Anesthesiologist (Locum Tenens/Contract)

Quick Facts

• Role: Anesthesiologist (locum tenens/contract)

• Setting: Federal Veterans Affairs Medical Center

• Schedule: Daytime coverage with home call responsibilities per facility protocols

• Contract term: Nov 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2027; option years through Oct 31, 2031

• Documentation: CPRS and ARK

Description

Provide comprehensive anesthesia services, perioperative care, acute pain services, airway support, and consultative services at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center. Manage preoperative evaluations, intraoperative anesthesia for a wide range of specialties, and postoperative assessments with required electronic documentation. Collaborate with multidisciplinary surgical teams in a mission-driven federal healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Preoperative care: Review schedules; perform pre-anesthesia evaluations; create immediate anesthesia notes in CPRS; develop individualized anesthesia plans

• Intraoperative care: Provide anesthesia across multiple specialties (orthopedics, vascular, thoracic, neurosurgery, plastic, ENT, urology, ophthalmology, general surgery, gynecology, dental, hand, podiatry; select cardiac cases as needed)

• Specialized/procedural services: ECT; cardiac catheterization; electrophysiology; GI and interventional radiology procedures; diagnostic/therapeutic procedural sedation; diagnostic TEE

• Hospital-based services: Acute pain management; SICU consultation/coverage as needed; short-stay support; emergency airway management; inpatient and electronic consultations

• Postoperative care: Complete anesthesia records in ARK and CPRS; assessments and follow-up; patient education and discharge instructions; coordinate care transitions; arrange rescheduling for delayed/canceled procedures

• Clinical governance: Participate in quality assurance/quality improvement, meetings, and VA compliance; supervise/evaluate trainees when applicable; complete documentation timely; incident reporting as required

Requirements

• MD or DO degree

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Anesthesiology

• Active, unrestricted U.S. medical license

• DEA registration, if applicable

• Ability to obtain and maintain VA credentialing and privileges

• Experience managing a broad range of anesthesia cases

• Strong clinical judgment and ability to practice independently

• Cardiac anesthesia experience preferred for cardiac assignments

Benefits

• Non-cardiac anesthesia: $425–$450 per hour

• Cardiac anesthesia: $475–$500 per hour

• Travel, housing, and malpractice included

• Long-term federal contract with potential continuity through Oct 31, 2031

• Diverse case mix and consistent patient volume within an established VA medical center

• Academic and teaching opportunities; collaborative multidisciplinary environment

• Approximately 99.5% direct patient care and 0.5% administrative responsibilities