Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Anesthetist)
Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs
This job in plain English
This is a full-time, permanent job as an Advanced Practice Nurse (Certified Nurse Anesthetist, or CRNA), a nurse who gives medicine that numbs or puts patients to sleep for surgery and other procedures. It is an open continuous announcement, so applications are reviewed weekly and the closing date is 12/02/2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
It may close early. The job may close before the listed date if it is filled or cancelled, because qualified applicants are referred weekly until that happens.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
- Agency employees onlyOnly current employees of the hiring agency.
Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.
This job is open to U.S. citizens, nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Current federal employees of the hiring agency may also apply under the internal listing.
What you would do
- Administer anesthesia in inpatient and outpatient settings for patients of all health levels.
- Create and carry out anesthesia plans for local, regional, and general anesthesia.
- Evaluate patients before surgery and monitor their care afterward.
- Prescribe preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative orders and medications.
- Train staff and students, and take part in quality improvement and research.
Do you qualify for VN?
With experience: Nurse II is the entry level and needs no experience. Nurse III requires 1 year of specialized CRNA experience equivalent to the Nurse II grade level.
With education: You need a master's or doctoral degree in nurse anesthesia from a program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs (COA) when you finished it. Applicants still finishing their degree may be tentatively selected but cannot be hired until the requirement is met.
Licenses and certifications you need:
- Active, current, full and unrestricted license to practice as a CNA or equivalent in a U.S. state, territory, or DC
- Full and current certification from the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) or a COA-recognized equivalent
How to apply well
What to send:
- Long-form resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
- Transcript if you use education to qualify
- License
- Professional certification
- DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference
- SF-15 if you claim 10-point veterans' preference
- Performance appraisal and SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee
How you will be rated: You are rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your online questionnaire and documents. Your application and documents will be verified, and errors or missing information may lower your rating or make you ineligible.
Tips for this job:
- Use a long-form resume or CV; the 2-page resume requirement does not apply to this job.
- If you use education to qualify, upload your transcript and confirm your school is accredited.
- Submit the full questionnaire and all required documents by 11:59 PM ET on 12/02/2026.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. More schedule details may be shared during the interview process.
Incentives and relocation: Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized, and permanent change of station (PCS) is not authorized.
Conditions of employment:
- U.S. citizenship
- Drug test (urinalysis) before appointment
- English language proficiency for direct patient care
- Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
- Background and security investigation
- Online onboarding with a REAL ID-compliant form of identification
- Pass a pre-employment physical
- Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program
- 2-year probationary period
- Physical demands include long periods of standing, walking, moderate lifting, and kneeling
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $192,634 – $279,261 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- VN · VA nursing
- Location
- Fort Meade, South Dakota
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Excepted
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Travel
- Not required
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Nurse (0610)
- Announcement
- CBSY-13054483-26-SD
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