Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist CRNA

Work Schedule:

Job Specific Position Duties: The duties include but are not limited to the following:

Manage patient anesthesia experience perform preoperative evaluations and preparations administer monitored anesthesia care regional and general anesthesia monitor and manage patient reactions to anesthesia and surgery manage fluid therapy perform and manage invasive monitoring and perform post operative evaluations as privileged by the MTF Credentials Committee.
Perform a preanesthetic assessment and evaluation of the patient. This includes obtaining an informed consent from the patient requesting consultations and/or diagnostic studies and ordering preanesthetic medications.
Develop and implement an anesthetic plan of care.
Perform an assessment immediately prior to induction of anesthesia of the patient. This shall include a review of the medical record with regard to completeness pertinent laboratory data time of administration and dosage of preanesthesia medication together with an appraisal of any changes in the patients condition from that noted on previous visits. This note shall include any previous anesthetic experiences and complications thereof noted in the medical record.
Maintain the patients physiologic homeostasis and corrects abnormal responses to the anesthesia and/or surgery.
Collect and interpret patient physiological data by selecting applying or inserting noninvasive monitoring modalities.
Manage the patients airway and pulmonary status.
Manage the patients emergence and recovery from anesthesia by maintaining homeostasis providing relief from pain and anesthesia side effects and preventing and managing complications through selecting obtaining ordering and administrating medications fluids or ventilator support.
Record all pertinent events taking place during the introduction of maintenance of and emergence from anesthesia including the dosage and duration of all anesthetic agents other drugs intravenous fluids and blood or blood components on all patients that have received anesthesia care.
Record postanesthetic visits including at least one note describing the presence or absence of anesthesia related complications of the procedure.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Education: Masters degree in nursing. Graduate from an academic program approved by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs (COA).
* Experience: Required to demonstrate clinical competency within the past two years in the required clinical discipline

* Licensure: Current full active and unrestricted CRNA license and Registered Nursing license from any state.

* Clinical Certification: NBCRNA (National Board for Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists) and AANA (Registered Nurse Anesthetist from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists)

* Life Support Certifications: BLS/ACLS/PALS

* Security: Must be able to pass a Government background check and obtain a Government security clearance.

W2 option includes:
* Excellent Compensation & Exceptional Comprehensive Benefits!
* Paid Vacation Paid Sick Time Plus 11 Paid Federal Holidays!

* Medical/Dental/Vision STD/LTD/Life Health Savings Account available and more!
* Annual CME Stipend and License/Certification Reimbursement!

* Matching 401K!