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Lourdes Kvalem, Anesthesia Recruiter
E: lkvalem@ies.healthcare
M: 214.395.8604
Heritage Square One
4835 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900
Dallas, Texas 75244
Anesthesiologist
Specialty: Anesthesia – General
Location: Tucson, Arizona | View Map
Position: Full-time w/ benefits
Status: Employee
Tucson Medical Center (TMC) is a 615-bed non-profit facility and the #1 healthcare provider in Southern Arizona. The hospital has been awarded a Certified Primary Stroke Center, Accredited Chest Pain Center, and earned a Gold Plus Achievement Award for Stroke programs. With over 600 Physicians from 60 different specialties, its major services include women’s services, maternity, cardiac, orthopedic, neuroscience, imaging, and senior care. Located on 115 acres near the foothills of the Catalina Mountains, TMC offers state-of-the-art medicine, advanced technology, and, above all, compassionate care delivered by an excellent staff of experienced nurses and trained professionals.
Effective September 2023, TMC transformed Anesthesia services into a Care Team model to accommodate the growing community needs and extend a lifestyle practice to group members. Anesthesiologists (BC/BE) are invited to explore this career growth opportunity with IAS (Integrative Anesthesia Services), a service line of IES. Priority recruitment currently in General Anesthesia services but all subspecialty Anesthesiologists, welcome to inquire.
Tucson Medical Center
Required Qualifications
- BC/BE ABA Certification
- Active AZ Medical License
Benefits
- BCBS Medical Insurance with PPO or H.S.A.
- Dental, Vision, Life, and company provided long-term Disability
- Safe Harbor 401(k) with company match funds and immediate vesting
- A+ rated Occurrence-based Professional Liability protection
- Negotiable relocation/sign-on bonus
Community
Tuscon, a vibrant metropolitan of just over 1 million residents, features a low cost of living index, a major university, an international airport, excellent arts, and culinary treasures. Tourists are attracted to the myriad of resorts and spas. The spectacular Skyline includes five mountain ranges which offer bountiful outdoor activities: famous for hiking, camping, mountain biking, even a ski center within proximity. Located on Interstate 10 just 116 miles south of Phoenix, Tuscon is known as ‘The Real Southwest’, celebrating diverse cultures, architecture, and people.
Anesthesia Services:
- Anesthesia subspecialties: General, Cardiac, OB, & Pediatrics.
- Option to focus only on General Anesthesia and/or a subspecialty service. (Shifts/calls for each modality scheduled separately).
- CRNAs provide services only in General Anesthesia in a Care Team Model with a 1:3 ratio and a Medical Direction model.
- Physicians are ensured both hands-on & CRNA Medical Direction
- 33 total anesthetizing locations; 26 General ORs & 7 ORs dedicated for Cardiac, Peds and OB/Epidurals.
- General Anesthesia call duties 1:7 (includes an overnight (7P-7A) once per month; & a Sat/Sun call every 5 weeks).
- Cases in General AN: ENT, General, GI, GYN, Neuro, Surgical ONC., Ophth, Oral/Max, Ortho, Pediatrics (>9 YO healthy), Plastics, Uro, and Vascular.
- Total Annual OB Volume: 5,140; Total Cardiac AN volume: 500
- Fully staffed Pediatric Anesthesia team
- Extensive regional opportunities: lower and upper extremity peripheral nerve blocks; ultrasound-guided truncal blocks; Spinals; and TAP blocks.
- Documentation: EPIC
Hospital:
- 615 Bed Acute Care Medical Facility
- Gold Plus Achievement Award
- 33 state-of-the-art Anesthetizing locations
- Women’s Center surgical services includes a comprehensive Maternal-Fetal & Obstetric Care Unit services for high-risk pregnancies
- TMC for Children: Includes a dedicated 24/7 Pediatric ED and Hospitalists, a Level III NICU, and a 12-bed PICU.
- Cardiac Anesthesia TEE services (require CV AN fellowship)
- Accredited Chest Pain Center with dedicated surgical team
- Certified Primary Stroke Center