Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Pay Range

This range is provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience – talk with your recruiter to learn more.

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The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 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.

• The CNA practices within a collaborative care team model to achieve common goals for care, safety, and welfare of VA patients and provides anesthetic services under the medical direction and/or supervision of an anesthesiologist or licensed physician.
• Provide anesthetic services within the following categories:
  • Pre‑anesthesia evaluation and preparation
  • Induction, maintenance, and emergence
  • Post‑anesthesia care
  • Peri‑anesthetic and clinical support functions
  • Emergency response techniques
• Develop and implement a comprehensive anesthesia plan of care for patients requiring local, regional, general, or monitored anesthesia both inside and outside the Operating Room (OR) suite.
• Ensure anesthetic services delivered throughout the facility are of the highest quality to promote patient safety, satisfaction, and improve outcomes and efficiencies.
• Function as a resource for staff education and serve as a preceptor and adjunct clinical faculty for health‑care trainees rotating through the facility.
• Develop and implement evidence‑based practices essential to the delivery of the highest quality anesthesia care.
• Prescribe appropriate preoperative, intra‑operative, and postoperative orders and medications.
• Exemplify the ICARE core values of Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.

• VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay:
  Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards.
• Paid Time Off: 50 days per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays).
• Retirement:
  Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5 % contributions by VA.
• Insurance:
  Federal health, vision, dental, term life, long‑term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
• Licensure:
  Must hold one full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory.
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
• Telework:
  Not eligible;
  Virtual:
  Not a virtual position.
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  None authorized.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not authorized.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Health Care Provider

• Government Administration