Excellent Academic Anesthesiologist Opportunity in the Beautiful Pacific Northwest - Portland, OR

Updated 11/03/25
$340,000 – $400,000 yearly
3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
Physician
Anesthesiology
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Degree Required MD/DO Residency/Fellowship/Externship
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Academic/Training Program Hospital
Visa Sponsorship No
Experience Level 1 year

Job description

Job description

The VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) in Portland OR is actively recruiting to fill a Board Certified Staff Anesthesiologist Physician (BE considered) to help care for our Veterans – American’s Heroes. Selected candidate will be considered for a faculty appointment at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and will be involved with education & training of anesthesiology residents plus medical students, SRNAs, and other trainees. VAPORHCS, located in Portland, OR, is a level 1a highly complex VA hospital and is part of VA Pacific Northwest Network (VISN20), comprised of eight health care systems and 46 community clinics serving 1 million veterans in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington.

Job Responsibilities

The anesthesiology service provides care to veterans undergoing a wide range of surgical and non-surgical procedures; the case mix for generalists includes general surgery, urology, orthopedics, vascular surgery, otolaryngology, podiatry, dental, gynecology, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, ophthalmology, plastics, transplant, plus non-OR anesthesiology support for electroconvulsive therapy, interventional pulmonology, gastroenterology, electrophysiology, general cardiology and interventional radiology. Cardiac surgery cases are reserved for those with cardiac anesthesia fellowship training or a significant amount of prior experience in practice, including perioperative TEE certification. Given our patient population, we do not have any obstetrics, pediatrics, or trauma at VAPORHCS. Generalists should be facile with line placement and regional anesthesiology procedures as well as with the management of medically complex patients undergoing a wide variety of procedures.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate must be strongly motivated to provide the highest level of clinical care for veteran and world-class education and training for trainees and students. Candidates should be committed to professional enrichment, merit promotion, equal employment opportunity, and positive labor relations. An OHSU academic appointment will be commensurate with experience.

Working Hours

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday plus night/weekend/holiday home call. Anesthesiology service is on 5/4/9 schedule with one weekday guaranteed off per 2-week pay period. Guaranteed post-call day following first call assignment.

Skills

You should be board certified/eligible in anesthesiology and a US citizen with current US licensure (any state) with no history of revocations or suspension. Permanent Residents may be considered if no US citizen is selected.
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