Deliver exceptional perioperative care to Veterans while enjoying the Southwest Florida lifestyle.

The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System is seeking an experienced Anesthesiologist to provide comprehensive perioperative anesthesia services at the Lee County VA Healthcare Center in Cape Coral, Florida. This opportunity offers a diverse clinical practice encompassing surgical, procedural, and non-operating-room anesthesia in a collaborative, patient-centered environment.

Practice Highlights

• Provide comprehensive perioperative anesthetic care to patients across all ASA physical status classifications.
• Conduct preoperative assessments, including early anesthesia consultations and optimization as appropriate.
• Provide direct intraoperative anesthesia care, PACU management, and postoperative ward care when clinically indicated.
• Provide anesthesia for a variety of specialties, including general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, otolaryngology (ENT), podiatry, and gynecology.
• Perform regional anesthesia for outpatient procedures; fellowship training is not required.
• Provide non-operating-room anesthesia (NORA) for procedures including:
  • Gastroenterology – endoscopy and ERCP
  • Pulmonology – bronchoscopy
  • Cardiology – cardioversion
  • Mental Health – ECT
• Provide occasional acute pain management, including epidural blood patches and PCA consultations; fellowship training is not required.
• Provide expert support for out-of-OR airway management (OORAM) emergencies.
• Collaborate with surgeons, proceduralists, nursing, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement, program planning, and development of policies and standards that support safe, high-quality anesthetic care.

Why Join Bay Pines VA?

• Make a meaningful impact by providing exceptional care to our Nation’s Veterans.
• No state income tax in Florida.
• Competitive federal compensation and comprehensive VA benefits.
• Federal malpractice coverage.
• Generous paid annual and sick leave.
• Federal retirement and health insurance options.
• Potential eligibility for Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) and recruitment incentives, subject to position and program eligibility.
• Collaborative practice environment with an emphasis on quality, safety, and continuity of care.

Live & Work in Cape Coral

Located in beautiful Southwest Florida, Cape Coral offers year-round sunshine, waterfront living, boating, fishing, golf, beaches, and easy access to Fort Myers and the Gulf Coast.

Bring your anesthesia expertise to Bay Pines VA and build a rewarding career serving Veterans in Cape Coral, Florida.

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays  with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance : VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision : Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts , which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance , family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions , depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service