CRNA Surgery Center

Job description

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who practices both autonomously and in collaboration with a variety of health providers on the interprofessional team to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence-based anesthesia and pain care services. The CRNA cares for patients at all acuity levels across the lifespan in a variety of settings for procedures including, but not limited to, surgical, obstetrical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and pain management.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Perform and document the pre anesthesia assessment and evaluation of the patient.
Review, request, and order (as permitted by state law), laboratory/diagnostic studies.
Obtain informed consent for anesthesia and related services.
Select, obtain, order, and administer preanesthetic medication or treatment.
Develop and implement an anesthesia care plan.
Select, obtain, prepare, and use equipment, invasive and non-invasive monitors, supplies, and drugs for the administration of sedation, anesthesia, and pain management services; perform safety checks as needed.
Select, order, obtain, and administer analgesic and anesthetic agents, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids, necessary to provide anesthesia services.
Document a time- based record of events during peri-anesthetic care
Perform all aspects of airway management, including fiberoptic intubation.
Facilitate emergence and recovery from anesthesia by evaluating patient response, and selecting, ordering, and administering medications, fluids, and ventilator support to maintain patient stability during transfer.
Initiate and administer post-anesthesia pharmacological or fluid support of the cardiovascular system.
Initiate and administer respiratory support to ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation in the post anesthesia period.
Evaluate the patient’s response to anesthesia and surgery; take appropriate corrective action post anesthesia.
Provide post anesthesia follow-up

• 8 Hour Guarantee
• Flexible Schedule - FT, PT, PRN
• $120-200 per hour