Summary

The New Mexico VA Health Care System (NMVAHCS) - Albuquerque - New Mexico is seeking two Physician Anesthesiologists. The Anesthesia Service offers the full range of perioperative care and is a collegial department consisting of Anesthesiologists and CRNAs - with anesthesia residents - medical students - and SRNAs that rotate through the department. The NMVAHCS has an academic affiliation with the University of New Mexico and the position allows time for academic study and responsibilities.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

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
• 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
• 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
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement: Board Certification is a requirement of this position
• You must be eligible or certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) in the specialty/sub-specialty indicated in the announcement - by the time of appointment into the position
• Preferred Experience: Experience in doing the range of cases performed at this facility is preferred for the applicant applying for this position
• This position involves teaching of residents from the University of New Mexico
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: This position requires visual acuity - keen hearing - clear distinctive speech - and manual dexterity
• Potentially long periods of continued walking - standing - stooping - sitting - bending - pulling - and pushing
• Transferring patients and objects may be required
• May occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium - dementia - or psychiatric disorders
• Must be a mature - flexible - sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations and able to shift priorities based on patient needs
• Must complete annual Employee Health requirements - such as annual TB screening or testing - as a condition of employment
• Must be physically - emotionally - and mentally competent and able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position - with or without reasonable accommodation - without hazard to yourself or others.

Duties

• The New Mexico VA Healthcare System (NMVAHCS) is seeking two Anesthesiologists in Albuquerque - NM
• The NMVAHCS has an academic affiliation with the University of New Mexico
• This position has the possibility of obtaining a clinical appointment at the University of New Mexico and allows time for academic study and responsibilities
• The Anesthesia Service is a collegial department consisting of Anesthesiologists and CRNAs - with anesthesia residents - medical students - and SRNAs that rotate through the department
• Full range of perioperative care
• This includes extensive participation in preoperative optimization of surgical patients
• intraoperative clinical pathways including ERAS
• postoperative management including participation in care in the surgical intensive care unit
• and acute and chronic pain management services
• Applicant must be capable of performing anesthesia for cardiothoracic surgeries such as CABGs - aortic valve replacements - and lobectomies
• If applicant does not currently perform anesthesia for these types of cases - the applicant will be mentored to gain proficiency in the aforementioned cases
• After a period of mentorship - the applicant will be expected to be a part of the cardiac anesthesia call team
• Provide anesthesia for a variety of sub-specialties including cardiothoracic - vascular - urology - gynecology - ENT - ophthalmology - general surgery - colorectal surgery - orthopedics - podiatry - behavioral health - gastroenterology - cardiology - pain - interventional radiology - pulmonary - etc
• CRNA/resident supervision with some opportunity to personally perform cases Provide excellent - safe anesthetic care to our nation's veterans VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be Authorized for highly qualified candidates
• 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: Anesthesia OR schedule is Monday - Friday 6:30 am - 3:00 pm - with rotating in-house evening/weekend/holiday shifts.