General Anesthesiologist
Job Description
**Centra Health’s Anesthesia team** is looking for a general or cardiac Anesthesiologist to join their dedicated team. This opportunity allows for a balanced lifestyle and collaborative approach with the CRNAs and surgeons within the health system. Opportunities for teaching, growth, and advancement.
**What We Offer**
– J1 or H1b visa sponsorships available
– Up to $15,000 in relocation assistance
– Up to $7,500 CME allowance
– 224 hours of allowable time off
– 403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan; Immediate vested employer contribution match of 3%
– Health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance options
– Malpractice coverage
**Lynchburg, VA (Pop. 85,000)** offers a safe, family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and diverse, affordable housing—from urban lofts to waterfront condos. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy hiking Sharp Top Mountain or the Appalachian Trail, biking Blackwater Creek or Percival’s Island, and activities like boating, fishing, and camping. Families love local festivals, orchards, and the interactive Amazement Square Museum. Travel elsewhere is easy with the Amtrak train station located in downtown Lynchburg or the Lynchburg regional airport. The city also features top-tier arts at the Academy Center and minor league baseball with the Lynchburg Hillcats. Nearby, scenic Smith Mountain Lake offers even more recreation.
**Centra Medical Group (CMG)** is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600,000 community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices. Centra offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern Virginia—from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford. CMG includes family practices, specialists, and surgeons in fields such as cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, urology, and more.
– Vacation: 9 weeks
– Roughly 4 – 6 calls per month with rare callback.
– No OB Night Shifts. OB Day Shifts 10 hour shifts.
– Strong relationship with our surgeons. Our surgeons appreciate the Anesthesia team’s skill set and expertise, which create an excellent work environment. Truly a team-based model.
– 3:1 supervision/direction of CRNAs. 30% performing your own cases.
– Case mix at two hospitals (Expected to provide some coverage at both facilities, hospitals are 4 miles apart):
– General, plastics, urology, GYN, ortho, thoracic, neuro, cath lab, cardiac, trauma peds dental, mostly bread and butter cases, plus heavy OB coverage.
– Cerner EMR
– Completion of medical degree and residency training in an anesthesia specialty from an AMA approved program or other schools with credentials approved by the Medical Staff and Board of Centra.
– BC/BE
