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Job description
Summary
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) & 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.
Qualifications
Chief Advanced Practice Nurse (Certified Nurse Anesthetist)
Basic Requirements:
Education: A masters or doctoral degree in nurse anesthesia
Nursing education must be from a school of professional nursing anesthesia accredited by Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs (COA) at the time the program was completed by the applicant
License and Certification: The following licensure and certification requirements are considered conditions of employment
License
All APN (CNAs) must maintain an active - current - full and unrestricted license to practice as a CNA or equivalent - in a State - Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia
Basic Certification
All APN (CNAs) must maintain full and current certification by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) or an equivalent Nurse Anesthetist certification recognized by the COA
NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and an APN (NP) assignment that are also performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification
The following Education - Experience - and Knowledge - Skills and Abilities must be met for Advanced Practice Nurse (Certified Nurse Anesthetist) IV: Education and Experience Requirement: Meets basic education requirement for an APN (CNA) AND four years of APN (CNA) progressively responsible leadership assignments in clinical - administrative - educational and/or research related to CNA practice - one of which is specialized experience equivalent to the APN (CNA) III grade level
Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities: Must have the ability to perform long and short-term planning goals for their anesthesia department
Chief APN (CNA) functions may include - but are not limited to - the following knowledge - skills - and abilities: Ability to assume progressive responsibility for planning - organizing - directing - and evaluating section and departmental processes and programs
Ability to supervise staff - students or ancillary personnel and to ensure proper scheduling and staffing
Skill to perform as a provider and mentor for unusually extensive and complex anesthetic cases
Knowledge to participate in a continual audit of anesthesia care and to ensure periodic performance and professional practice (focused and ongoing) evaluation requirements are met
Preferred Experience: At least 10 years of experience as a CRNA
CRNA leadership experience
Physical Requirements: Light lifting (under 15 lbs) - light carrying (under 15 lbs) - use of fingers - far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and 20/40 in the other - hearing (aid permitted) - emotional stability - mental stability
May occasionally be exposed to patients who are aggressive or combative secondary to delirium - dementia - or psychiatric disorders
May be required to work closely with others or teams - or work in close proximity with others.
Duties
Chief Nurse Anesthetist functions may include - but are not limited to the following: a
Ability to perform scheduling and supervise staff - students - or ancillary personnel to include conducting performance evaluations in order to effectively execute responsibilities
b
Knowledge to accept substantial and continuing responsibility and accountability for planning - organizing - directing - and controlling an integrated program
c
Ability to serve on committee meetings - departmental reviews - problem-focused studies - problem solving - interventions - and process oversight in order to justify program goals and motivate assigned personnel
d
Skill in design and management of budget and cost benefit analysis in order to ensure optimal stewardship of resources
e
Ability to exercise independent judgment - perform tasks of unusual difficulty along special technical - supervisory - or administrative lines
These practitioners may develop protocols of anesthesia practice
f
Ability to provide analytical techniques and problem solving related to drug interaction and pathological changes during the anesthesia course
g
Ability to provide leadership in the application of the nursing process to patient care - organization processes and/or systems - improving outcomes at the program or service level
h
Knowledge to participate in the audit of anesthesia care - recommending changes where indicated
At this level - emphasis is placed on strategic planning and administrative/managerial responsibilities
The Chief Nurse Anesthetist makes recommendations that may significantly affect the content - interpretation - or development of VA policies or programs concerning critical matters or major issues within the anesthesia arena
They are assigned positions/studies where limited guidance exists as to the method of evaluation for the potential experience identified or - where possible - new experiences need to be identified
Regularly provides anesthesia care in unusually extensive and complex surgical procedures that are of prolonged duration and involve high-risk patients - including development of individualized programs of post-op anesthesia care
The Chief Nurse Anesthetist will be a first line supervisor and have administrative responsibility for anesthesia staff
Nurse Anesthetists at this level must have the ability to perform long and short-term planning goals for their anesthesia department
The Chief Nurse Anesthetist will communicate the mission - ethics - and goals of VHA and TVHS - and specifically the Anesthesiology Service within TVHS - as well as the focus statement of the department
Will function as a departmental resource while promoting team functioning and representing the organization in a positive and professional manner
Will effectively and consistently communicate administrative directives to personnel and encourage interactive departmental meetings and discussions
Will participate in management activities including interviewing - hiring - and discipline
Interpret and enforce Human Resources management policies in a consistent manner
Resolve personnel concerns at the department level - utilizing the grievance process as necessary
Recognize and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of self and staff while regularly coaching staff on their contribution to the mission of the agency and with their performance development
Will schedule and adjust staffing - as appropriate - for fluctuations in workload in consultation with Chief of Anesthesiology
Delegate appropriately to subordinates to share responsibilities for efficient departmental operations
Will monitor the quality of anesthesia care
Ensure retrospective - ongoing - and continuing evaluation of the quality of nurse anesthetist care rendered by CRNAs anywhere in the facility through the use of performance evaluations
Address performance issues of any CRNA in a timely manner and inform the Chief of Anesthesiology Service of ongoing concerns
Provide education to staff on performance and professional improvement
CA92 CRNA Pay Schedule 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: Based on the needs of the Service
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
Contact Sherry Miller - the EDRP Coordinator - at for questions/assistance
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Worksite address
nashville, TN, 37247, US
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