Anesthesiologist Opportunity

Department of Veterans Affairs; Martinsburg (WV); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)

Annual performance bonuses

Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) pension

Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)

26 vacation days annually

Free malpractice coverage

CME reimbursement options

Job summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Board-Certified Anesthesiologist for the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. This role emphasizes comprehensive perioperative and critical care services to Veterans, offering a patient-centered care model with a predictable schedule and extensive benefits.

Responsibilities include conducting preoperative assessments, administering various anesthesia methods, and participating in quality improvement initiatives. The position provides competitive compensation and benefits, including education debt reduction programs and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive preoperative assessments and risk evaluations are essential.
• Supervision and collaboration with CRNAs, residents, and medical students expected.
• Experience in administering various types of anesthesia is required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive preoperative assessments.
• Order and interpret diagnostic studies.
• Administer various anesthesia services including general and sedation.
• Lead perioperative emergency response efforts.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Anesthesia risk evaluations

Multimodal analgesia

Airway management

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Education

Board-Certified Anesthesiologist

Job description

Overview

The Martinsburg VA Medical Center is seeking a Board-Certified Anesthesiologist to provide comprehensive perioperative and critical care services to the Veteran population in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Position Highlights

As a Staff Anesthesiologist, you will deliver anesthesia, pain management, and critical care support across operating rooms, procedural suites, and ICU settings. The role emphasizes patient-centered care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and career stability within a federally funded healthcare system.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive preoperative assessments and anesthesia risk evaluations.
• Order and interpret laboratory, imaging, and diagnostic studies related to anesthetic management.
• Obtain informed consent and optimize patients for surgery and procedures.
• Administer general, regional, neuraxial, MAC, and sedation services.
• Manage airways, including advanced airway procedures and intubation.
• Monitor physiologic parameters and adjust anesthetic plans throughout procedures.
• Perform invasive monitoring, including arterial and central venous catheter placement.
• Manage intraoperative fluid, electrolyte, and blood product therapy.
• Provide post-anesthesia care in PACU and ICU settings.
• Perform acute and chronic pain evaluations and management.
• Administer multimodal analgesia, epidural therapy, peripheral nerve blocks, and PCA management.
• Provide anesthesia services outside the operating room, including procedural suites, endoscopy, interventional radiology, and cardiac catheterization laboratories.
• Lead and participate in perioperative emergency response and resuscitation efforts.
• Provide ventilatory and hemodynamic support for critically ill patients.
• Supervise and collaborate with CRNAs, residents, and medical students.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.

Benefits

• $200,000 Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) loan repayment.
• Competitive physician compensation with annual performance bonuses.
• Recruitment incentive authorized; relocation and retention incentives may be available.
• Traditional Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) pension.
• Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) with government matching contributions.
• 26 vacation days annually, 13 sick days annually with unlimited accrual, 11 paid Federal holidays, and possible 5 day paid CME absence.
• Predictable Monday-Friday schedule (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM).
• Free malpractice coverage with tail coverage included.
• Possible CME reimbursement of up to $1,000 annually (board-certified full-time physicians).
• Full federal health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance options.
• No physician employment contract; no significant restriction on moonlighting.
• Collaborative multidisciplinary teams and clinical mentorship with residents and medical students.

Contact

Please send your CV directly to [e-mail]