What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician - Pain Clinic Director position at Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration?
Summary
This is an open and continuous announcement - applicants will be reviewed and sent to the hiring officials every two weeks if eligible and qualified. If no selection is reached by the current closing date - this announcement may be extended.
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 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
Additional Requirement : Board Certified or eligible by the American Board of Anesthesiology Board Certified or eligible for sub-specialty certification in Critical Care by the American Board of Anesthesiology
Preferred Experience : Pain Clinic Experience
Physical Requirements : The work requires standing or walking for a major portion of the work day
Physical requirements could consist of a variety of standing - walking - twisting - turning - sitting - bending - pushing - carrying and light lifting.
Duties
This is an open and continuous announcement - applicants will be reviewed and sent to the hiring officials every two weeks if eligible and qualified
If no selection is reached by the current closing date - this announcement may be extended
Clinical Responsibilities Comprehensive perioperative care of the surgical patient
Expertise in the following anesthesia core requirements : assessing - consulting and preparing patients for anesthesia
rendering patients insensible to pain during surgical - therapeutic and diagnostic procedures
monitoring and restoring homeostasis in perioperative and critically ill patients
diagnosing and treating painful syndromes
managing cardiac and pulmonary resuscitation
Communicate effectively orally and in writing with groups of professional staff and management officials
Supervision of CRNA staff - physician residents - mid-level practitioners and medical students in the comprehensive medical management of all patient care
Accurate documentation of care in the medical record
Provide guidance for the APNs on the Perioperative surgical service whose function it is to respond to facility wide Rapid Response Team (RRT) calls
Administration of general anesthesia (inhalation and intravenous) including invasive monitoring
Administration of regional anesthesia including : spinal - epidural - and peripheral nerve blocks
Placement of venous catheters
Placement of central venous catheters
Placement of chest tubes
Placement of arterial catheters and interpretation of arterial pressures and waveforms
Placement of pulmonary artery catheters and interpretation of pressures / wave forms
Diagnostic Echocardiography - including placement of ECHO probe
Airway management including cricothyroidotomy
Bronchoscopy and other routine ICU procedures
Management of ventilator dependent patients and one lung ventilation
Academic / Teaching / Training Teaching medical students - residents - fellows - and ACNP students as required
Taking part in departmental Journal Club and MM&I activities
Administrative / Program / Evaluation / Outcome Measurement / Research Evaluation and supervision of mid level practitioners
Assisting with creation of policies and standard operating procedures for safe operations of the operating room
Assisting with creation of policies and standard operating procedures for safe operations of the Perioperative Surgical Home
Meet relevant service level and medical center performance measures
Other Significant Responsibilities May serve on Healthcare System - VISN - and / or National VA committees or task forces specifically relating to assessment - and / or intervention issues associated with the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Represents Anesthesiology on decision-making committees within the Healthcare System
Actively participates in leadership roles on local - state and / or national professional organizations specific to Anesthesiology - Pain Management and Critical Care
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
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
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