Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Anesthetist) GS-0610-12

Responsibilities

• Interprets and addresses abnormal diagnostic data and changes in signs and symptoms; modifies anesthetic plan accordingly.
• Determines necessity for laboratory studies, coordinates ordering of lab tests and evaluates results.
• Provides immediate, post-operative care to patients transported to the PACU, ICU or recovery area; ensures patient airway, hemodynamic stability, optimal pain control and appropriate level of consciousness.
• Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to treat underlying causes and conditions and stabilize the patient for transport to a higher level of care.
• Collaborates with the anesthesia, surgical and multidisciplinary care team to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence-based care.
• Provides oversight and instruction to other CRNAs, students, and ancillary workers in the field of anesthesia, in both clinical and administrative areas.
• Performs Other Duties as Assigned

Qualifications

• A graduate or higher level degree from an accredited professional nursing educational program in Anesthesia is required.
• Licensure: A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.
• Professional Nursing Experience: One or more full years of professional nursing experience which includes administering anesthesia for surgical and medical procedures; conducting patient medical record reviews prior to perioperative procedures; and monitoring vital signs to identify critical changes in patient status during procedures.