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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - CRNA, Atlanta VA Healthcare System - Metro Atlanta, GA
Location: Atlanta VA Healthcare System - Metro Atlanta, Georgia
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Schedule: To be determined
Position Type: Government contract opportunity
Position Overview
RieLes Group is seeking experienced Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists to support anesthesia services within the Atlanta VA Healthcare System. The CRNA will provide safe, high-quality anesthesia care to Veterans undergoing surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures.
Candidates must currently reside within the Metro Atlanta, Georgia area and be available to report onsite as required. This is not intended to be a travel or relocation position.
The final schedule, period of performance, procedural volume, call requirements, and specific clinical assignments will be confirmed upon receipt of the Government's Statement of Work
Essential Duties
The CRNA may be responsible for:
    Conducting pre-anesthesia assessments, including reviewing medical histories, laboratory results, diagnostic testing, medications, and patient risk factors
    Developing and implementing individualized anesthesia plans
    Administering general, regional, local, and monitored anesthesia care within the CRNA's approved privileges or scope of practice
    Managing airways and responding to anesthesia-related emergencies
    Continuously monitoring patient oxygenation, ventilation, circulation, temperature, and overall condition 
    Administering medications, intravenous fluids, blood products, and other therapies associated with anesthesia care 
    Providing post-anesthesia evaluation and supporting safe patient transfer to the appropriate recovery area
    Maintaining complete and timely documentation in the VA's electronic health record and anesthesia documentation systems
    Participating in patient-safety, quality-improvement, peer-review, and infection-control activities
    Collaborating with anesthesiologists, surgeons, nurses, technicians, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
    Complying with all VA policies, clinical protocols, credentialing requirements, and facility medical staff bylaws
Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates must possess:
    A master's or doctoral degree in nurse anesthesia from a program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs at the time of graduation 
    Current certification through the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists
    An active, current, full, and unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse and/or nurse anesthetist in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia
    Current Basic Life Support certification
    Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification
    Proficiency in written and spoken English
    Recent clinical experience providing anesthesia services in an acute-care hospital, operating room, ambulatory surgery, or procedural setting
    Ability to successfully complete VA credentialing, privileging or scope-of-practice approval, background screening, occupational-health clearance, and required training
    Ability to meet applicable vaccination, infection-control, patient-safety, and health-screening requirements. 
    Ability to provide professional liability insurance when required by the resulting contract
    Current residence within the Metro Atlanta, Georgia area
    Reliable transportation and the ability to report onsite according to the assigned schedule
Preferred Qualifications:
    Two or more years of recent CRNA experience
    Previous experience working within a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility
    Experience caring for medically complex, surgical, and geriatric patient populations
    Experience with electronic anesthesia records and VA electronic health record systems
    Experience in general surgery, orthopedics, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, urology, vascular procedures, or other hospital-based specialties
    Experience providing regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, or emergency airway management, subject to the privileges granted by the Atlanta VA
    Availability for full-time, part-time, PRN, extended-hour, weekend, or on-call coverage, depending on the Government's final requirements
Required Application Materials
Qualified candidates should provide:
    Current resume or curriculum vitae
    Copies of current RN and CRNA licenses
    Current NBCRNA certification
    BLS and ACLS certifications
    Nurse-anesthesia diploma or degree information
    At least three professional references
    Confirmation of current Metro Atlanta residency
    Availability and preferred work schedule
Please send me your most updated resume to mcastillo@rielesgroup.com

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