Anesthesiologist Physician

QUALIFICATIONS:
2.1. Staff/Facility
2.1.1. License:
The Contractors physician(s) assigned by the Contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia when services are performed onsite on VA property.
All licenses held by the key personnel working on this contract shall be full and unrestricted licenses. Contractors physician(s) who have current, full and unrestricted licenses in one or more states, but who have, or ever had, a license restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily revoked, voluntarily surrendered pending action or denied upon application will not be considered for the purposes of this contract.
2.1.2. Board Certification:
Contractors physician(s) shall be Board Certified /Board Eligible by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) and be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalency. All continuing education courses required for maintaining certification must be kept up to date at all times. Documentation verifying current certification shall be provided by the Contractor to the VA COR on an annual basis for each year of contract performance.
2.1.3. Credentialing and Privileging:
Credentialing and privileging is to be done in accordance with the provisions of VHA Directive 1100.20 and VHA Directive 1100.21 referenced above. The Contractor is responsible to ensure that proposed physician(s) possesses the requisite credentials enabling the granting of privileges. No services shall be provided by any Contractors physician(s) prior to obtaining approval by the Facility Medical Executive Board and Medical Center Director.
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2.1.4. Technical Proficiency:
Contractors physician(s) shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the governments requirements, including the ability to speak, understand, read, and write English fluently. Contractor shall provide documents upon request of the CO/COR to verify current and ongoing competency, skills, certification and/or licensure related to the provision of care, treatment and/or services performed. Contractor shall provide verifiable evidence of all educational and training experiences including any gaps in educational history for all Contractors physician(s) and Contractors physician(s) shall be responsible for abiding by the Facility's Medical Staff By-Laws, rules, and regulations (referenced herein) that govern medical staff behavior.
2.1.5. Continuing Medical Education (CME)/ Certified Education Unit (CEU) Requirements:
Contractor shall provide the COR copies of current CMEs as required or requested by the VA facility. Contractors physician(s) registered or certified by national/medical associations shall continue to meet the minimum standards for CME to remain current. Contractor shall report CME hours to the credentialing office for tracking. These documents are required for both privileging and re-privileging. Failure to provide shall result in loss of privileges for Contractors physician(s).
2.1.6. Training (ACLS, BLS, EHR and VA MANDATORY):
Contractor shall meet all VA educational requirements and mandatory course requirements defined herein;
all training must be completed by the contractors physician(s) as required by the VA, other training may become