Summary

Come Join Our Team! The APN Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) provides anesthetic care to patients under their scope of practice. Care includes pre-anesthesia evaluation - peri-operative anesthetic administration and post-operative management. Specific practice settings are in Acute Medical & Surgical inpatient and outpatient. This position is located within Surgical Care at the Salem VA Medical Center in Salem - Virginia. *NOTE: This is a Temporary Not to Exceed 1 year position.

Duties

• The CRNA is directly responsible and accountable to the supervising anesthesiologist or surgeon
• Duties include - but are not limited to: The CRNA is responsible for the provision of direct care - assessing monitors - providing IV sedation - conduction anesthesia or general anesthesia for patients
• Performs pre-operative evaluation for surgical patients
• Participates in a team approach to ensure appropriate patient assessments - anticipate patient care needs - prevent avoidable complications and achieve optimal patient conditions and outcomes
• The CRNA acts in adherence of nursing care in accordance with ethical principles and functions within the scope of practice
• The CRNA is responsible and accountable for maintaining BLS and ACLS training to performing activities that reflect the educational - experiential and competency requirements: Nursing Practice - Quality of Care - Performance - Educational/Career Development - Collegiality - Ethics - Collaboration - Research - Resource Utilization
• Maintains confidentially of electronic - written and/or verbal patient/employee information
• Demonstrates working practices that include adherence to infection control standards and the safe use and operation of equipment and adherence to safety practices
• Conforms with all medical center and service/service line safety policies - procedures and protocols to avoid injury and/or illnesses to self or others
• Employee prepares all reports and documentation pertaining to injuries within established time frames utilizing the ASISTS Program
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary
• Intermittent pay will be pro-rated based on actual hours worked
• Insurance: Intermittent employees may be eligible Federal health/long-term care (e.g. - if expected to work 130 hours per month or more for at least 90 days)
• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Intermittent work schedule - Monday - Friday - 7:00am - 3:30pm
• Hours based on needs of the service - not to exceed 1820 hours per year
• Appointment Type: This is a Temporary Not to Exceed 1 year position
• Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized