Physician - Anesthesiologist

<p>This position is located at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is an open continuous announcement and open until June 25, 2026. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>-Administer anesthesia to patients rendering them insensitive to pain during surgery/procedures -Provide continuous and vigilant monitoring of the patient's physical response to the anesthetic, sedatives, analgesics, and related anesthetic agents -Maintain excellence in endotracheal intubation and extubation, airway management, and be skilled in the usage of all various airway adjuncts. -Make a reasonable anesthetic plan for patients with severe comorbidities perform all appropriate techniques of the anesthetic plan such as, but not limited to, insertion of intravenous lines, arterial lines, central lines, insertion of other invasive monitoring catheters, regional anesthesia, and TEE -Interpretation of arterial blood gases, EKG's and all relevant pre, intra, and postoperative laboratory results -Use precautions to minimize risks of infection to patients and other health care professionals -Perform pre-anesthetic evaluation of the patients -Develop and anesthetic plan and make the selection of anesthetic agents and techniques -Manage the anesthesia process to include induction, maintenance, and emergence from general, regional, monitored anesthesia cases, and satellite anesthesia care -Manage postoperative pain needs for any anesthetized patient -Recognize abnormal patient responses to and to initiate corrective measures -Determine the need for additional laboratory tests -Provide resuscitative care as necessary -Evaluate and manage the patient in the immediate post-operative period -Administer IV fluids relative to the patient's medical history and surgical procedure. -Administer blood products and monitor for adverse responses -Appropriately document the patient status in the anesthesia record -Perform all required safety and performance checks on anesthesia-related equipment and verify the appropriate supplies before initiating care -Participate in surgical and regional time-outs -Maintain the appropriate confidentiality of patient information at all times -Hand-off appropriately with all individuals involved in the peri-operative and post-operative care -In a life-threatening emergency, function responsibly by providing anesthesia and resuscitative care -Maintain ACLS certification -Teach and evaluate residents and students -Work collaboratively with CRNAs -Assume responsibility and be accountable for controlled substances according to department and hospital policy, as well as state and federal guidelines -Maintain all required continuing education credits, credentialing, professional licensure -Utilize the EMR system appropriately -Participate in after-hours "call" as scheduled by the chief of the section -Be dependable, reliable, responsible in attendance, and in the fulfillment of obligations to patients, committees, co-workers, and during periods of "call" -Comport oneself professionally, congenially, collegially, and with an attitude of optimism VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified candidates. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more. 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. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov, 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: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm "VA may consider Non-US Citizens (e.g. J-1 visa holders) for employment when no qualified US Citizens are available for a position. VA also has supported requests to USCIS for waiver of the 2-year home residency requirement that is typically required of J-1 visa holders".</p><h3>Requirements</h3>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.<h3>Education</h3>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: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted. Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated. 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.