Job Details
Nashville VA Medical Center - Nashville, TN
Salary: Approx. $330,000-$370,000 (DOE)
Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday
The Nashville VA Medical Center, part of the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, is seeking a skilled Anesthesiologist with strong expertise in Pain Management to join our mission-driven team caring for Veterans. This role offers a unique blend of perioperative anesthesia and acute/limited chronic pain management in a collaborative, academic environment in Music City USA.
Position Highlights
- Provide diagnostic and therapeutic management of acute and limited chronic pain, emphasizing multimodal analgesia and functional recovery.
- Perform regional anesthesia (spinal, epidural, peripheral nerve blocks) with a focus on optimizing pain control before, during, and after procedures.
- Deliver monitored anesthesia care, sedation, and analgesia for a variety of surgical and interventional procedures.
- Participate in comprehensive perioperative care: preoperative assessment and optimization, intraoperative anesthetic management, and postoperative pain and recovery planning.
- Collaborate closely with surgeons, medical specialists, intensivists, and CRNAs in a team-based, academic setting.
- Contribute to quality improvement and, if desired, teaching and academic activities with affiliated institutions.
Qualifications
- Completion of an ACGME-accredited Anesthesiology residency.
- Board certified or board eligible in Anesthesiology.
- Fellowship training or substantial experience in Pain Management, perioperative medicine, or critical care are strongly preferred.
Compensation & Federal Benefits
- Competitive physician salary (approx. $330,000-$370,000, commensurate with experience).
- Eligibility for annual performance bonus and regular salary increases.
- Generous paid time off (annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays, and potential CME leave).
- Comprehensive federal benefits package, including health insurance, pension, and TSP with matching.
- Malpractice coverage with tail protection.
- Predictable Monday-Friday schedule emphasizing work-life balance.
- No billing/collections or RVU pressure-focus on patient care, teaching, and professional growth.
Why Nashville VA?
- Serve those who have served-meaningful, mission-driven practice caring for Veterans.
- Live and work in Nashville, a major music, cultural, and healthcare hub with outstanding entertainment, dining, and quality of life.
- Join a collegial Anesthesia Service in an academic VA setting with opportunities for teaching and collaboration.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to reach out directly:
- Email your CV: Jason.tafoya@va.gov
- You may also request a time to speak with the recruiter to discuss practice details, call expectations, and benefits.
Join us in Nashville and build a career with purpose-combining expert anesthesiology and compassionate pain management for those who have served our country.
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