Anesthesiologist General Tucson

Overview

Position Description

The Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) is recruiting for a full-time anesthesiologist to join our growing program. We are seeking a candidate who can provide high-quality anesthesia care to veterans undergoing a wide variety of surgeries. SAVAHCS is the principal teaching affiliate with the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Medical students, residents, and fellows rotate at our facility. Therefore, the selected candidate must also be eligible for Facility appointment with the Department of Anesthesiology of the University of Arizona.

• Sites of responsibility include personally providing direct patient care and supervision in the Operating Room, PACU (ECT and cardioversion), GI suite, bronchoscopy suite, cath lab, IR, and other locations as required.
• Practice model is approximately 95% CRNA / Resident supervision, 5% own cases.
• Anesthesiologist will be a part of the general pool so experience with a wide variety of cases and regional anesthesia is useful.
• At home call is required with current 1 in 9 to 1 in 10 rotation.
• The hospital does not perform OB, pediatrics, or level 1 trauma cases.
• Work Schedule : Full-time, permanent, Monday-Friday 7 : 00 am - 3 : 30 pm with option to work 4 10-hour shifts open as well.

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