Summary
The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CNA) is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). The CRNA provides a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The CRNA practices to the full extent of their education - training - and certification. The CRNA provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management.
Summary
The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CNA) is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). The CRNA provides a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The CRNA practices to the full extent of their education - training - and certification. The CRNA provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management.
Duties
- A Career at VA Salt Lake City Health Care System Major Duties: Collaborates with a variety of health care professionals to achieve common goals for care - safety - and welfare of patients
- Fosters high levels of confidence and satisfaction among patients and staff - as well as meet and exceed compliance standards
- Provides anesthetic services within five general categories to include: pre-anesthesia evaluation and preparation
- anesthesia induction - maintenance - and emergence
- post anesthesia care
- peri-anesthetic and clinical support functions
- and emergency response techniques
- Develops and implements a comprehensive anesthesia plan of care for patients requiring local - regional - general - and monitored anesthesia both inside and outside the Operating Room (OR) suite
- Ensures anesthetic services delivered throughout the facility are of the highest quality to promote patient safety - satisfaction - and improve outcomes and efficiencies
- Functions as resource for staff education and is willing to be a preceptor and adjunct clinical faculty for health care trainees rotating through the facility
- Develops and implements evidence-based practices that are essential to the delivery of the highest quality anesthesia care
- Prescribes appropriate preoperative - intra-operative and postoperative orders and medications
- Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity - Commitment - Advocacy - Respect - and Excellence
- VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Rotating Shifts (Includes: Days - Nights - Weekends - and Holidays)
- Compressed/Flexible: Authorized
- Telework: Not Available
- Virtual: This is not a virtual position
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized.