The Evansville, Indiana VA Health Care Center is seeking a part-time Anesthesiologist

The attending anesthesiologist is charged with delivering the best possible anesthesia care to our Veteran inpatients and outpatients. This care must be delivered in accordance with hospital policy and must meet community standards. The attending anesthesiologist performs pre-operative and pre-procedural anesthetic risk assessment. Evaluation includes obtaining relevant history, performing physical exam, reviewing vital signs, lab values and all other relevant diagnostic studies prior to surgery. Appropriate notes are written in the patient's medical record. The attending anesthesiologist provides direct anesthesia services including the administration of anesthetic agents, performance of procedures including but not limited to :

• Peripheral IV placement, arterial catheter placement, central venous catheter placement, and placement of related invasive and non-invasive monitoring devices.
• Participates in the Anesthesia pre-operative assessment clinic.
• Supervises CRNAs in provision of anesthesia team care.
• Sites of responsibility include providing patient care in the Operating Room, PACU, Intensive Care Unit, Pain Clinic, IR suite, GI suite, and other locations as required.
• Participates in the Weekend / Holiday / Evening / Night on-call schedule in a proportion equivalent to other members of that section.
• Maintains ACLS and BLS certification.
• Responsible for providing objective information regarding risks and benefits of relevant anesthetic treatments and securing the informed consent of the patient, legal guardian or next of kin prior to administering said treatments.
• Performs inpatient and outpatient face-to-face consultations and e-consultations as requested.
• Works effectively with patients, families, co-workers, and other health care professionals treating them with respect and dignity.
• Complies with information security policy and procedures.
• Provides patient care which is appropriate to the cognitive, emotional, and chronological maturation needs of the patient. He / she must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patients served within the Surgical and Anesthesia Service.
• Must demonstrate the knowledge of the changes associated with aging and diseases process and the ability to provide care based upon age and disease related factors as specified on the competence assessment checklist.
• Use the best available procedures and to perform them at or above national statistical levels.
• Participates in the education and training of nurses, technicians, medical students, residents, fellows, and medical staff as appropriate.
• Maintains skill in use of the VA electronic medical record

Work Schedule

Part-time, 24 hours per week.

Pay

Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases. Salary will be prorated based on number of hours worked.

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.

Conditions of Employment

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

Preferred Experience

Board certified in anesthesiology.

Reference

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https : / / www.va.gov / ohrm / QualificationStandards / .

Physical Requirements

This position requires a pre-employment physical. Requires lifting 15-44 pounds; pushing (approx. 2 hours); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers and both hands; walking and standing from 3-5 hours and kneeling. Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously. Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4. Far vision correctable in one eye to 20 / 20 and to 20 / 40 in the other. Must have depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors. Hearing aid is permitted.

Education

Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are :

NOTE : The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.

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