Advanced Practice Nurse; Certified Nurse Anesthetist Intermittent

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.

• 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