Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with 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 complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

• This Advanced Practice Nurse (Certified Nurse Anesthetist) position is in Anesthesiology Services at the VA Maine Healthcare Systems, located at the Togs, ME location
• This position is a full-time at 40 hours per week
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Duties will include, but are not limited to: Collaborates with a variety of health care professionals to achieve common goals for care, safety, and welfare of patients
• Foster high levels of confidence and satisfaction among patients and staff, as well as meet and exceed compliance standards
• Provides anesthetic services within five general categories to include: pre-anesthesia evaluation and preparation
• anesthesia induction, maintenance, and emergence
• post anesthesia care
• peri-anesthetic and clinical support functions
• and emergency response techniques
• Develops and implements a comprehensive anesthesia plan of care for patients requiring local, regional, general, and monitored anesthesia both inside and outside the Operating Room (OR) suite
• Ensures anesthetic services delivered throughout the facility are of the highest quality to promote patient safety, satisfaction, and improve outcomes and efficiencies
• Functions as resource for staff education and is willing to be a preceptor and adjunct clinical faculty for health care trainees rotating through the facility
• Develops and implements evidence-based practices that are essential to the delivery of the highest quality anesthesia care
• Prescribes appropriate preoperative, intra-operative and postoperative orders and medications
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence
• 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: Full time, Monday- Friday with rotating schedule Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May Be Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact Jaime Perez Jaime.Perez3@va.gov , the EDRP Coordinator for questions or assistance on how to begin the application process
• Learn more EDRP Assignment Code: V1 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Notifications: This position is in the Excepted Service
• THIS OPEN & CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT (OCA) ESTABLISHES A STANDING REGISTER OF ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS, which closes on December 27, 2024
• The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be June 12, 2024 with subsequent reviews every other week as additional vacancies occur, or on an as-needed basis, until positions are filled
• Please see the \"What To Expect Next\" area of the announcement which provides additional information on the referral process for this type of announcement
• This position is a AFGE Bargaining Unit position
• This position is covered by a locality rate
• Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action)
• The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted)
• In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.