Anesthesiologist Opportunity

Overview

The Martinsburg VA Medical Center is seeking a Board-Certified Anesthesiologist to provide comprehensive perioperative and critical care services to the Veteran population in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Position Highlights

As a Staff Anesthesiologist, you will deliver anesthesia, pain management, and critical care support across operating rooms, procedural suites, and ICU settings. The role emphasizes patient-centered care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and career stability within a federally funded healthcare system.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive preoperative assessments and anesthesia risk evaluations.
• Order and interpret laboratory, imaging, and diagnostic studies related to anesthetic management.
• Obtain informed consent and optimize patients for surgery and procedures.
• Administer general, regional, neuraxial, MAC, and sedation services.
• Manage airways, including advanced airway procedures and intubation.
• Monitor physiologic parameters and adjust anesthetic plans throughout procedures.
• Perform invasive monitoring, including arterial and central venous catheter placement.
• Manage intraoperative fluid, electrolyte, and blood product therapy.
• Provide post-anesthesia care in PACU and ICU settings.
• Perform acute and chronic pain evaluations and management.
• Administer multimodal analgesia, epidural therapy, peripheral nerve blocks, and PCA management.
• Provide anesthesia services outside the operating room, including procedural suites, endoscopy, interventional radiology, and cardiac catheterization laboratories.
• Lead and participate in perioperative emergency response and resuscitation efforts.
• Provide ventilatory and hemodynamic support for critically ill patients.
• Supervise and collaborate with CRNAs, residents, and medical students.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.

Benefits

• $200,000 Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) loan repayment.
• Competitive physician compensation with annual performance bonuses.
• Recruitment incentive authorized; relocation and retention incentives may be available.
• Traditional Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) pension.
• Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) with government matching contributions.
• 26 vacation days annually, 13 sick days annually with unlimited accrual, 11 paid Federal holidays, and possible 5 day paid CME absence.
• Predictable Monday-Friday schedule (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM).
• Free malpractice coverage with tail coverage included.
• Possible CME reimbursement of up to $1,000 annually (board-certified full-time physicians).
• Full federal health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance options.
• No physician employment contract; no significant restriction on moonlighting.
• Collaborative multidisciplinary teams and clinical mentorship with residents and medical students.

Contact

Please send your CV directly to