Anesthesiologist - Syracuse, NY

Anesthesiologists for the VA in Syracuse NY

We were just awarded the exclusive contract to provide Anesthesiologists for the VA in Syracuse NY. Due to a change in one of our candidates availabilityweneed one more.

IF INTERESTED: Please email

• CV
• License
• Board Certification or Eligibility verification
• If applicable - Information regarding paid malpractice claims (what the claim was for length of practice at time of claim) and copies of any judgments rendered in malpractice cases.

LOCATION: Syracuse VA Medical Center 800 Irving Avenue Syracuse NY 13210

START DATE and DURATION:

• ASAP after credentialing currently planned through Jun 30^th 2030 with extensions.
• (Note: the duration is a contract between us and the Government. Like any other job if life means you must leave you just give us 60-day notice).

COMPENSATION (Rates are listed as 1099 all inclusive):

• M-F regular hours: $420/hr.
• On-Call (from home): $50/hr.
• Call-back (extremely rare): $450/hr. pay rounded to the hour (paid from arrival to hospital thru departure 1hr minimum)
• We cover Med Mal

SCHEDULE:

• M-F 7:30am 4:00pm minus federal holidays
• Weekday call is 4:00pm 7:30am the following day
• Weekend call is a 24-hour period from 7:30am to 7:30am the following day
• There is not a sleeping room at the facility; call-back is infrequent
• Rotation: all Anesthesiologists (both contract and federal) share in on-call responsibilities.

MORE on SCHEDULING:

• Call-Back is very minimal: They estimate 100 hrs of call-back for an entire year. Thats a 1.4% call-back rate or alternatively 2 hrs total in a 7-day period.
• 1 Anesthesiologist and 1 CRNA on-call simultaneously
• Call from home - 40 min recall time
• Flexible scheduling We develop the schedule in collaboration with the Anesthesiologists (just as we do with the 7 CRNAs currently on site). Anesthesiologists work together to ensure coverage and coordinate time off. For example options can include a 3-week-on / 1-week-off rotation among 3 providers etc.

QUALIFICATIONS and REQUIREMENTS:

• Any state license full and unrestricted
• ACGME-approved residency in Anesthesiology
• Board Certified / Board Eligible by the ABA
• BLS ACLS
• DEA
• Experience: At least 3-5 years of anesthesia experience
• Must be able to pass a background check as part of the VAs security process.

MAKEUP of the DEPARTMENT:

• 8 Anesthesiologists (not all are full-time so the equivalent of 5) need 8 to be fully staffed.
• 5 CRNAs (with 2 PRN for full coverage)
• Number of ORs: 7 Ors (run 5 most days) plus 2 Endo rooms

CASES:

• Case load: Approximately 10 surgical cases/day in the department
• Typical cases are general surgery cases (except hepatobiliary) vascular (open and endovascular) thoracic (no cardiac surgery) ENT ophthalmology urology podiatry orthopedics spine cases (no craniotomy) out-of-OR procedures (GI pulmonary cath lab and IR procedures CRNAs mostly staff GI for out-of-OR). No transplants trauma services or OB
• No formal USGRA program at the hospital - Anesthesiologists do the majority of nerve blocks.

MODEL:

• Work independently (sometimes) or
• Supervise CRNAs 1:3 or 1:1 if complex cases. When supervising an Anesthesiologist is required to be in the OR during induction.

QUESTIONS Please contact Rachel McGee:

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• Not an agency. We dont lock you in claim or present you anywhere or share your information. There is never a non-compete.
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