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

Location US-MD-FT. MEADE
Job ID
2024-7901
# Positions
1
Category
Medical
Salary Range
$117,651 - $147,621 per year
Recruitment Bonus
Negotiable
Relocation Assistance
Negotiable
Student Loan Repayment
Negotiable

Overview

This position is located at Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center, Director Of Nursing Department of Nursing Operating Rooms, Ft Meade, MD.
 

Fort Meade is the Army's second largest installation by population with more than 64,000 employees that represent the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and Space Force. Fort Meade's more than 120 partner agencies include the DoD's newest Combatant Command - US Space Force, as well as the National Security Agency, DISA/JFH DODIN Combatant Command - U.S. Space Force, U.S. Cyber Command - the National Security Agency, Defense Information Systems Agency/Joint Forces Headquarters for the Department of Defense Information Network, Defense Media Activity, and several non-DoD agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency and Architect of the Capitol.

 

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/

 

*Recruitment or Relocation incentive may be authorized.
*Student Loan Repayment may be authorized.
*Advanced in-hire may be authorized.
*Advanced leave accrual may be authorized.

 

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Who May Apply: US Citizens

Responsibilities

* Administer anesthetic agents and supportive treatments to patients undergoing surgery or other medical procedures.

 

* Reviews planned anesthesia with the patient.

 

* Recognizes and corrects potential complications related to the anesthetic care delivered.

 

* Manages patient's anesthetic care throughout surgery.

 

* Manages the maintenance of anesthesia using appropriate anesthetic and adjunctive agents.

 

* Administers anesthesia by general, regional, and local techniques.

 

* Provides pertinent patient information concerning patient recovery to recovery room staff.

 

* Reviews anesthesia records.

 

* Provides clinical instruction and evaluation to assigned anesthesia nursing students, interns, residents, and other clinical skills.

 

* Performs other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

 

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Anesthetist):

Degree: A graduate or higher level degree from an accredited professional nursing educational program in Nurse Anesthetist is required. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

Foreign Degree: A degree from a Foreign Nursing School. Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.

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.

Licensure: A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse in the specialty of Nurse Anesthetist or related specialty from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0610 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before. Applicants claiming this exemption must meet the requirement below. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant.Active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Professional Nursing Experience: One or more full years of professional nursing experience which includes administering anesthetics to patients by inhalation, regional, intravenous, local, or topical means; and monitoring patients receiving anesthesia care. This definition of professional nursing experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

 

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