Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Anesthetist)

<p>About the Position: About the Position: This position is located in the Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology Service at the Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. Recruitment or Relocation Incentive May be Authorized. Advanced in hire may be authorized to candidates who are new to Federal service. Enhanced Leave Accrual may be authorized. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Provide anesthesia care — Deliver Monitored Anesthesia Care, general, and regional anesthesia for surgical, obstetric, and procedural cases; monitor patients, manage intraoperative physiology, and provide immediate postoperative care.</p><p>Develop anesthetic plans — Assess patients preoperatively, determine optimal anesthesia methods, obtain informed consent, interpret diagnostic data, and adjust plans based on clinical changes.</p><p>Serve as anesthesia consultant — Advise multidisciplinary teams on anesthesia options, risks, and evidence based practices; review current literature to support clinical decision making.</p><p>Support quality and compliance — Participate in QA/QI, peer review, Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation, and accreditation processes; evaluate care standards, improve outcomes, and maintain required certifications.</p><p>Provide education and training — Teach and mentor CRNAs, students, and staff; deliver lectures, in services, and clinical instruction to advance anesthesia practice.</p><h3>Education</h3>See Education Qualifications Above FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.