Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist; CRNA Education Debt Reduction Authorized

This is an Open Continuous Announcement. Applications in USA Staffing will be reviewed based on the resume submitted and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager every 2 weeks until the announcement is closed, cancelled, or position filled.

All anesthetists working at the VA Health Care System in Fargo, North Dakota, in this position are to have completed appropriate training and demonstrated proficiency in administering the following procedures:

• Management of procedures for rendering a patient insensible to pain and emotional stress during surgical, obstetrical, and certain medical procedures.
• The support of life functions under the stress of anesthetic and surgical manipulations.
• The clinical management of the patient unconscious from other causes.
• Management of problems in pain relief.
• Management of problems in cardiac and respiratory resuscitation.
• Application of specific methods of inhalation therapy.
• Clinical management of various fluid, electrolyte, and metabolic disturbances.
• Local infiltration anesthesia.
• Bier block.
• Regional anesthesia.
• Saddle block.
• Other spinal techniques.
• Insertion of radial artery line.
• Peripheral nerve block.
• Placement of epidural cannula for administration of analgesic agents.
• Central venous pressure line insertion.
• Swan Ganz insertion.
• PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) line insertion.
• Basic Life Support Certified (certificate required).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified (certificate required).

Additional anesthesia procedures may be performed by those anesthetists who have received training and demonstrate competence.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

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: 6:30am - 3:00pm, Monday - Friday

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

This position is eligible for EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP Participants are ineligible to apply for the program. Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport for questions/assistance.

Requirements: Full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory;
Basic Life Support Certified;
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified.