Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - CRNA

Summary

The Milwaukee VAMC is looking for two Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists in the Anesthesia Department. These positions are eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program - and a recruitment incentive may be paid to highly qualified candidates. This is an open continuous announcement until June 9th - 2027. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available and until positions are filled.

• The Advanced Practice Nurse/Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist (APN/CRNA) 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
• CRNAs are qualified to render patients insensible to pain and emotional stress during surgical - and invasive procedures utilizing general and regional anesthesia and all levels of sedation techniques
• Major duties and responsibilities of the position:
  Collaborate with a variety of health care professionals to achieve common goals for care - safety - and welfare of patients
• Foster high levels of confidence and satisfaction among patients and staff - as well as meet and exceed compliance standards
• Provide 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
• Prescribe appropriate preoperative - intra-operative and postoperative orders and medications
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity
  - Commitment
  - Advocacy
  - Respect - and Excellence
• Other duties - as assigned
• 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:
  
  0700 - 1530 Monday
  - Friday
• 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