Supervisory APN

Summary

The incumbent serves as an Independent Licensed Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, who develops the anesthetic treatment plan, performs pre-op evaluations, selects anesthetics to be used, considering such factors as patient's conditions and operations to be performed, and assesses and documents patient's recovery from anesthesia.

Duties

• Serves as an Independent Licensed Nurse Anesthetist determining and providing treatment plans and services for patients undergoing a wide variety of surgical operations.
• Establishes the treatment plan and administers either general anesthesia to induce the patient to the narcosis utilizing a variety of drugs and techniques, or regional anesthesia to produce insensitivity to surgical stimuli.
• Manages the post-anesthesia care of patients.
• Manages and directs the Department including strategic planning, policy formulation, budget management, human resource management, performance improvement, quality management, information management, equipment and supplies management, and planning and management of specialty clinics.
• Supervises the following employees: Two (2) Physician (Anesthesiology), GS-602-15; Five (5) APN (Anesthetist), GS-610-13, and one (1) APN (Nurse Anesthetist), GS-610-12.
• Coordinates and integrates services with Health Promotion/Disease Prevention to assure community outreach.
• Promotes training needs of all direct care staff within the Department to ensure staff development and competency.
• Coordinates educational programs, which include training of Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists from affiliated accredited programs, staff in-service training, in-service programs for physicians, nurses, other direct care staff, other government agencies, and the community at large, and presentations/courses to accredited university programs.
• Collaborates and coordinates with the NAIHS Department of Anesthesiology chiefs via conference calls and scheduled meetings on standardizing policies and procedures, planning and implementing Area wide performance improvement monitors, on The Joint Commission (TJC) preparation, and other professional issues.
• Maintains professional knowledge and proficiency in Anesthesia care through continuing education, staff meetings and workshops.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Clinical Director.

**Note: Position is open until filled, the vacancy will close when a selection is made

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