Physician (Anesthesiology) Position Available In Palm Beach, Florida

Physician (Anesthesiology)
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
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Posted:

11-May-25

Location:

West Palm Beach, Florida

Categories:

Physicians/Surgeons

Internal Number:

835005900
Summary
The West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System is seeking an experienced full-time anesthesiology physician. The position requires experience in Anesthesia and Perioperative care administered in five general categories: 1) preanesthetic preparation and evaluation

• 2) daily OR management and surgical scheduling ; anesthesia induction
• maintenance and emergence 3) post-anesthetic care and recovery 4) peri-anesthetic and clinical support functions and 5) Critical Care Medicine.
  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 Anesthesiology 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
  Board Certified in Anesthesiology
  Physical requirements outlined below

Preferred Experience:

Several years of clinical experience Recent experience in vascular

• thoracic
• ENT•ortho•GU•and general surgery Ability to practice both independently and with CRNAs

Reference:

For more information on this qualification standard

• please visit https://va.

gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/

Physical Requirements:

Must pass a pre-employment physical examination as required by VA Handbook 5019
This examination is administered by VA Occupational Health
This position requires: light to moderate lifting (15

• 44 lbs.

)
light carrying (15 lbs
and under)
reaching above shoulder
use of fingers
both hands required
walking (up to 2 hours)
standing (up to 2 hours)
kneeling (up to 1 hour)
ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously
near vision correctable at 13″ to 16″
far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other
depth perception
ability to distinguish basic colors
ability to distinguish shades of colors
hearing (aid permitted)
emotional stability
mental stability
working closely with others
and working alone.
Duties
This is an

OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT

Eligible applicants will be referred until all vacancies are filled
The Physician Anesthesiologist duties and responsibilities include

• but are not limited to: Performing and documenting a preanesthetic assessment and evaluation of the patient
• including requesting consultations and diagnostic studies
• selecting
• obtaining
• ordering
• or administering preanesthetic medications and fluids
• and obtaining informed consent for anesthesia
  Developing and administering an anesthetic plan
• which may include General
• Regional
• or Local anesthesia and intravenous sedation (monitored anesthesia)
  Selecting
• obtaining
• or administering the anesthetics
• adjuvant drugs
• accessory drugs
• and fluids necessary to manage the anesthetic
• to maintain the patient’s physiologic homeostasis
• and to correct responses to the anesthetic or surgery
  Selecting
• applying or inserting appropriate noninvasive and invasive monitoring modalities for collecting and interpreting patient physiological data
  Appropriately managing a patient’s airway
  Managing emergence and recovery from anesthesia by selecting
• obtaining
• ordering
• or administering medications
• fluids
• or ventilatory support in order to maintain physiologic homeostasis
• to provide relief from pain
• anesthesia side effects
• and to prevent or manage complications
  Releasing or discharging patients from a post anesthesia care area
• and providing post-anesthesia follow-up evaluation and appropriate care
  Ordering
• initiating or modifying pain relief therapy
• through the utilization of appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic modalities
  Responding to cardio-pulmonary emergency situations
  Consultative care for the critically ill
  Anesthesiology Service collaborates with other Services to establish guidelines for the safe administration of anesthesia and provides consultation on the monitoring and evaluation of anesthesia care management throughout the organization
  Interdisciplinary collaboration with appropriate Services through a continuous quality improvement (TQ) program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of patient care
  The same quality of anesthetic care should be available for all patients: 24 hour a day•seven days a week Emergency as well as elective patients Medical and surgical patients
  Pre-Anesthesia Evaluation and Preparation
  VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
  VHA Physician Total Rewards

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:

Monday to Friday from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm
Tour of duty may be subject to change
On-Call coverage also required

Financial Disclosure Report:

Not Required
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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.
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