Physician – Anesthesiology

Summary

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.

Duties

• Start, continue, or finish your career here | VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System(youtube.com) The Anesthesiology staff physician independently provides clinical anesthesia services to eligible veterans.
• Services are provided at the ECHCS in Denver, CO to both inpatients and outpatients.
• The incumbent is required to interact not only with the veteran, but also family, significant others, community agencies, and other staff.
• Staff anesthesiologists shall assist the Chief, Anesthesiology Service in carrying out the mission of the Service.
• The staff anesthesiologist administers anesthesia care alone or supervises physicians in-training (residents) or certified registered nurse anesthetists.
• When working alone, he/she examines the patient before and after anesthesia, writes pre- and post-anesthesia orders, confirms that the patient is ready for anesthesia before induction, manages the anesthetic period, and follows patients if is appropriate in the post-anesthesia period.
• When supervising trainees, an attending anesthesiologist meets the following conditions to demonstrate sufficient personal and identifiable medical services to the patient to exercise full, personal control over the management of anesthetic care.
• The attending anesthesiologist must as a minimum: (a)
• Review the patient's history and the record of examination and tests. (b) Personally, will examine the patient. (c) Confirm or revise the course of treatment to be followed. (d) Either performs the anesthesiologist's services required by the patient
• Or supervises the treatment to assure that appropriate services are provided by residents or CRNAs. (e) Be recognized by the patient as his/her attending anesthesiologist.
• When supervising CRNAs, the anesthesiologist must meet the criteria required for medical direction.
• The attending anesthesiologist, in providing medical direction of a CRNA must as a minimum: (a)
• Evaluate the pre-anesthetic examination and evaluation. (b) Prescribe the anesthesia plan. (c) Either personally participate, or be immediately available, in the most demanding procedures in the anesthesia plan, including the induction and emergence. (d)
• Ensure that any procedures in the anesthesia plan that he/she does not perform are performed by a qualified individual. (e)
• Monitor the course of anesthesia administration at frequent intervals. (f) Remain physically present and available for immediate diagnosis and treatment of emergencies (g)
• Provide indicated post-anesthesia care.
• The attending anesthesiologist may be required to perform these services in the operating room, in radiology, and in some special procedure areas.
• Except in specific emergency situations, the administration of anesthesia is limited to areas where anesthesia can be given safely.
• Since attending anesthesiologists in the service are also faculty members of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, they are expected to contribute to the teaching needs of the Department of Anesthesiology.
• This may include, but is not limited to preparing and delivering lectures, service as a preceptor, and providing one-on-one instruction.
• Attending anesthesiologists as faculty members are also expected to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the specialty by way of clinical and/or laboratory research.
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
• VHA Physician Total Rewards.
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): 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.
• Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
• 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) 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 (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work
• Schedule: 7 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Friday

Requirements

• Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Education

Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted. OR Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted. OR For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated. NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate’s credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.

Required Documents

• To apply for this position, you must submit a C.V. and/or resume.
• Other documents may be requested later in the process if needed.
• Special Note for Applications: To complete your application, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document.
• This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field.
• Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limitation into the 'Other' document upload field.