Physician Chief of Anesthesia

Summary

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information - refer to Required Documents below. This is an open continuous vacancy and candidates will be referred until filled.

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.

• 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
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/.

• The Minneapolis VA Health Care System is seeking a gifted Anesthesiologist to Lead the Anesthesia Division of the Surgical and Integrated Clinical Communities
• -Ensures anesthesia care is delivered in accordance with hospital policy - meeting or exceeding community standards and VHA national benchmarks
• -The Anesthesiology Chief will have primary responsibility for supervising the anesthesia team members - and to ensure that they are performing to the highest standards of clinical care excellence - time efficiency - professional and ethical behavior
• -Assures that preoperative assessment - intraoperative anesthetic administration and monitoring - and post-anesthesia care of patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings are smooth - patient centric and safe
• This includes but is not limited to: collaboration and good communication with the Emergency Department - Subspecialty Services and/or Clinics admitting patients to the hospital
• -Supervises all operational aspects of the Anesthesia Service - including establishment of the highest clinical care standards - operations - and quality as well as daily functioning…