Locum Tenens Anesthesiology Job in Columbia, South Carolina

• Position Type: Locum Tenens
• Recruited Specialty: Anesthesiology
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
• State License Required: No
• Terms of Locums Assignment: Long Term (More than 2 months)
• How soon does the position need to be filled: 3 months or greater

About the Facility - Columbia VAMC
The Columbia VA opened in 1932 at its current location and now includes seven community-based outpatient clinics located throughout South Carolina in the Upstate, Midlands, and Pee Dee areas, serving 36 of 45 counties in South Carolina. The seven CBOCs are in Anderson, Florence, Greenville, Orangeburg, Rock Hill, Spartanburg, and Sumter. All clinics except for Rock Hill are VA-staffed. The mission of the Columbia VA Health Care System is to provide Veterans-focused, performance-driven health care, and the main facility, the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, has a long and proud history of providing South Carolina Veterans with the highest quality health care.

Facility Address: 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209

Anesthesiologist - RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to)

• The Anesthesiologist provides comprehensive clinical anesthesiology services as well as patient care pre- and post-op.
• The Anesthesiologist monitors patients while in surgery.
• Care for patients in ICU, short stay unit, acute pain management, and emergency airway management.
• Operative services include: orthopedic, major vascular, thoracic, plastic, ENT, urologic, gynecologic, general surgery, colorectal, and ophthalmologic operations.
• The Anesthesiologist reviews medical files and lab results.
• Informing patients and their families about risks associated with anesthesia.

Anesthesiologist - REQUIREMENTS

• Current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia).
• Board Certified/Board Eligible by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA).
• Currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalency.

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen