Central Arkansas Veterans Health Care System - Physician(Anesthesiologist) w/SIGN ON BONUS!!

Updated 11/03/25
$370,000 – $400,000 yearly
4300 West Seventh Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
Physician
Anesthesiology
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Job at a glance

Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital
Visa Sponsorship Yes

Job description

Job description Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be available for highly qualified applicants.
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Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Job Responsibilities

The Staff Anesthesiologist is accountable to Chief of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine to provide the most effective delivery of anesthetic care throughout the medical center in compliance with VA and VHA Directives and The Joint Commission accreditation standards.

Qualifications

- United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the - Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
- Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
- Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR
[(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR
(3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
- Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English.
- Preferred Experience: Board Certified highly preferred

Working Hours

Monday-Friday 6:30am - 3:00pm, with on-call coverage
On -call 1 in 9 days with CRNA

Skills

Duties included, but not limited to the following:

- Provide comprehensive anesthesia services as well as follow-up care of existing conditions and management of emergency conditions.
- Provide Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Anesthesia Services, including hospital rounds, for surgical patients.
- Clinically oversees and supervises CRNA's and residents in the administration of anesthesia for surgical cases and be capable of providing any needed anesthesia consultation.
- Document services through appropriate, note, such as history, physical and anesthesia consultation notes.
- Be available for back up call for consultation as needed.
- Participate in clinical research protocols either developed locally in cooperation with other faculty or developed at other institutions for multi-center studies.
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