Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Anesthetist)

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA • Fort Gordon, GA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Fort Gordon, Georgia. The Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Anesthetist) provides independent, comprehensive anesthesia care for surgical patients in the operating room, ancillary sites, and preoperative clinic within a Military Treatment Facility. The role involves caring for patients across a wide range of ages and health statuses; it does not include obstetric, cardiac, or neuro anesthesia. Work-hour shifts may be 8, 16, or 24 hours. The position is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

The incumbent reviews clinical charts and recommends an appropriate type of anesthesia, including general, regional, local, or IV sedation; anesthetizes patients for a broad range of surgeries; and determines the optimal type and method of anesthesia for surgical procedures. The role includes recognizing emergencies and critical changes in patient status, notifying the surgeon and seeking assistance from perioperative and anesthesia teams as needed, and taking full responsibility for the techniques, drugs, and equipment used to administer anesthesia. The incumbent also conducts and participates in educational programs to improve anesthesia nursing practice.

Employment conditions include background and personnel security investigations, seasonal influenza vaccination or a recognized exemption, pre-employment and random drug testing, a pre-placement medical examination, immunization screening, and current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications. The position may involve rotating shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, and periodic on-call duty. It is designated mission essential and inclement-weather essential, requiring the employee to report or remain at work during severe weather or emergencies. Travel to various locations is required about 5% of the time. The position has a lifting requirement of up to 40 pounds.

Applicants must meet the specified nursing education and licensure requirements and have at least one year of qualifying professional nursing experience administering anesthesia, reviewing patient records before perioperative procedures, and monitoring vital signs for critical changes during procedures, unless eligible for the stated Department of War nurse experience exemption. Education cannot substitute for the one-year experience requirement. A one-year probationary period applies. Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates; permanent change of station costs are not authorized.

Requirements

• A qualifying degree or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program; transcripts must be provided.
• A current, active, full, and unrestricted professional nursing license or registration from a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory, and passing the National Council Licensure Examination.
• A current, active, full, and unrestricted professional nursing license or registration in anesthesia or a related specialty from a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory.
• At least one year of professional nursing experience administering anesthesia for surgical and medical procedures, conducting patient medical record reviews before perioperative procedures, and monitoring vital signs to identify critical changes during procedures, unless qualifying for the stated Department of War Nurse Experience Exemption.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
• Ability to fulfill non-privileged professional credential requirements.
• Consent to required seasonal influenza vaccination or provide a recognized exemption.
• Consent to pre-employment screening and random drug urinalysis testing.
• Satisfactory completion of required suitability, fitness, personnel security, medical, and immunization screening requirements.
• Ability to work rotating shifts, nights, weekends, and holidays, and be on call periodically as required.
• Ability to report to or remain at work during severe weather or emergency conditions as a mission-essential and inclement-weather-essential employee.
• Ability to travel to various locations approximately 5% of the time.
• Ability to meet the position’s lifting requirement of up to 40 pounds.
• Foreign nursing school graduates must complete the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Certification Program and provide a copy of the CGFNS Certificate.
• Foreign education used to meet qualifications must be evaluated and deemed equivalent to accredited U.S. education, or receive full credit from an accredited U.S. college or university.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens and provide proof of citizenship.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Successful selectees must complete a one-year probationary period.

Nice To Haves

• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent, comprehensive anesthesia care for surgical patients within a Military Treatment Facility.
• Review clinical charts and recommend the appropriate type of anesthesia, including general, regional, local, or IV sedation.
• Anesthetize patients for a broad range of surgical procedures.
• Determine the optimal type and method of anesthesia for surgical procedures.
• Identify emergencies and critical changes in patients’ status, notify the surgeon, and seek assistance from perioperative and anesthesia teams as needed.
• Assume full responsibility for the techniques, drugs, and equipment used to administer anesthesia.
• Conduct and participate in educational programs to improve anesthesia nursing practice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level