Open & closing dates

•  01/01/2023 to 12/29/2023

Salary

• $149,022 - $216,038 per year
• The Professional Standards Board (PSB) will review the selected candidate's educational and experience to determine the grade and salary

Pay scale & grade

• VN 00

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Performs pre-anesthesia evaluations, prepares anesthesia plan, delivers all forms of anesthesia and follows up on all general anesthesia cases.
• Provides emergency airway and resuscitation management throughout the facility.
• Assists with quality assurance activities facility wide and specific to the Surgery department and conducts routine maintenance and cleaning of anesthesia equipment.
• Translates the principles of professional nurse anesthesia practice into appropriate patient care.
• Performs the pre-anesthetic patient history and physical, including the collection of preoperative consults and data, from which an appropriate anesthetic plan is formulated.
• Ensures the anesthetic risks, benefits, and options are described to the patient.
• Administers inhalation, regional, intravenous, local and topical anesthetics and continuously evaluates the patient's physical status and responses to anesthesia.
• Consistently monitors and accurately records on the anesthesia record.
• Performs post-anesthetic management of patients in order to optimize the recovery from anesthesia and minimize pain.
• Provides patient care that is abreast of changing concepts and advancements in the profession, while working effectively in an interdisciplinary environment for improvement of services for patient care.
• Appropriately responds to all codes and airway rescues.
• Practices with colleagues and peers utilizing a collaborative team concept of anesthesia care while demonstrating effective communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation and interdisciplinary teamwork.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Work Schedule: Various work schedules available. May require rotating call coverage, weekdays, nights, weekends and/or holidays. The supervisor will determine the actual work schedule (FT, PT, Intermittent & the hours worked) upon selection based on the needs of the organization.

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Discloser Report: Not required