Anesthesiologist – Pain Management

Nashville VA Medical Center - Nashville, TN

Salary:
Approx. $330,000-$370,000 (DOE)

Schedule:

Full-time, Monday-Friday

The Nashville VA Medical Center, part of the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, is seeking a skilled Anesthesiologist with strong expertise in Pain Management to join our mission-driven team caring for Veterans. This role offers a unique blend of perioperative anesthesia and acute/limited chronic pain management in a collaborative, academic environment in Music City USA.

• Provide diagnostic and therapeutic management of
  * acute and limited chronic pain*, emphasizing multimodal analgesia and functional recovery.
• Perform
  * regional anesthesia* (spinal, epidural, peripheral nerve blocks) with a focus on optimizing pain control before, during, and after procedures.
• Deliver
  * monitored anesthesia care*, sedation, and analgesia for a variety of surgical and interventional procedures.
• Participate in comprehensive
  * perioperative care*: preoperative assessment and optimization, intraoperative anesthetic management, and postoperative pain and recovery planning.
• Collaborate closely with surgeons, medical specialists, intensivists, and CRNAs in a team-based, academic setting.
• Contribute to quality improvement and, if desired, teaching and academic activities with affiliated institutions.

• Completion of an ACGME-accredited
  * Anesthesiology residency*.
• Board certified or board eligible in Anesthesiology.
• Fellowship training or substantial experience in
  * Pain Management*, perioperative medicine, or critical care are strongly preferred.

• Competitive physician salary (approx. $330,000-$370,000, commensurate with experience).
• Eligibility for
  * annual performance bonus
  * and
  * regular salary increases*.
• Generous
  * paid time off* (annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays, and potential CME leave).
• Comprehensive
  * federal benefits
  * package, including health insurance, pension, and TSP with matching.
• * Malpractice coverage with tail
  * protection.
• Predictable Monday-Friday schedule emphasizing
  * work-life balance*.
• No billing/collections or RVU pressure-focus on patient care, teaching, and professional growth.

• Serve those who have served-meaningful, mission-driven practice caring for Veterans.
• Live and work in
  * Nashville*, a major music, cultural, and healthcare hub with outstanding entertainment, dining, and quality of life.
• Join a
  * collegial Anesthesia Service
  * in an academic VA setting with opportunities for teaching and collaboration.

• $330000.00 / Annually - $370000.00 / Annually