Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - Anesthesiology

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EDRP Eligible

Relocation Incentive

Total Rewards

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to deliver comprehensive anesthesia care across inpatient and outpatient settings.

The role involves advanced clinical practice, collaboration with care teams, and potential participation as a preceptor or clinical faculty. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package, including potential for an Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) and relocation incentives.

Responsibilities

• Delivers safe, high-quality anesthesia care to diverse patient populations in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Engages in direct clinical practice, administrative duties, education, and research initiatives to improve outcomes
• Collaborates with healthcare professionals to ensure patient safety, quality care and welfare
• Maintains high patient and staff confidence and meets compliance standards
• Develops and implements comprehensive anesthesia plans for local, regional, general and monitored anesthesia care
• Performs pre-anesthesia evaluation, induction, maintenance, emergence and post-anesthesia care
• Provides anesthesia services across the facility and serves as a resource for staff education

Job description

Summary

The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) delivers comprehensive anesthesia care that supports the VA mission through quality and timely service. Practicing to the full scope of their training and certification - the CRNA's duties follow locally determined privileges and VAMC bylaws. The role includes advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management. A Recruitment / Relocation Incentive is offered for this position.

The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) delivers comprehensive anesthesia care that supports the VA mission through quality and timely service. Practicing to the full scope of their training and certification - the CRNA's duties follow locally determined privileges and VAMC bylaws. The role includes advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management. A Recruitment / Relocation Incentive is offered for this position.

Duties

• The CRNA delivers safe - high-quality anesthesia care to diverse patient populations in both inpatient and outpatient environments
• This role encompasses direct clinical practice - administrative responsibilities - educational involvement - and participation in research initiatives to support evidence-based anesthesia services and continuous improvement in patient outcomes
• Duties include but not limited to the following: 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 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
• 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: 06:30 am -3:00 pm Swing Shifts 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