Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

Veterans Health Administration • Minneapolis, MN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) position is located at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The CRNA provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management, practicing to the full extent of their education, training, certification, state license, and locally determined clinical privileges or scope of practice. The role emphasizes quality, timeliness, and advancing the VA mission, and includes direct patient care, administration, education, and research activities.

The CRNA administers anesthesia to patients of all health complexities in inpatient and outpatient settings, both inside and outside the Operating Room. Anesthesia services include pre-anesthesia evaluation and preparation; induction, maintenance, and emergence; post-anesthesia care; peri-anesthetic and clinical support; and emergency response. The CRNA develops and implements patient-specific anesthesia plans and appropriate preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative orders and medications. Where authorized by privileges or scope of practice and applicable licensure, CRNAs with DEA credentials may independently prescribe controlled substances.

The CRNA collaborates with health care professionals to support patient care, safety, and welfare; promotes high-quality, efficient care and patient satisfaction; contributes to staff education and may serve as a preceptor or adjunct clinical faculty; and develops and implements evidence-based practices. The position is self-directed within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Clinical and administrative responsibility is to the Chief CRNA; when there is no Chief CRNA, it is to the Chief of Anesthesia or, if that role is absent, the Chief of Surgery.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This is not a virtual position. VA describes a total rewards package that includes paid leave and holidays, retirement benefits, insurance, and potential eligibility for the Education Debt Reduction Program, subject to program requirements and approval.

Requirements

• Master’s or doctoral degree in nurse anesthesia from a program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs when completed.
• Maintain an active, current, full, and unrestricted license to practice as a Certified Nurse Anesthetist or equivalent in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Maintain full and current certification by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists or equivalent certification recognized by the Council on Accreditation.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English for direct patient care.
• For Nurse II entry level: no experience is required beyond meeting the basic education requirement; demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed for entry-level practice, including anesthesia assessment and planning, administration and monitoring, emergency response, patient communication, documentation, collaboration, and safety.
• For Nurse III: meet the basic education requirement and have one year of specialized Certified Nurse Anesthetist experience equivalent to the APN (CNA) II grade level; demonstrate the listed advanced practice competencies.
• U.S. citizenship is required, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Meet pre-employment conditions, including drug screening for testing-designated positions, background/security investigation, physical evaluation, onboarding, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.

Responsibilities

• Administer anesthesia in inpatient and outpatient settings to patients with a range of health complexities.
• Provide services including pre-anesthesia evaluation and preparation, anesthesia induction, maintenance and emergence, post-anesthesia care, peri-anesthetic and clinical support, and emergency response.
• Develop and implement comprehensive, patient-specific anesthesia plans for local, regional, general, and monitored anesthesia inside and outside the Operating Room.
• Prescribe appropriate preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative orders and medications within applicable privileges, scope of practice, and licensure.
• Collaborate with health care professionals to support common goals for patient care, safety, and welfare.
• Promote high-quality anesthetic services, patient safety and satisfaction, improved outcomes, and operational efficiency.
• Serve as a resource for staff education and, as appropriate, as a preceptor or adjunct clinical faculty for health care trainees.
• Develop and implement evidence-based practices for anesthesia care.
• Practice within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice and applicable state licensure.
• As authorized by DEA credentials and applicable practice authority, independently prescribe controlled substances in preoperative, intraoperative, or postoperative settings.
• Demonstrate the VA ICARE values: Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program student loan reimbursement, subject to eligibility, application, and program approval; awards may be up to $200,000 over one to five years.
• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension, with five-year vesting, and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in VA contributions.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.

What This Job Offers

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