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The Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) is a thriving and growing network of health care facilities throughout Southern Arizona. The hub, located in beautiful Tucson, AZ, has recently expanded its Cardiac and Structural Heart services and is seeking an additional anesthesiologist. Cardiac fellowship, TEE certification, or clinical equivalent is required.
Position Description
The Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) is recruiting for a full-time anesthesiologist to join our growing program. SAVAHCS has recently added a TAVR, LAAO, and TEER; in addition to the open cardiac and Cath-lab services. We are seeking a candidate who can provide high-quality anesthesia care with a focus on cardiac procedures. SAVAHCS is the principal teaching affiliate with the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Medical students, residents, and fellows rotate at our facility. Therefore, the selected candidate must also be eligible for Facility appointment with the Department of Anesthesiology of the University of Arizona. SAVAHCS is a tertiary care facility providing a full range of high complexity clinical services including cardiac surgery and neurosurgery.
Our team of healthcare professionals are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of our veterans, their families, and caregivers.
Requirements :
- Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine.
- 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 leading to eligibility for board certification.
- Board certified or board eligible in Anesthesiology.
- Subspecialty training or extensive experience in Cardiovascular Anesthesia required.
- Anesthesiologist will also be a part of the general pool so experience with these cases and regional anesthesia is useful.
- American Heart Association BLS / ACLS certified.
- Note : The hospital does not perform OB, pediatrics, or level 1 trauma cases.
- Work Schedule : Full Time Permanent, Monday to Friday, 8 : 00 AM to 4 : 30 PM.
The Tucson VA Medical Center is a 295-bed hospital that provides training, primary care, and sub-specialty health care in numerous medical areas for eligible Veterans. It is the "Flagship" for the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), which serves over 170,000 veterans located in eight counties in Southern Arizona comprised of the medical center in Tucson, Arizona and seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Casa Grande, Green Valley, Safford, Sierra Vista, Yuma, Northwest, and Southeast Tucson.
It is also a Joint Commission-accredited, level 1a complexity teaching hospital, providing tertiary-level care. The SAVAHCS offers a beautiful 150-acre campus with a full range of medical and mental health services for Veterans, including a 31-bed inpatient psychiatry / substance use acute treatment unit, a 25-bed mental health residential rehabilitation treatment program for substance use disorders (SUD) and PTSD treatment, intensive outpatient programs for SUD and PTSD, homeless programs, and more. The SAVAHCS operates a 24-hour emergency department and is the host site for various regional referral centers of excellence including the Polytrauma Network Site, the Southwest Blind Rehabilitation Center, and the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MHRRTP). The SAVAHCS is the principal teaching affiliate of the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Annually, nearly 1,000 physicians and associated health trainees participate in health care training programs at the SAVAHCS.
Benefits :
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Salary : $325,000 - $350,000
