Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Anesthetist) GS-0610-12

Defense Health Agency; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation packages

Paid time off

Medical benefits

Student loan repayments

Retirement package

Job summary

The Defense Health Agency is seeking a Director for Surgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The ideal candidate will be responsible for administering anesthesia, providing immediate post-operative care, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient care.

Applicants must have a graduate degree in Anesthesia, an active nursing license, and relevant professional nursing experience. This position provides a competitive compensation package and various benefits including medical and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Must possess a graduate or higher level degree from an accredited professional nursing educational program in Anesthesia.
• Must have an active, unrestricted license as a professional nurse in the U.S.
• Must have experience administering anesthesia and monitoring patients.

Responsibilities

• Address abnormal diagnostic data and modify anesthetic plans.
• Evaluate laboratory studies and coordinate ordering of lab tests.
• Provide immediate post-operative care to patients.

Skills

Administering anesthesia

Monitoring vital signs

Conducting patient medical record reviews

Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams

Education

Graduate degree in Anesthesia

Current nursing license

Job description

Overview

About the Position: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Director for Surgery, Department of Anesthesia.

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), formerly known as the National Naval Medical Center and colloquially referred to as Bethesda Naval Hospital, Walter Reed, or Navy Med, is a United States military medical center located in Bethesda, Maryland. It is one of the largest and most prominent military medical centers in the nation and has provided medical care for several U.S. presidents since its opening in 1940.

In 2011, the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), named after yellow fever researcher Walter Reed, was combined with the National Naval Medical Center to form the tri‑service Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and a retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/

Responsibilities

• Interprets and addresses abnormal diagnostic data and changes in signs and symptoms; modifies anesthetic plan accordingly.
• Determines necessity for laboratory studies, coordinates ordering of lab tests and evaluates results.
• Provides immediate, post‑operative care to patients transported to the PACU, ICU or recovery area; ensures patient airway, hemodynamic stability, optimal pain control and appropriate level of consciousness.
• Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to treat underlying causes and conditions and stabilize the patient for transport to a higher level of care.
• Collaborates with the anesthesia, surgical and multidisciplinary care team to deliver high‑quality, holistic, evidence‑based care.
• Provides oversight and instruction to other CRNAs, students, and ancillary workers in the field of anesthesia, in both clinical and administrative areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

Basic Requirement for Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Anesthetist)

• Degree: A graduate or higher level degree from an accredited professional nursing educational program in Anesthesia is required. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
• Foreign Degree: A degree from a Foreign Nursing School. Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.
• Licensure: A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.
• Licensure (Anesthesia Speciality): A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse in the specialty of Anesthesia or related specialty from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0610 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before. Applicants claiming this exemption must meet the requirement below. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status. Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant. Active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Requirements

• In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below.
• Professional Nursing Experience: One or more full years of professional nursing experience which includes administering anesthesia for surgical and medical procedures; conducting patient medical record reviews prior to perioperative procedures; and monitoring vital signs to identify critical changes in patient status during procedures. This definition of professional nursing experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
• Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.