<p>The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.</p> <p>Martinsburg VA Medical Center has been improving the health of the men and women who have so proudly served our Nation. Located 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.</p> <p>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).</p> <p>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.</p> <p>An anesthesiologist may perform the following functions independently unless otherwise specified:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Preoperative Assessment & Optimization</p> </li><li> <p>Conduct comprehensive patient evaluations for anesthesia risk.</p> </li><li> <p>Order and interpret laboratory, imaging, and diagnostic studies related to anesthetic management.</p> </li><li> <p>Obtain informed consent.</p> </li><li> <p>Anesthesia Administration</p> </li><li> <p>Provide general, regional, neuraxial, monitored anesthesia care (MAC), and sedation.</p> </li><li> <p>Administer intravenous, inhalational, and adjunct anesthetic agents.</p> </li><li> <p>Manage the airway, including intubation and advanced airway devices.</p> </li><li> <p>Intraoperative Management</p> </li><li> <p>Monitor physiologic parameters and adjust anesthetic depth accordingly.</p> </li><li> <p>Direct and supervise Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), anesthesia residents, and students.</p> </li><li> <p>Perform invasive monitoring (arterial line, central venous, pulmonary artery catheter).</p> </li><li> <p>Manage intraoperative fluid, electrolyte, and blood product therapy.</p> </li><li> <p>Post-Anesthesia Care</p> </li><li> <p>Provide post-anesthesia care in PACU/ICU settings.</p> </li><li> <p>Manage postoperative pain (epidural, peripheral nerve blocks, PCA, multimodal analgesia.</p> </li><li> <p>Address complications related to anesthesia.</p> </li><li> <p>Critical Care & Emergency Management</p> </li><li> <p>Provide advanced cardiac life support (ACLS).</p> </li><li> <p>Lead resuscitative efforts during perioperative emergencies.</p> </li><li> <p>Manage ventilatory and hemodynamic support in critically ill patients.</p> </li><li> <p>Pain Management</p> </li><li> <p>Perform acute and chronic pain evaluations.</p> </li><li> <p>Administer pharmacologic, interventional, and regional pain therapies.</p> </li><li> <p>Outside OR Anesthesia</p> </li><li> <p>Provide anesthesia in procedural suites (endoscopy, interventional radiology, cardiac cath lab, etc.).</p> </li><li> <p>Provide sedation and anesthesia for imaging and minor surgical procedures.</p> </li></ul> <p>VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.</p> <p>Recruitment Incentive: Authorized</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: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm</p> <p>Martinsburg VAMC's local area:</p> <p>Just a little over an hour west of Washington DC, Martinsburg lies on Interstate 81, where rivers meet mountains and history happens, Martinsburg is the perfect getaway and gateway to explore your passions. The city is one of the fastest growing in the state. In 2019, the estimated population was 17,454, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and eighth largest city in West Virginia. Martinsburg continues to be the focus of the business area of Berkeley County. Many of Martinsburg's historic and architecturally important buildings were included in seven historic districts placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Amazing eats, unique local shops, charming downtown culture, captivating history, breathtaking outdoors, and much more. Sitting right in the middle West Virginia's beautiful Eastern Panhandle, Martinsburg truly is at the heart of it all!</p>