Anesthesiologist Job at Veterans Health Administration in Martinsburg, WV

This opportunity is located at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center in the heart of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) has a service area of more than 70,000 Veterans in West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.  If you enjoy the great outdoors and are looking for a family-oriented community with a suburban feel and excellent private and public schools, look no further.

This opportunity has an Excellent Work-Life Balance and a Recruitment Incentive is also authorized.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education: Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an 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 Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• License: 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.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR
  [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), OR
  (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
  Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.

Major duties/functions include, but are not limited to:

Anesthesiologists are fully licensed independent practitioners who provide perioperative medical care, anesthesia, pain management, and critical care services. They practice within the scope of their privileges as approved by the Medical Staff and Executive Committee of the Medical Staff (ECMS).  Serves as a staff anesthesiologist within the Martinsburg VA Medical Center performing direct medical care in their specialty. The incumbent must be Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesia and have authoritative intensive knowledge in the area of Anesthesia.

An anesthesiologist may perform the following functions independently unless otherwise specified:

• Preoperative Assessment & Optimization
• Conduct comprehensive patient evaluations for anesthesia risk.
• Order and interpret laboratory, imaging, and diagnostic studies related to anesthetic management.
• Obtain informed consent.
• Anesthesia Administration
• Provide general, regional, neuraxial, monitored anesthesia care (MAC), and sedation.
• Administer intravenous, inhalational, and adjunct anesthetic agents.
• Manage the airway, including intubation and advanced airway devices.
• Intraoperative Management
• Monitor physiologic parameters and adjust anesthetic depth accordingly.
• Direct and supervise Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), anesthesia residents, and students.
• Perform invasive monitoring (arterial line, central venous, pulmonary artery catheter).
• Manage intraoperative fluid, electrolyte, and blood product therapy.
• Post-Anesthesia Care
• Provide post-anesthesia care in PACU/ICU settings.
• Manage postoperative pain (epidural, peripheral nerve blocks, PCA, multimodal analgesia.
• Address complications related to anesthesia.
• Critical Care & Emergency Management
• Provide advanced cardiac life support (ACLS).
• Lead resuscitative efforts during perioperative emergencies.
• Manage ventilatory and hemodynamic support in critically ill patients.
• Pain Management
• Perform acute and chronic pain evaluations.
• Administer pharmacologic, interventional, and regional pain therapies.
• Outside OR Anesthesia
• Provide anesthesia in procedural suites (endoscopy, interventional radiology, cardiac cath lab, etc.).
• Provide sedation and anesthesia for imaging and minor surgical procedures
  

  Let s talk Benefits

Whether you re interested in academics, research, or a better work/life balance, you ll find the VA has a lot to offer, including the unmatched satisfaction you ll get from caring for those who have served our country. In addition to competitive pay and FREE liability protection, the VA also offers a robust benefit plan that includes:

• 208 hours paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 104 hours paid sick leave each year (with unlimited carryover)
• 11 Federal holidays per year with pay
• 40 hours paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance
• Dental & Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of:

• FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension)
• Social Security benefits
• Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan

What's going on in and around the community of Martinsburg? Something fun or interesting is always happening around the Martinsburg area. From large businesses moving to our area like Macy s Fulfillment Center, Proctor & Gamble and BPG-USA that have boosted our economy to the rich historic tradition of Harper s Ferry, the annual Apple Harvest Festival, and numerous outdoor recreation activities off the Potomac River, Martinsburg has experienced significant residential and business growth and continues to carry the tradition of being a vibrant, family friendly community. Along with strong community support for our 35 Berkeley County public schools, you will find the prestigious Saint Joseph School right in Martinsburg, and close by Saint James School in Hagerstown, MD.

There's new energy and a new outlook in Berkeley County, West Virginia including expansion of state-of-the-art Medical facilities including Valley Health, West Virginia University Medicine, and expansion programs at VAMC Martinsburg including the new Women s Center, Dental building and SUD expansion programming for our Nation s Veterans. 

Little to big league sports fans and shop-aholics alike are also right at home in Berkeley County. WV, as we are close to multiple shopping outlets. We are also just a short drive to Frederick, Baltimore and Washington DC where you will find additional museums, art galleries, ballet and opera, festivals and theater shows.

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

VAMC Martinsburg has a dedicated physician recruiter to streamline your onboarding.  For additional information on this opportunity, please contact Nicole Carey.