<p>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.</p> <p>The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) Anesthesia Service is seeking a full-time, highly talented Anesthesiologist to provide care for a wide variety of cases including general, neurosurgical, orthopedic, plastic, thoracic, and vascular surgery, as well as out-of-OR anesthesia for GI and EP procedures. Priority will be given to those with formal training in liver/kidney transplants and cardiac surgery.</p> <p>Responsibilities:</p> <p>As one of the largest VA Healthcare systems in the United States, with state-of-the-art surgical technologies, VAPHS serves as the tertiary care referral center for a large veteran population in the Western Pennsylvania and surrounding areas. As such, clinical duties include but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Initial evaluation and overall workups, and focused history and physicals of medical/surgical patients as needed, including evaluation of patients as part of our multidisciplinary pre-op clinic. </li><li>Peri-operative anesthetic care to patients, including pre-operative assessment, intra-operative anesthetic administration and monitoring, and post-anesthesia care in an anesthesia team model with CRNA and/or anesthesia residents. Rotating evening and weekend call coverage for urgent cases is considered a key responsibility. </li><li>Expertise with a wide variety of anesthesia techniques and procedures (experience with breath of anesthesia techniques), including regional and spinal anesthesia. </li><li>For those with appropriate training/experience, provision of clinical anesthetic care to cardiothoracic and liver transplant surgical patients. </li><li>Teaching of anesthesia residents, medical students, and student nurse anesthetists (clinical affiliation with Univ of Pittsburgh). </li><li>Participate in quality/performance improvement initiatives, committees, and any other relevant activities as appropriate, including VASQIP. </li><li>Opportunity for participation in clinical research for interested candidates. </li><li>Ability to work effectively with patients and coworkers and dedication to treating other health care professionals and patients' families with respect and dignity. </li></ul> <p>VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.</p> <p>Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized</p> <p>Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.</p> <p>EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance</p> <p>Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases</p> <p>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)</p> <p>Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA</p> <p>Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)</p> <p>Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory</p> <p>CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)</p> <p>Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided</p> <p>Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting</p> <p>Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday 6:30am to 3:00pm. May be required to work evenings or weekends as a Full-Time Physician.</p>