Veteran-Centered CRNA: Complex Anesthesia Care

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration is seeking a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to provide comprehensive anesthesia care at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. The role covers pre-anesthesia assessments, individualized anesthesia plans, intraoperative anesthesia administration, and post-anesthesia care for both inpatient and outpatient procedures.

The CRNA collaborates with anesthesiologists, surgeons, proceduralists, and nurses to ensure safe, Veteran-centered care, managing

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive pre-anesthesia assessments, including review of the Veteran's medical history, medications, allergies, laboratory and diagnostic results, physical status, and surgical/procedural needs
• Develops individualized anesthesia plans of care based on the patient's condition, procedure, risk factors, and clinical needs
• Provides anesthesia services for inpatient and outpatient surgical and procedural patients
• Administers and manages general, regional, local, intravenous, and monitored anesthesia care/sedation within the provider's approved scope of practice and clinical privileges
• Performs anesthesia induction, maintenance, emergence, and recovery while continuously assessing the patient's physiologic response
• Establishes and maintains appropriate monitoring to evaluate cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic, and other physiologic parameters
• Performs airway assessment and management including intubation, ventilation, extubation and emergency airway interventions
• Provides post-anesthesia care and follow-up, including recovery assessment, pain management, nausea/vomiting management, hemodynamic stability and disposition

Job description

Veterans Health Administration is seeking a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to provide comprehensive anesthesia care at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. The role covers pre-anesthesia assessments, individualized anesthesia plans, intraoperative anesthesia administration, and post-anesthesia care for both inpatient and outpatient procedures.

The CRNA collaborates with anesthesiologists, surgeons, proceduralists, and nurses to ensure safe, Veteran-centered care, managing