Job Description

Salem VA Medical Center is seeking a CRNA to join our surgical team in beautiful Salem, Virginia

Our CRNA will serve as a Surgical Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) under the immediate supervision of the Chief, Anesthesiologists, and the Chief of Surgery within the Surgical Care Service Line.  

Duties:

• The provision of direct patient care throughout all phases of the perioperative process including:

• Reviewing relevant information and completing a preoperative assessment, including ordering labs or other tests as indicated by chart review findings.
• Performing a thorough preoperative physical assessment and documenting findings as an addendum to the preoperative anesthesia assessment.
• Determining the anesthetic plan of care that best meets the needs of the patient and surgeon prior to entering the operating suite.
• Placing appropriate monitors and vascular access (both invasive and non-invasive) as indicated by the surgical procedure being performed and patient co-morbidities.
• Performing a broad scope of anesthesia techniques and procedures including
• Regional anesthetic
• General anesthetics (induction, maintenance, emergence)
• Monitored anesthesia care.
• A-lines, central lines, PICC lines and other vascular access.
• Providing anesthesia services both in the operating suite and out of department in various locations throughout the facility.
• Supervising and managing the PACU care area and giving orders and assistance as needed.
• Recovering postoperative patients in circumstances that prevent a transfer of care postoperatively (PACU staff not on station, no available ICU beds or staff to recover patient postoperatively).

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: 10:00am to 6:30pm Monday - Friday Will participate in call rotation (nights and weekends)
Compressed/Flexible: Not Available
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Available
EDRP Authorized: Not Available
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Available

Retirement: Eligible for federal pension upon retirement after 5-year vesting period

Salem VAMC is a hidden gem nestled in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains. Located in the Greater Roanoke area, known as a hospitable city that is watched over by the iconic neon Roanoke Star on Mill Mountain. With its outstanding quality of life, stunning natural beauty, and wide variety of activities, the region has been named one of the 10 Most Scenic East Coast Cities, Best Places to Live in Virginia, and Best Places to Raise Kids. With excellent schools for children, exquisite cuisine, and major universities nearby, the Roanoke area is an academic engine for all of Southwest Virginia! See why this is the place to live, work and play!

Reference: For information on qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

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