Physician (Anesthesiologist-Intensivist)
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Description: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration is looking of Physician (Anesthesiologist-Intensivist) right now, this job will be placed in Tennessee. More details about this job opportunity kindly read the description below.
- Supervise CRNA staff, physician residents, mid-level practitioners, and medical students in the comprehensive medical management of all patient care.
- Accurately document care in the medical record.
- Provide guidance for the APNs on the Perioperative surgical service whose function it is to respond to facility wide Rapid Response Team (RRT) calls.
- Administration of general anesthesia (inhalation and intravenous) including invasive monitoring.
- Administration of regional anesthesia including: spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve blocks.
- Placement of venous catheters.
- Placement of central venous catheters.
- Placement of chest tubes.
- Placement of arterial catheters and interpretation of pressures/wave forms.
- Placement of pulmonary artery catheters and interpretation of pressures/wave forms.
- Diagnostic Echocardiography, including placement of ECHO probe.
- Airway management including cricothyroidotomy.
- Bronchoscopy and other routine ICU procedures.
- Management of ventilator dependent patients and one lung ventilation.
- Teaching medical students, residents, fellows, and ACNP students as required.
- Taking part in departmental Journal Club and MM&I activities.
- Evaluation and supervision of mid level practitioners.
- Assisting with creation of policies and standard operating procedures for safe operations of the operating room.
- Assisting with creation of policies and standard operating procedures for safe operations of the Perioperative Surgical Home.
- Meet relevant service level and medical center performance measures.
- Serving on Healthcare System, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces as required
- Representing Anesthesiology on decision-making committees within the Healthcare System.
- Participating in leadership roles on local, state and/or national professional organizations specific to Anesthesiology, Pain Management, and Critical Care.
English Language Proficiency: Must be proficient in spoken a nd written English.
Citizenship: Citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when no qualified citizens are available in accordance with regulations issued by the Under Secretary for Health or designee).
Education: Degree of doctor of medicine or equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: Schools of medicine holding regular institutional membership in the Association of American Medical Colleges for the year in which the degree was granted, schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted, schools (including foreign schools) accepted by the licensing body of a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) or in the District of Columbia as qualifying for full or unrestricted licensure.
Licensure: Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. The physician must maintain current registration in the state of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure.
First-Year Residency (Internship): Completed a first-year residency, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which it was completed. For a VA resident, the appropriate Deans Committee and Resident Review Board may recommend appointment on the basis of the candidate's acceptability for residency training.
Approved residencies are:
(1) Those approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals, American Medical Association, in the list published for the year the residency was completed,
OR
(2) Other residencies or their equivalents which the Professional Standards Board determines to have provided an applicant with appropriate professional training. The Board may determine that the residency requirement has been met if the candidate has completed 1 year of postgraduate education.
Must be board certified or eligible
Loss of Credential. An employee in this occupation who fails to obtain licensure/certification/registration within the required time frame, or who fails to maintain the required licensure/certification/registration must be removed from the occupation, which may also result in termination of employment.
Reference: VA Handbook 5005/27, Part II, Appendix G-2 PHYSICIAN QUALIFICATION STANDARD. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.
Physical Requirements:
Physical Demands: This position may require prolonged standing and/or sitting for greater than 4 hours and repetitive stoopin g, bending, squatting, and or carrying items from one area to another. Lifting 30 pounds or more may be required.
Work Environment: Work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts of a medical center/hospital environment that require normal safety precautions typical of places such as offices, meeting and training rooms, or libraries. The workspace is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated.
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes (upload C.V. as resume document type):
- Resume/CV
- Occupational Questionnaire.
- Copy of your transcript when using education to qualify. (An official college transcript will be required before being hired)
- Copy of your professional license.
- Evidence of your eligibility to apply for this vacancy (please see checklist).
- Any other documents required by the checklist.
Declaration for Federal Employment (OF 306)
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The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please use this checklist to ensure you have included all documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's, etc.
- Cover Letter
- DD-214
- Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)
- OF-306
- Other
- Other Veterans Document
- Resume
- SF-15
- SF-50
- Transcript
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If you were eligible to this job, please send us your resum e, with salary requirements and a resume to Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration.
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