VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified applicants.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Demetrius Roberts, (
[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 $2500 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
The General Anesthesiology Duties:
- Translates the principles of anesthesia practice into appropriate patient care.
- Performs the pre-anesthetic patient history and physical, including the collection of preoperative consults and data, performs a patient evaluation and examination from which an appropriate anesthetic plan is formulated.
- Communicates the anesthetic risks, benefits, and options to the patient. This is done in the perioperative setting or when stationed the Anesthesia Preoperative Clinic.
- Prepares the patient, operating room and/or procedural area for the administration of anesthesia.
- Administers inhalation, regional, intravenous, local, and topical anesthetics and continuously evaluates the patient's physical status and response to anesthesia.
- Performs post-anesthetic management of patients in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) in order to optimize the recovery from anesthesia and minimize pain. The PACU is medically directed by ACL.
- Ensures timely and accurate anesthetic record charting and anesthesia service documentation.
- Provides patient care that is abreast of changing concepts and advancements in the profession while working effectively in an interdisciplinary environment for improvement of services for patient care.
- Practices with colleagues and peers utilizing a collaborative team concept of anesthesia care while demonstrating effective communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation and interdisciplinary teamwork. This includes guiding and training anesthesia residents, doctoral-level nurse anesthesia students and Medical Students from the Baylor College of Medicine and SRNAs from UT-Houston.
- Demonstrates skill in conducting and managing anesthesia for a broad range of surgical procedures and the ability to adapt and modify anesthesia techniques in order to optimize patient care.
- Demonstrates the ability to perform the clinical and technical aspects of anesthesia care and has in-depth knowledge of anesthesia methods and techniques.
- Provides consultations and assistance for acute and chronic pain problems, difficult invasive line placement, and airway or ventilation concerns.
- Effectively blends technology, skills, and competency for the advancement of anesthesia techniques, pharmacology, and equipment.
The Regional Anesthesiology Duties in addition to General anesthesiology duties :
- Emergency-Must be fellowship-trained/would have completed fellowship by the start date of position in Regional Anesthesiology and possess experience in performing and managing a broad range of regional anesthesia procedures.
- Provides comprehensive regional anesthesia services, including the selection, performance, and management of peripheral/truncal nerve blocks, neuraxial anesthesia, and continuous catheter-based techniques.
- Demonstrates proficiency in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia to ensure accurate block placement, patient comfort, and reduced complication risk.
- Participates in the management of patients receiving regional analgesia and supports multimodal analgesia strategies in collaboration with perioperative surgical teams.-Contributes to the Acute Pain Service (APS) by assisting with post procedure regional analgesia management, catheter troubleshooting, and optimization of pain control.
-Ensures accurate and timely documentation of all regional anesthesia procedures, including assessments, technique details, and patient follow-up- Maintains current knowledge of advancements, safety guidelines, and evidence-based practices in regional anesthesia and integrates them into clinical care.-Provides education, supervision, and hands-on training in regional anesthesia techniques for trainees.
Work Schedule: 7:00am-3:30pm, Monday-Friday