The St. Louis VA Medical Center is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cardiac Anesthesiologist to join our growing Anesthesia Service in beautiful St. Louis, Missouri. This is an exceptional opportunity to care for Veterans while enjoying the stability, benefits, and work-life balance of a federal employee. Join us and build a career with purpose.
Practice Info
- Academic, team-based environment
- Anesthesia Service
Shift & Schedule
- Stable schedule
- Full-time
Responsibilities
- Primary focus on cardiac anesthesia, including CABG, valve surgery, TAVR, and other complex cardiac procedures
- Collaborate with surgeons, cardiologists, intensivists, and CRNAs to provide high-quality, evidence-based perioperative care
- Participate in preoperative assessment, intraoperative management, postoperative care, and critical care as needed
Compensation
- Competitive salary
- Annual performance bonus
- Regular salary increases
Benefits
- Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) student loan payment reimbursement up to $200,000
- 50-55 days of paid time off per year including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year, and possible 5-day paid absence for CME
- Traditional federal pension with 5 years vesting and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
- Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance programs
- Possible $3,500 per year CME reimbursement
- Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Qualifications
- Board certified or board-eligible in Anesthesiology
- Additional fellowship training or substantial experience in cardiac anesthesia strongly preferred
- 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
- Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
- Open to visa sponsorship
Cardiac Anesthesiologist in Saint Louis at Veterans Health Administration
This position is listed as full time and onsite. It was posted 4 days ago.