Chief of Anesthesiology

The Hampton, VA Medical Center is growing its Leadership Team!

If you love the beach, enjoy music/art, and appreciate the military-look no further & come care for veterans as a Chief of Anesthesiology in our Hampton, VA Medical Center! 

Chief of Anesthesia provides the most effective delivery of anesthetic care to our Veterans. Participate in and/or manages all aspects of the Anesthesia Program, to include outpatient clinical, surgical, and administrative. The Incumbent maintains licensure and credentials sufficient to practice Anesthesiology, including diagnostic and medical therapeutic modalities for treatment of diseases, conditions and injuries related to the Anesthesia field.

We do have special opportunities for pools of patients to be dedicated to either all geriatrics or women's health.
This position requires  no call coverage  and has an ideal  Monday through Friday workday (8-4:30 pm). 

Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Chief of Anesthesia provides the most effective delivery of anesthetic care to our Veterans.
• Participate in and/or manages all aspects of the Anesthesia Program, to include outpatient clinical, surgical, and administrative.
• Provide comprehensive anesthesia services, including pre- and post-operative services and follow-up care for surgical patients.
• The Chief of Anesthesia will be part of a collaborative anesthesia department with independently functioning CRNAs and anesthesiologists.
• The Chief of Anesthesiology is expected to maintain current medical knowledge and technical skills and provide both leadership and documentation that all anesthesiologists within the Service are competent with respect to current privilege within the Anesthesia Service. He/she is expected to maintain excellent diagnostic, judgmental, and therapeutic acumen in the care of veterans receiving anesthesiology interventions.
• The Chief of Anesthesiology is expected to maintain current medical knowledge and technical skills and provide both leadership and documentation that all anesthesiologists within the Service are competent with respect to privileges within the Anesthesia Service. He/she is expected to maintain excellent diagnostic, judgmental, and therapeutic acumen in the care of veterans receiving anesthesiology interventions.

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant moonlighting restrictions. This Chief Position will be on-site with administrative time built-in and open for Hybrid remote for admin time. 
Location: 100 Emancipation Drive, Hampton, VA 23667

Health care and services

We provide you with health care services at 4 locations in in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina: our Hampton VA Medical Center and 3 community-based outpatient clinics in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Elizabeth City, North Carolina.  Special facilities at our medical center include a state-of-the-art women’s clinic designed to provide gender-specific care under one roof, plus leading spinal cord Injury and mental health units. To learn more about the services each location offers, visit our Hampton VA health care page.  

The VA Hampton Healthcare System is one of the leading health care systems serving Veterans in the Mid-Atlantic Region. We’re an innovative care center within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 (VISN 6), which includes medical centers in North Carolina (Asheville, Durham, Fayetteville, and Salisbury) and Virginia (Hampton, Richmond, and Salem), and dozens of other health care facilities.

Research and development

We conduct research to discover knowledge, develop VA scientists and health care leaders, and create innovations that advance health care for Veterans and the nation. We offer Veterans the opportunity to participate in and benefit from our work. Our goal is to use research to promote better health and healthcare for all.

Major research areas include:

• Million Veteran Program (MVP) - a national research program to learn how genes, lifestyle, and military exposures affect health and illness. 
• Prostate cancer - genomic biomarkers in aggressive cancer.
• Substance abuse and Veteran "X"
• PTSD with art therapy
• Carpel tunnel treatment methods

Teaching and learning

As a teaching hospital, Hampton VA Medical Center provides a full range of services, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research. Our medical center is primarily affiliated with the Eastern Virginia Medical School. We offer residency training in all major medical, mental health and subspecialties. We also provide associated health training in nursing, psychology, optometry, social work, dietetics, and pharmacy.

A city with an old soul and a youthful enthusiasm. A Coastal Virginia vacation destination with fascinating sites to see and interesting things to do. A convention city with flexible facilities and a confident, can-do attitude. Situated in the middle of the Hampton Roads region and the heart of the Mid-Atlantic, Hampton welcomes vacationer and meeting attendees alike with charming hospitality, multifaceted attractions and activities and an atmosphere of discovery.