Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist -Surgical Service

Overview

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program 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 review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

• Clarksburg - in the Mountaineer Country region - offers visitors a rich mix of retail - industrial - professional and governmental services and one of the best preserved historical downtowns in the state
• Clarksburg is considered a Large Town with a population of 41,453 and 2,918 businesses
• The Louis A
• Johnson VA Medical Center is one of the leading health care systems serving Veterans in the Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 (VISN
  5) - which includes medical centers and clinics in Maryland - Virginia - West Virginia - and Washington - D.C. The VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards
• Duties will include - but are not limited to:
  Initiating the anesthetic technique which may include general - regional - local - and IV sedation
• Selecting - applying - and inserting appropriate non-invasive and invasive monitoring modalities for continuous evaluation of the patient s physical status
• Selecting - obtaining - and administering the anesthetics - adjuvant and accessory drugs - and fluids necessary to manage the anesthetic
• Managing a patient s airway and pulmonary status using current practice modalities
• Facilitating emergence and recovery from anesthesia by selecting - obtaining - ordering and administering medications - fluids - and ventilator support
• Discharging the patient from a post-anesthesia care area and providing post-anesthesia follow-up evaluation and care - as needed
• Responding to emergency situations by providing airway management - administration of emergency fluids and drugs - and using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques
• Implements acute pain management modalities
• Fiber optic bronchoscopy

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

Liscensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule:

Primarily Monday
- Friday - 7:00am-3:30pm (On Call Duties as required)

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

May be authorized

EDRP Authorized:
Contact visn5edrpcoordinators - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Authorized

This position is covered under the AFGE Bargaining Unit Agreement

Per the AFGE Master Agreement