Certified Nurse Anesthetist Position Available In Alachua, Florida

Certified Nurse Anesthetist Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion North Florida/ South Georgia VA Healthcare System Summary

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The North Florida/ South Georgia VA Healthcare System Service is seeking an experienced and dynamic Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CNA). Our ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards, as well as the growth and development of a VA academic hospital program. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/21/2025 to 12/30/2025 Salary $158,678 – $230,028 per year A formal pay-setting process used to determine your salary. The salary may be any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Pay scale & grade VN 00 Locions 1 vacancy in the following locions: Gainesville, FL Jacksonville, FL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 3 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12734285-25-CMD

Control number 837386000 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees – Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees – Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria. Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Clarificion from the agency All qualified candides encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens. Videos Duties This is an

OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT

. Applicions accepted on an ongoing basis and will remain on file through 12/30/2025. The first cut-off de is 06/06/2025. Eligible applicants will then be referred every 2 weeks until positions are filled. Applicions will only be accepted from U.S. Citizens. Applicant’s note: This announcement is being used to fill various positions duty locions throughout the North Florida/South Georgia VA Healthcare System. You must choose which locions you want to be considered for. You may select one or more locion; but you must select least one when you apply. You considered for the locions th you select when you apply.? Some locions may not have a vacancy the time of this announcement, but you should a vacancy become available in the near future, you considered for it. This position is eligible for the Educion Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP applicion within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP applicion. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. As a Licensed Independent Provider, the Certified Nurse Anesthetist practices autonomously and in coordinion with health care professionals and other individuals. The incumbent collabores closely with surgeons and other healthcare professionals to ensure safe and effective anesthesia delivery to pients. Must be an excellent communicor and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center. Other duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Performing pre-anesthesia evaluions, preparing anesthesia plan, delivering all forms of anesthesia, and following up on all general anesthesia cases. Providing emergency airway and resuscition management throughout the facility. Performing pre-anesthetic pient history and physical, including the collection of preoperive consults and da from which an approprie anesthetic plan is formuled. Administering inhalion, regional, intravenous, local, and topical anesthetics and continuously evaluing the pient’s physical stus and responses to anesthesia. Performing post-anesthetic management of pients to optimize the recovery from anesthesia and minimize pain. Maintaining clear communicion with surgeons, other healthcare providers, and pients regarding the anesthetic plan and any changes during the procedure. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

Pay:

Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off:

50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement:

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by

VA Insurance:

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure:

1 full and unrestricted license from any US Ste or territory

Work Schedule:

Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm (

Note:

Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor. The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/pient care needs).

Virtual:

This is not a virtual position.

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives:

Not Authorized EDRP Authorized :

Former EDRP participants are not eligible to apply for EDRP. Contact the VISN 8 Compension Center of Excellence for questions/assistance. Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) : Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct pient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( ). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until the educion requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

All applicants must meet the following basic qualificions.

United Stes Citizenship:

Must be a US Citizen Educion. A master’s or doctoral degree in nurse anesthesia. Nursing educion must be from a school of professional nursing anesthesia accredited by Council on Accredition of Nurse Anesthesia Educion Programs ( ) the time the program was completed by the applicant. License. Active, current, full and unrestricted CNA license to practice as a CNA or equivalent, in a Ste, Territory or Commonwealth of the United Stes or in the District of Columbia. Certificion . Must possess and maintain full and current board certificion by the Nional Board of Certificion and Recertificion for Nurse Anesthetists ( ) or an equivalent Nurse Anesthetist certificion recognized by the COA. English Language Proficiency . In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct pient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.

NOTE:

Grandfhering Provision – All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and an APN (CNA) assignment th are also performing the duties as described in the qualificion standard on the effective de of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualificion requirements for the grade held including positive educion and licensure/certificion.

Grade Determinion:

In addition to the basic qualificion requirements, the grade level of a CNA is based on a combinion of educion, experience, and knowledge, skills and abilities. Exception to Licensure for Gradue Nurse Technicians. Candides who otherwise meet the basic requirements, but do not possess the required APN (CNA) licensure and/or certificion, may be appointed the entry step of the Nurse II, as a Nurse Anesthetist on a temporary appointment up to any period not-to-exceed one year and a day under the authority of 38 U.S.C. § 7405(c)(2)(B). Certified Nurse Anesthetist)

II:

Educion and Experience Requirement. Nurse II is considered the entry grade level for (CNAs); no experience is required. Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. The following list of knowledge, skills and abilities present the minimum skill set expected of an Entry Level CNA. Entry level into practice may include but are not limited to the following: Ability to transle into anesthesia care the principles of professional nursing practice including the pients’ rights to autonomy, dignity, privacy, and safety. Knowledge of current research and practice guidelines to frame anesthesia practice including up to de techniques, pharmacology, and equipment. Ability to obtain, document and verify informed anesthesia consent and perform a pre-anesthetic pient history and physical, which includes managing pre-operive consults and interpreting da. Ability to formule a pient-specific anesthetic plan and describe salient anesthetic risks, benefits, and options to the pient. Ability to administer inhalional, regional, intravenous, local, and topical anesthetics. Skill in detecting and treing anesthesia or surgically reled physiologic changes and ability to tre accordingly in order to maintain homeostasis. Skill in assessing pient stus for approprieness of transfer of care to another healthcare provider and communicing essential pient informion to other providers effectively. Ability to participe in collaborive responsibility for proper pient positioning, physiologic monitoring, infection control and anesthesia documention. Skill in responding to emergency situions by providing airway management, fluid and medicion administrion, invasive line insertion and management and the use of advanced cardiac life support techniques. Ability to provide pient care th is abreast of changing concepts and advancements in the profession, (e.g., ultrasound techniques.) Ability to practice anesthesia in an interdisciplinary environment utilizing a collaborive concept of anesthesia care. Knowledge of quality improvement processes to maintain ongoing review and evaluion of anesthesia care to improve outcomes. Ability to demonstre a practice emphasis on safety, current established guidelines and protocols while recognizing the duty to report unsafe conditions or errors.

Certified Nurse Anesthetist III:

Educion and Experience Requirement:

One year of specialized CNA) experience equivalent to the (CNA) II grade level.

Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Progressively responsible experience in the administrion of anesthetics as indiced in the knowledge, skills and abilities listed below . Ability to plan, administer and manage anesthesia for a broad range of complex surgical procedures skillfully employing continuous assessment and anesthetic adaption based on pient response and comorbidities. Work assignments will vary by facility. Ability to participe in assignments th are technically challenging, encompass a variety of anesthetizing locions and utilize advanced equipment and procedures while adapting techniques to solve various complex anesthesia problems including the development of individualized programs of post-op anesthesia care. Skill in responsibility and accountability to perform to the extent of the CNA standards of practice as a licensed healthcare professional in any model of anesthesia practice. Ability to contribute to the educional mission as a mentor or preceptor providing didactic and clinical instruction in anesthesia to student nurse anesthetists, medical and dental residents, and other health care trainees. Knowledge to participe in the development, implemention and maintenance of auditing processes th ensure and improve the quality and consistency of anesthesia and associed documention. Ability to contribute to departmental administrive processes through quality assurance, shared governance, or committee represention as applicable. Ability to serve as a representive on interdisciplinary teams to establish and maintain guidelines and communicion. Skill demonstred in the ability to embrace the safety culture emphasis by continuously assessing for safety risks, actively reporting safety concerns, and maintaining a just culture by identifying faults in systems rher than individuals. Exception to Licensure for Gradue CNA. Candides who otherwise meet the basic requirements, but do not possess the required licensure and/or certificion, may be appointed the entry step of the Nurse II, as a Gradue Certified Nurse Anesthetist on a temporary appointment up to any period not-to-exceed one year and a day under the authority of 38 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2)(B ).

Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . The full performance level of this vacancy is Grade III. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of Grade II to III.

Physical Requirements:

Must pass a pre-employment physical examinion as required by VA Handbook 5019. This examinion is administered by VA Occupional Health. This position requires modere lifting up to 44 lbs., carrying objects up to 15 lbs., frequent reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, hands and legs, use of cranes and motor vehicles, walking & standing up to 8 hours, bending and climbing and able to hear whisper. The incumbent must be physically, emotionally and mentally stable in order to efficiently perform the essential functions of this position without hazard to themselves or others. Additional informion

Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment.

NOTE:

Candide’s educion, scope, and length of nursing practice (experience) considered in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members:

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies.

NOTE:

Incomplete packets will not be Failure to submit the required documention will make you ineligible for this position. The following documents are required from all applicants: Résumé /

CV:

For each job/position listed, you must include a job title, detailed duties, month and year for each start/end de and if full-time or part-time stus with the number of hours worked each week. Responses to the questionnaire Licensure. Must provide a copy of your Certified Nurse Anesthetist license.

Board Certificion :

Must provide a copy of your Certified Nurse Anesthetist board certificion. Transcript(s): Must provide a copy of your educion transcripts. The following additional supporting documents may be submitted, if applicable: SF-50: All VA/Federal employees should submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (th is not an award SF-50) th shows you’re a current, permanent VA/Federal employee. You may get your SF-50 directly from your eOPF. VA employees may go toeOPF. VA employees may go to . Other Federal employees must contact your current HR Office for assistance assessing your eOPF/personnel folder. To be considered for Veterans preference submit: Copy of your DD-214 th shows your type of discharge (Member 4 copy). Disabled Veterans & those claiming 10-Point Preference must submit: SF-15 (Applicion for 10-Point Veterans Preference) along with the supporting documents required by th form (such as VA disability ring). Please read page 2 of the form for acceptable supporting documents. (

Available :

http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf) Those claiming 0-Point (Sole Survivorship) Preference must also submit: Proof of your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/30/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Ceceily Dowdell Phone Address Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Required Documents NOTE:

Incomplete packets will not be Failure to submit the required documention will make you ineligible for this position. The following documents are required from all applicants: Résumé /

CV:

For each job/position listed, you must include a job title, detailed duties, month and year for each start/end de and if full-time or part-time stus with the number of hours worked each week. Responses to the questionnaire Licensure. Must provide a copy of your Certified Nurse Anesthetist license.

Board Certificion :

Must provide a copy of your Certified Nurse Anesthetist board certificion. Transcript(s): Must provide a copy of your educion transcripts. The following additional supporting documents may be submitted, if applicable: SF-50: All VA/Federal employees should submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (th is not an award SF-50) th shows you’re a current, permanent VA/Federal employee. You may get your SF-50 directly from your eOPF. VA employees may go toeOPF. VA employees may go to . Other Federal employees must contact your current HR Office for assistance assessing your eOPF/personnel folder. To be considered for Veterans preference submit: Copy of your DD-214 th shows your type of discharge (Member 4 copy). Disabled Veterans & those claiming 10-Point Preference must submit: SF-15 (Applicion for 10-Point Veterans Preference) along with the supporting documents required by th form (such as VA disability ring). Please read page 2 of the form for acceptable supporting documents. (

Available :

http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf) Those claiming 0-Point (Sole Survivorship) Preference must also submit: Proof of your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/30/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Ceceily Dowdell Phone Address Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/21/2025 to 12/30/2025 Salary $158,678 – $230,028 per year A formal pay-setting process used to determine your salary. The salary may be any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Pay scale & grade VN 00 Locions 1 vacancy in the following locions: Gainesville, FL Jacksonville, FL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 3 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12734285-25-CMD

Control number 837386000 ., .