CRNA

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Under direct physician supervision and direction, performs anesthetic management of patients undergoing surgical procedures and / or providing labor pain management to include airway management and assisting in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Performs pre-operative examination of patient, reviews medical history, and reviews patient's chart; selects type, dosage, and combinations of anesthesia required to meet needs of patient.
• Consults with supervising physician prior to initiating anesthesia plan.
• Administers anesthesia by intravenous injection, gas inhalation, regional block, or a combination of these, in collaboration with the supervising physician.
• Administers analgesia for labor and postoperative pain utilizing regional blocks, intravenous injections or a combination of these in collaboration with the supervising physician.
• Responds to and assists in acute emergency situations by performing respiratory support and assisting medical staff as required.
• Monitors and maintains all anesthetics.
• Performs airway management during period in which anesthesia is administered, including induction and intubation procedures.
• Documents appropriate patient assessment data in the patient record and finalizes records in a timely fashion.
• Demonstrates competency in the use of anesthesia and computer based systems.
• Assesses pain level in-patients using 0-10, faces or other approved scale to promote comfort and enable patients to participate in their healing.
• Supports operating room procedures.

Time and attendance procedures are consistently followed.

Participation in the administration and / or management of scheduling, material and supplies, billing and data management, development of policies and procedures is provided as needed.

Strengths and opportunities for professional development are identified and goals for self-improvement are set and documented appropriately.

Participation in Performance improvement activities and initiatives is on-going.

Compensation Information :

$135.00 / Hourly - $135.00 / Hourly