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.\n \nThe Anesthesiologist will be responsible of evaluating the physical of Veteran patients to include preoperative evaluation, preparing treatment plans, administration of parenteral fluids, medications, & blood products, application of specific methods of respiratory therapy, application of restraints, arterial blood gas sampling, bronchoscopy, clinical management of the patient unconscious from whatever cause, clinical management of various fluid electrolyte & metabolic disturbances, ECG interpretation, endotracheal intubation, cultures, femoral puncture, interpretation of pulmonary function tests, intravenous catheterization (peripheral and central), local and topical anesthesia, management of problems in multiorgan resuscitation including cardiac & respiratory, management of problems in pain relief, management of procedures for rendering patient insensible to pain & emotional stress during surgical, obstetrical & certain medical procedures, nerve blocks with and without ultrasound guided assistance, support of life functions under the stress of anesthetic & surgical manipulations, pulmonary artery catheterization, temporary pacemaker placement, ultrasound-guided catheter placement, and insertion of trans-esophageal echocardiography probe.\n \nDuties may include but are not limited to:\n\n Admitting\n cryotherapy neuroablation\n diagnostic peripheral nerve blocks\n discography\n epidural catheter implant\n epidural steroid injections\n facet blocks\n history & physicals\n intra-articular joint injections\n intrathecal/epidural/peripheral neurolysis\n radio frequency neuroablation\n sympathetic nerve blocks\n therapeutic nerve blocks including and celiac plexus blocks\n Acupuncture\n Fluoroscopic imaging (for those procedures otherwise credentialed)\n Intrathecal pump implant (Opioid/Baclofen)\n Spinal Cord Stimulator (trail/implant)\n Vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty, etc.\n \nRecruitment/Relocation Incentive: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates\n \nEducation Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.\n \nEDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance\n \nPay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases\n \nPaid 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)\n \nRetirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA\n \nInsurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)\n \nLicensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory\n \nCME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)\n \nMalpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided\n \nContract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting\n \nWork Schedule: TBD (Typically: M-F, 0700-1530 CST)\n \nTelework: Not Available\n \nRemote: This is not a remote position\n \nVA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.