Anesthesiologist at HRL
Hampton, VA 23667
About the Job
Job Description
We are seeking multiple Physician Anesthesiologist to join our teams across the US. This position will support the US Department of Veterans Affairs Critical Staffing Program. The person in this position will represent International SOS and provide the services outlined below. The Anthologist On-call services, OR room coverage for anesthesia services, examinations, diagnosis, test ordering, medication administration, orders, labs, documentation, resident supervision, pre/post/perioperative anesthesia care, admissions and/or discharge, electronic documentation, and practicing in accord with AAA and JC regulations/ standards.
Responsibilities
Education Required:
Physical Requirements:
Other Special Qualifications:
We are seeking multiple Physician Anesthesiologist to join our teams across the US. This position will support the US Department of Veterans Affairs Critical Staffing Program. The person in this position will represent International SOS and provide the services outlined below. The Anthologist On-call services, OR room coverage for anesthesia services, examinations, diagnosis, test ordering, medication administration, orders, labs, documentation, resident supervision, pre/post/perioperative anesthesia care, admissions and/or discharge, electronic documentation, and practicing in accord with AAA and JC regulations/ standards.
Responsibilities
- Performing and documenting a preanesthetic assessment and evaluation of the patient, including requesting consultations and diagnostic studies, selecting, obtaining, ordering, or administering preanesthetic medications and fluids, and obtaining informed consent for anesthesia.
- Developing and administering an anesthetic plan, which may include General, Regional, or Local anesthesia and intravenous sedation (monitored anesthesia).
- Selecting, obtaining, or administering the anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, and fluids necessary to manage the anesthetic, to maintain the patient's physiologic homeostasis, and to correct responses to the anesthetic or surgery.
- Selecting, applying or inserting appropriate noninvasive and invasive monitoring modalities for collecting and interpreting patient physiological data.
- Appropriately managing a patient's airway.
- Managing emergence and recovery from anesthesia by selecting, obtaining, ordering, or administering medications, fluids, or ventilatory support in order to maintain physiologic homeostasis, to provide relief from pain, anesthesia side effects, and to prevent or manage complications.
- Releasing or discharging patients from a post anesthesia care area, and providing post-anesthesia follow-up evaluation and appropriate care.
- Ordering, initiating or modifying pain relief therapy, through the utilization of appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.
- Responding to cardio-pulmonary emergency situations.
- Consultative care for the critically ill.
- Anesthesiology Service collaborates with other Services to establish guidelines for the safe administration of anesthesia and provides consultation on the monitoring and evaluation of anesthesia care management throughout the organization.
- Interdisciplinary collaboration with appropriate Services through a continuous quality improvement (TQ) program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of patient care.
- The same quality of anesthetic care should be available for all patients: 24 hour a day, seven days a week o Emergency as well as elective patients o Medical and surgical patients.
- Pre-Anesthesia Evaluation and Preparation
- Expected to be on-call as necessary.
- Board Eligible or Board Certified in Anesthesia
- DEA License
Education Required:
- Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges: Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
- DEA License
- For all grade levels and positions, applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
- Current BLS certification. Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) is preferred
Physical Requirements:
- Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
- Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time.
- May require bending, stooping and lifting to 15 lbs.
Other Special Qualifications:
- US Citizen or Permanent Resident Card is required.
- Must relocate to project site for the duration of the contract.
- Pass/possess VA Public Trust Clearance