Advanced Practice Nurse - Certified Nurse Anesthetist - EDRP Authorized

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EDRP program

Paid time off (50 days/year)

Federal pension and 401K

Federal health/vision/dental/long-term

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs in the United States seeks a highly skilled anesthesia provider to deliver perioperative care across inpatient and outpatient settings.

The role involves direct patient care, anesthesia administration, education, and research activities, collaborating with a broad care team to ensure patient safety, high satisfaction, and adherence to ICARE values; a strong license and commitment to professional excellence are required.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full and unrestricted license from any US state or territory.
• Experience with anesthesia administration and patient care is required.

Responsibilities

• Administer anesthesia in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Provide direct patient care, education, and research activities.
• Collaborate with a variety of health care professionals to achieve goals for care and safety.
• Foster confidence and satisfaction among patients and staff while meeting compliance standards.
• Develop and implement anesthesia plans for local, regional, general, and monitored anesthesia.
• Ensure high-quality anesthetic services to promote safety and outcomes.
• Prescribe preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative orders and medications.

Job description

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Duties

• You will administer anesthesia in both inpatient and outpatient settings to patients of all health complexities
• The aspects of practice include direct patient care - administration - education - and research activities
• You will collaborate with a variety of health care professionals to achieve common goals for care - safety - and welfare of patients
• Foster high levels of confidence and satisfaction among patients and staff - as well as meet and exceed compliance standards
• Provide 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
• Develop and implement a comprehensive anesthesia plan of care for patients requiring local - regional - general - and monitored anesthesia both inside and outside the Operative Room (OR) suite
• You will ensure anesthetic services delivered throughout the facility are of the highest quality to promote patient safety - satisfaction - and improve outcomes and efficiencies
• Function as a resource for staff education and is willing to be a preceptor and adjunct clinical faculty for health care trainees rotating through the facility
• Develop and implement evidence-based practices that are essential to the delivery of the highest quality anesthesia care
• Prescribe appropriate preoperative - intra-operative and post-operative orders and medications
• You will exemplify the ICARE core values of Integrity - Commitment - Advocacy - Respect - and Excellence
• 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: Full-time
• Monday-Friday
• 6:30 am - 3:00 pm or 9:30 am - 6:00 pm and Call duty Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized