
Hybrid Certified Nurse Anesthetist
Department of Veterans Affairs · Gainesville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Lake City, Florida, Marianna, Florida, Middl, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
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Department of Veterans Affairs · Gainesville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Lake City, Florida, Marianna, Florida, Middl, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
Department of Veterans Affairs · Gainesville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Lake City, Florida, Marianna, Florida, Middl, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
Department of Veterans Affairs · Gainesville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Lake City, Florida, Marianna, Florida, Middl, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
Department of Veterans Affairs · Gainesville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Lake City, Florida, Marianna, Florida, Middl, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
Department of Veterans Affairs · Gainesville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Lake City, Florida, Marianna, Florida, Middl, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
Department of Veterans Affairs · Lake City, Florida, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
Department of Veterans Affairs · Lake City, Florida, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
Department of Veterans Affairs · Lake City, Florida, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
Department of Veterans Affairs · Lake City, Florida, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
Department of Veterans Affairs · Lake City, Florida, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
Department of Veterans Affairs · Lake City, Florida, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
Department of Veterans Affairs · Gainesville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Lake City, Florida, Marianna, Florida, Middl, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location(s): Gainesville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Lake City, Florida, Marianna, Florida, Middleburg, Florida, Ocala, Florida, Palatka, Florida, Perry, Florida, Saint Augustine, Florida, Tallahassee, Florida, The Villages, Florida, Saint Marys, Georgia, Valdosta, Georgia, Waycross, Georgia
Salary Range: $158678 - $230028 Per Year
Job Summary: This announcement has been amended to reflect the 2025 salary range. PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE ANNOUNCEMENT TO ENSURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMIT A COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKET. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and will remain on file through December 31, 2025. Eligible applicants will be referred each month as vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.
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Qualifications: Applicants pending the completion of educational requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until the education requirements are met. Basic Requirements: All applicants must meet the following basic qualifications. United States Citizenship: Must be a US Citizen Education. A master's 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. Active, current, full and unrestricted CNA license to practice as a CNA or equivalent, in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia. Certification. Must possess and maintain full and current board certification by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) or an equivalent Nurse Anesthetist certification recognized by the COA. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and an APN (CNA) 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. Grade Determination: In addition to the basic qualification requirements, the grade level of a CNA is based on a combination of education, experience, and knowledge, skills and abilities. Certified Nurse Anesthetist II: Education and Experience Requirement. Nurse II is considered the entry grade level for APN (CNAs); no experience is required. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. The following list of knowledge, skills and abilities present the minimum skill set expected of an Entry Level CNA. Entry level into practice may include but are not limited to the following: Ability to translate into anesthesia care the principles of professional nursing practice including the patients' rights to autonomy, dignity, privacy, and safety. Knowledge of current research and practice guidelines to frame anesthesia practice including up to date techniques, pharmacology, and equipment. Ability to obtain, document and verify informed anesthesia consent and perform a pre-anesthetic patient history and physical, which includes managing pre-operative consults and interpreting data. Ability to formulate a patient-specific anesthetic plan and describe salient anesthetic risks, benefits, and options to the patient. Ability to administer inhalational, regional, intravenous, local, and topical anesthetics. Skill in detecting and treating anesthesia or surgically related physiologic changes and ability to treat accordingly in order to maintain homeostasis. Skill in assessing patient status for appropriateness of transfer of care to another healthcare provider and communicating essential patient information to other providers effectively. Ability to participate in collaborative responsibility for proper patient positioning, physiologic monitoring, infection control and anesthesia documentation. Skill in responding to emergency situations by providing airway management, fluid and medication administration, invasive line insertion and management and the use of advanced cardiac life support techniques. Ability to provide patient care that is abreast of changing concepts and advancements in the profession, (e.g., ultrasound techniques). Ability to practice anesthesia in an interdisciplinary environment utilizing a collaborative concept of anesthesia care. Knowledge of quality improvement processes to maintain ongoing review and evaluation of anesthesia care to improve outcomes. Ability to demonstrate a practice emphasis on safety, current established guidelines and protocols while recognizing the duty to report unsafe conditions or errors. Certified Nurse Anesthetist III: Education and Experience Requirement: One year of specialized APN (CNA) experience equivalent to the APN (CNA) II grade level. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Progressively responsible experience in the administration of anesthetics as indicated in the knowledge, skills and abilities listed below: Ability to plan, administer and manage anesthesia for a broad range of complex surgical procedures skillfully employing continuous assessment and anesthetic adaptation based on patient response and comorbidities. Work assignments will vary by facility. Ability to participate in assignments that are technically challenging, encompass a variety of anesthetizing locations and utilize advanced equipment and procedures while adapting techniques to solve various complex anesthesia problems including the development of individualized programs of post-op anesthesia care. Skill in responsibility and accountability to perform to the extent of the CNA standards of practice as a licensed healthcare professional in any model of anesthesia practice. Ability to contribute to the educational mission as a mentor or preceptor providing didactic and clinical instruction in anesthesia to student nurse anesthetists, medical and dental residents, and other health care trainees. Knowledge to participate in the development, implementation and maintenance of auditing processes that ensure and improve the quality and consistency of anesthesia and associated documentation. Ability to contribute to departmental administrative processes through quality assurance, shared governance, or committee representation as applicable. Ability to serve as a representative on interdisciplinary teams to establish and maintain guidelines and communication. Skill demonstrated in the ability to embrace the safety culture emphasis by continuously assessing for safety risks, actively reporting safety concerns, and maintaining a just culture by identifying faults in systems rather than individuals. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is Grade III. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of Grade II to III. Physical Requirements: This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. Applicant is required to potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. May be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. May occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. Must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations and able to shift priorities based on patient needs. Must complete annual Employee Health requirements, such as annual TB screening or testing, as a condition of employment. Must be able to assist with positioning of patients. Must be physically, emotionally and mentally competent and able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to yourself or others.
How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/31/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12637369. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USA JOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USA JOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USA JOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Application Deadline: 2025-12-31