South Texas Veterans Health Care System – Critical Care Anesthesiologist
Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of America's heroes?
The South Texas Veterans Health Care System is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Critical Care Anesthesiologist to join our team and provide exceptional care to our nation's veterans. In this role, you will play a vital part in ensuring the safety and well-being of our patients throughout their surgical journey.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver the most effective anesthetic care across the hospital, consistently exceeding compliance standards.
- Perform a comprehensive range of anesthesia services, including pre-operative assessments, intraoperative management and monitoring, and post-anesthesia care, adhering to Joint Commission standards.
- Provide anesthesia-related direct care in various settings, including operating rooms, post-anesthesia care units (PACU), intensive care units (ICU), and clinics.
- Collaborate with nurses, CRNAs, medical technicians, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement individualized care plans.
- Conduct patient examinations, review medical histories, and utilize diagnostic tests to assess surgical and procedural risks.
- Administer various types of anesthesia (local, intravenous, spinal, caudal) during medical procedures.
- Coordinate anesthesia administration with surgeons during operating room procedures.
- Provide and maintain life support, manage airways as necessary, and prepare patients for emergency surgery, leveraging your critical care experience.
- Determine patient readiness for transfer to other units or discharge following surgery.
Why Join Us?
- Make a Difference: You'll have the privilege of serving those who bravely served our country.
- Competitive Salary & Benefits: We offer a competitive salary range of $390,000-$399,000 per year, commensurate with experience, to include call coverage. Enjoy a predictable work schedule of Monday through Friday, 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM, with call coverage one week per month and occasional on-call throughout the week and weekends. Our comprehensive benefits package promotes a healthy work-life balance.
- Thriving San Antonio: Enjoy the vibrant culture, rich history, and endless culinary delights that San Antonio has to offer!
Benefits that give meaning to the term Work/Life Balance!
- Competitive salary and benefits package. $300,00 - $399,000
- Education debt repayment program (EDPR $40,000/Yr. up to 5 years for a total of $200,000) TAX FREE.
- Opportunity to work with a diverse patient population.
- State-of-the-art facilities and equipment
- Insurance to include Health-Dental-Vision care insurance programs to choose from with premiums partially paid for by VA.
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Term Life Insurance, family and additional coverage options are available.
- Federal Retirement Plan thru the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)- A three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security Benefits; 2) FERS-FRAE Basic benefits (pension); and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan with up to five percent government matching contributions.
- Collaborative and supportive work environment
- Paid Time Off in the form of 26 Days paid annual leave. 13 Days paid sick leave per year. 10 Federal Holidays with Pay. 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses.
Qualifications:
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from an accredited institution.
- Board certification in Anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA).
- Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of Texas.
- Minimum two years of experience as a Critical Care Anesthesiologist.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
Join us and embark on a rewarding career serving our nation's veterans!
South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) is comprised of two inpatient campuses: the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital in San Antonio and the Kerrville VA Hospital in Kerrville, Texas. STVHCS serves one of the largest primary service areas in the nation and is part of the VA Heart of Texas Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 17), with offices located in Arlington, Texas. South Texas provides health care services for 80,000 unique Veterans. The Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital (ALMMVH), named after the nation’s most decorated World War II hero, is a quaternary care facility, which is affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA). Comprehensive health care is provided through acute medical, surgical, mental health, physical medicine and rehabilitation, geriatric, and primary care services. Comprised of a Spinal Cord Injury Center, a Community Living Center, a Domiciliary, and a Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (SARRTP). ALMMVH provides quaternary services including bone marrow transplantation, open-heart surgery, magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography. As a Level II Research facility ALMMVH has projects that include aging, cardiac surgery, cancer, diabetes and HIV. The facility has one of three National Institutes of Health sponsored clinical research centers in the VA. In addition, the Geriatric Research, Education & Clinical Center (GRECC) is a “Center of Excellence.” The Kerrville VA Hospital (KVAH), located 65 miles northwest of San Antonio, provides primary care, some specialty care, geriatric evaluation and management, palliative care, and long-term care services with a Community Living Center. Outpatient clinics offer primary care and some specialty care while sharing resources with each other and their respective communities. When required, Veterans are referred to ALMMVH or KVAH for specialty care including medicine, surgery, neuropsychiatry, rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, and long-term care services.