Board-Certified Anesthesiologist
Help Did you know that the Fort Wayne-metro area has one of the lowest costs of living, the highest quality of education, the friendliest neighbors, and beautiful landscapes! Miles of running and bike trails have been added yearly and we have proximity to great state and national parks, covered bridges, and beautiful countryside. Let the sun rise on your new Indiana home! We are close to many professional sports teams and are a hop, skip and a jump away from: (2hrs to Indianapolis) (3hrs to Chicago) (2.5 hrs. to Detroit, MI) (2.5 hrs. to Grands Rapid, MI) This position is located in the Surgical Care Service Line and will be located at the Fort Wayne campus. Qualified applicants will be referred as resumes are received. VANIHCS offers a competitive salary, incentives and excellent federal government benefits. As a VA physician, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
Responsibilities: This position is for a board-certified anesthesiologist who is fully able to function independently in an operating room (OR) and on call. This is a traditional OR based position for an energetic and well-trained clinician. Duties of the position include, but are not limited to:
- Perioperative anesthetic care to patients encompassing all ASA physical statuses
- Preoperative assessments, including early consultations
- Intraoperative direct patient care
- PACU care and appropriate post-op ward care when needed
- Providing anesthetic care for general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, podiatry, and women's health (gynecology).
- Regional outpatient anesthesia skills are a requirement for this position (fellowship not required)
- Provide non OR anesthesia in gastroenterology (endoscopy, ERCP), pulmonology (bronchoscopy), cardiology (cardioversion), and mental health (ECT)
- Occasional acute pain management, e.g. epidural blood patches, PCA consultations (fellowship training not required)
- Provide expert support for OORAM (out of OR airway management) emergencies at the NIHCS
- Participating in ongoing improvement for program planning, objectives, policies and standards essential to delivery of quality anesthetic care as requested by the NIHCS leadership.
Hours: Mon-Friday 0800-430 pm based on a 20 hr work week schedule
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
Paid Time Off: Annual leave
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
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting