Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

NONPF; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a CRNA to deliver anesthesia in diverse clinical settings, including OR and non-OR environments in Milwaukee, WI.

The role emphasizes patient safety, education, and evidence-based practice, with opportunities to teach and supervise trainees. The incumbent will develop comprehensive anesthesia care plans and prescribe perioperative orders while upholding ICARE values.

Qualifications

• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory.

Responsibilities

• Administers anesthesia in inpatient and outpatient settings to patients of all health complexities.
• Provides direct patient care, administration, education, and research activities.
• Collaborates with a variety of health care professionals to ensure safety and quality of care.
• Develops and implements anesthesia plans for local, regional, general, and monitored anesthesia.
• Ensures high-quality anesthesia services across the facility to promote safety, outcomes, and efficiency.
• Acts as a preceptor/adjunct clinical faculty for trainees rotating through the facility.

Job description

Summary

This is an open continuous announcement until October 26th - 2026. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available and until positions are filled.

Duties

• The Advanced Practice Nurse/Certified Nurse Anesthesiologist (APN/CNA) is a CRNA who administers 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
• CRNAs are qualified to render patients insensible to pain and emotional stress during surgical - and invasive procedures utilizing general and regional anesthesia and all levels of sedation techniques
• Major duties and responsibilities of the position: 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
• 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
• Prescribe appropriate preoperative - intra-operative and postoperative orders and medications
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity - Commitment - Advocacy - Respect - and Excellence
• Other duties - as assigned VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: Up to 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: Intermittent/Day Shift Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized