The Chief of Anesthesia provides the most effective delivery of anesthesia care throughout the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System in compliance with VA and VHA Directives and The Joint Commission accreditation standards.
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until September 8, 2026 or until positions are filled. Eligible applications received will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur. This position is also being announced under announcement number: Physician: CAZM-12957768-26-NS VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. The Chief, Anesthesia is responsible for the following: Works with the Section Chiefs/supervisors to develop policies and guidelines relating to anesthesia and pain management and the administration of anesthesia and pain management. Chairs Committee with Surgical representative. Negotiates and coordinates with non-surgical specialty services for block time allocation. Recommend privileges for anesthesiologists, CRNA's and pain management providers. Discusses anesthesia and pain management events and document in SIPRC meetings. Recommend to the hospital administration and medical staff the types and amounts of equipment and resources that are needed for administering anesthesia and pain management. Develop anesthesia and pain management safety rules that follow regulations and standards regarding the safe administration of anesthetics and pain management therapies. Establish/maintain a program of continuing evaluation for staff CRNAs, anesthesiologists and pain management providers. Participates in the Medical Center's program of continuing education and VHA TMS training. Provides consultation regarding the scheduling of patients for surgery and pain management therapies relating to time and place or if a conflict in scheduling occurs. Coordinates with the Surgery Service Line and Nursing Service Line to ensure that staffing resources, space and equipment are appropriately allocated daily to maintain operating room functions and non-operating room procedural locations. Oversees OR Central Scheduling and interfaces with surgical nurse coordinators to ensure OR space and time are properly allocated daily. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Applicants must possess a doctor of podiatric medicine degree, or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in podiatric medicine and surgery. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are United States schools of podiatric medicine and surgery, approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatry Medical Association in the year in which the degree was granted. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
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