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. 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

A CRNA Educator-Coordinator coordinates a clinical education program for nurse anesthesia students and/or other health care trainees who rotate through the VA Healthcare System. Duties include but are not limited to: Completes a patient evaluation and progress notes as Spokane VAMC provider bylaws, regulations and policies require. Write pre-op anesthesia order. Completes pre-anesthesia assessment, immediately prior to the initiation of anesthetic. Determines that patient is candidate for planned choice of anesthesia after completing pre anesthesia assessment and before the administration of anesthesia. Documents findings according to hospital policy. Induce general, regional, or monitored anesthesia care, or combinations thereof, control emergence & extubation of patients. Maintain anesthesia at required levels. Support life functions during the administrating of anesthesia, including induction and intubation. Recognize and take appropriate action for abnormal patient responses to anesthesia or to any adjunctive medicine or other form of therapy. Provide professional observation and resuscitative care until patient has regained control of vital functions. Complete post assessments and progress notes and any follow-up orders needed for patient care. Emergent code/floor intubations, Run ACLS Code as certified until physician arrives. Act as resource for staff education. Participate in administrative and committee functions as requested by Supervisory Anesthesiologist, Chief of Surgical Service and/or Chief of Staff. On call during off tour hours and weekends. Availability is one hour for inpatient and surgery. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm Compressed/Flexible: May be Authorized Telework: This position is eligible to telework on an as needed basis, determined by the needs of the service. This position is not approved to be a 100% Virtual/Remote position. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Contact [email protected] and [email protected], the EDRP Coordinators for questions/assistance. Learn more. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. Nurse Anesthetists must be proficient in spoken and written English. Education: (1) A masters in nursing from a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate state-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: (a) The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), an accrediting arm of the National League for Nursing located at 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, New York 10006. Additional information may be obtained from the NLNAC Web site; or (b) The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), an accrediting arm of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). The CCNE accredits bachelor's and master's degree programs and is located at One DuPont Circle, N.W., Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036. Additional information may be obtained from the CCNE Web site. (c) In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, and unrestricted registration (see basic requirement in subparagraph c below) and the possession of a Certificate from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. (2) Graduate of an accredited nurse anesthesia educational program approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) at the time the program was completed by the applicant. The AANA has compiled current listings of approved training institutions, which are published annually in the December issue of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Journal. Registration: Current, full, active and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth(i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States or the District of Columbia. The nurse anesthetist must maintain a current, full, active and unrestricted registration to continue employment with VA. The appointing official may waive this requirement if the nurse anesthetistis to serve in a country other than the United States and has registration in that country (e.g. Philippines). Certification: (1) On and after May 4, 1993, certification by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists is a requirement for employment. This requirement does not apply to non-certified nurse anesthetists employed by VA as a nurse anesthetist prior to May 4, 1993 and continuously thereafter. Any nurse anesthetist who leaves VA employment or vacates the nurse anesthetist occupation for another VA position must meet the current requirement of certification for re-appointment as a nurse anesthetist. The CCNA and the Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists have designated the AANA's web site as a display agent for their information.(2) Nurse Anesthetists will maintain recertification by meeting the Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetist's requirements as a condition of employment. Grade Determinations: a. The CRNA Educator-Coordinator coordinates an education program, Phase I (non-clinical) and/or Phase II (clinical), for nurse anesthesia students or healthcare trainees who rotate through the VA Healthcare System. This CRNA will have an academic appointment from an accredited school of nurse anesthesia. b. Assignment to the Educator-Coordinator role must represent a significant commitment to the education of students, beyond the occasional preceptorship. The Educator-Coordinator must also demonstrate a commitment to in-service training for staff, and facility continuing education in order to provide accurate information to the population serviced. c. The Educator-Coordinator must have administrative and technical responsibility for maintaining professional standards of practice in accordance with the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA). This may include development of the orientation programs for the students, journal club, scheduling, counseling and grading students, monitoring cases, assisting with research projects, coordinating with didactic instructors and clinical anesthesia staff for student progress. d. The Educator-Coordinator must also assist and provide development opportunities for primary clinical instructors and other department members to maintain their skills and keep current with progressive technical knowledge. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities a. Ability to serve as interdepartmental liaison, interfacing with other departments such as nursing, surgery, PACU, outpatient surgery, admissions, administration, laboratory, pharmacy, etc., in order to incorporate the expertise of all disciplines in a comprehensive, integrated approach to care. b. Knowledge to provide advice and assistance to other nurse anesthetists in unusually difficult or complex cases. c. Ability to perform clinical and didactic teaching, commitment to in-service training for staff, and facility continuing education in order to provide accurate information to population serviced. d. Ability to provide feedback to students, faculty and the Program Director in a timely fashion. e. Skills for the development, implementation, evaluation and on-going updating of the clinical curriculum and evaluation. f. Ability to administer, evaluate and provide sound statistical research, which may promote clinical and didactic evolution and expertise in the field of anesthesia. g. Knowledge to implement educational strategies to meet changes, clinically, academically, and professionally, related to nurse anesthesia. h. May chair or co-chair graduate level research in order to assist students in researching, reviewing/approving research proposal and finished product. i. Knowledge to support and prepare for the program's accreditation process by the COA of Nurse Anesthesia. j. Ability to facilitate communication between students, faculty, and other site coordinators to oversee/manage the clinical education of students. Reference: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G7 Nurse Anesthetist Qualification Standard. The full performance level of this vacancy is VN-0610-IV. Physical Requirements: Heavy lifting (45 pounds and over); Moderate lifting (15-44 pounds); Heavy carrying (45 pounds and over); Moderate carrying (15-44 pounds); Straight pulling (hours vary); Pushing (hours vary); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (hours vary); Standing (hours vary); Repeated bending (hours vary); Both legs required; Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Specific visual requirement (Read/Write); Ability to distinguish basic colors; Hearing (aid permitted)

Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 4815 North Assembly Street Spokane, WA 99205 US
• Name: Heidi Winters
• Phone: 509-434-7607
• Email: [email protected]