VA Anesthesiologist with Teaching | Pittsburgh, PA

Position Overview

Full-time Anesthesiologist position at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System providing care across general, neurosurgical, orthopedic, plastic, thoracic, and vascular cases plus out-of-OR procedures. Priority given to candidates with transplant or cardiac training.

Key Responsibilities

• Perioperative anesthetic care in a team model with CRNAs and residents
• Pre-op evaluations and multidisciplinary clinic participation
• Rotating evening and weekend call for urgent cases
• Regional and spinal anesthesia techniques
• Cardiothoracic and liver transplant anesthesia for qualified candidates
• Teaching anesthesia residents, medical students, and student nurse anesthetists
• Quality improvement and optional clinical research

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine or equivalent from accredited institution
• U.S. citizenship or eligible non-citizen status
• Full unrestricted medical license
• Board certification or eligibility in Anesthesiology

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $375,000 - $400,000 per year
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) up to $200,000
• Recruitment/relocation incentives authorized
• 50-55 days paid time off annually
• Federal pension and 401K with up to 5% match
• Federal health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• $1,000 annual CME reimbursement
• Free malpractice coverage with tail

Schedule & Call Requirements

• Monday-Friday 6:30am-3:00pm
• Rotating evening and weekend call coverage

Facility Details

• Pittsburgh VA Health Care System
• Tertiary referral center with state-of-the-art surgical technologies
• Academic affiliation with University of Pittsburgh
• Teaching hospital environment