid annual leave, 13 Days paid sick leave per year, 11 Federal holidays with pay, and 5-Day paid absence to attend approved CME courses. Insurance to include Health-Dental-Vision care insurance programs to choose from with premiums partially paid by VA; Flexible Spending Accounts; Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government; and Long-term care insurance available as an option. Federal Retirement Plan thru the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) - A three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits; 2) FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension); and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan, with up to five percent government matching contributions.

To Explore This Physician Opportunity Further

Please forward copy of your Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae to Henry "Hank" Laguatan, VA National Healthcare Recruitment Consultant @ Henry.Laguatan@va.gov or call (206) 459-7927.