Advanced Practice Nurse, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Federal pension

Health insurance

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City Health Care System is seeking a qualified anesthesia provider. This role involves providing comprehensive anesthesia services, preoperative evaluation, induction, maintenance, emergence, and postoperative care across operating and non-operating settings.

The position emphasizes adherence to ICARE values, education responsibilities, and participation in EDRP.

Qualifications

• Engage in team-based patient care with interdisciplinary professionals.
• Maintain highest standards of patient safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with health care professionals to achieve safety and welfare of patients.
• Fosters confidence and satisfaction among patients and staff while meeting compliance standards.
• Develops and implements anesthesia plans for local, regional, general, and monitored anesthesia.
• Prescribes preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative orders and medications.
• Acts as a resource for staff education and preceptor/adjunct clinical faculty.

Skills

Collaborative care

Patient safety

Education/precepting

Anesthesia planning

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 4 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

• 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
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact [e-mail] - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized