Nurse Anesthetist - Recruitment/Relocation Incentive and EDRP Authorized

Job Title

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

All anesthetists working at the VA Health Care System in Fargo, North Dakota, in this position are to have completed appropriate training and demonstrated proficiency in administering the following procedures:

• Management of procedures for rendering a patient insensible to pain and emotional stress during surgical, obstetrical, and certain medical procedures.
• The support of life functions under the stress of anesthetic and surgical manipulations.
• The clinical management of the patient unconscious from other causes.
• Management of problems in pain relief.
• Management of problems in cardiac and respiratory resuscitation.
• Application of specific methods of inhalation therapy.
• Clinical management of various fluid, electrolyte, and metabolic disturbances
• Local infiltration anesthesia.
• Bier block.
• Regional anesthesia.
• Saddle block.
• Other spinal techniques.
• Insertion of radial artery line.
• Peripheral nerve block.
• Placement of epidural cannula for administration of analgesic agents.
• Central venous pressure line insertion.
• Swan Ganz insertion.
• PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) line insertion.
• Basic Life Support Certified (certificate required).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified (certificate required).

Clinical Role:

• Assess, monitor, and provide IV sedation, conduction anesthesia or general anesthesia for patients.
• Perform preoperative evaluation for surgical patients.
• Participate in a team approach to ensure appropriate patient assessments, anticipate patient care needs, prevent avoidable complications, and achieve optimal patient conditions.
• Act in adherence of nursing care in accordance with ethical principles.
• Function within the scope of practice as delineated by the Chief of Anesthesiology in collaboration with the Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS), Surgical Care ICC.
• Participate in an even distribution of call as determined by the Chief of Anesthesiology/Chief CRNA in collaboration with the ACOS, Surgical Care ICC.
• Additional anesthesia procedures may be performed by those anesthetists who have received training and demonstrate competence.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

• Recruitment Bonus (Sign-on Bonus): Approved for highly qualified applicants.
• 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: 6:30am - 3:00pm, Monday - Friday.
• 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.