About This Role
This role as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) involves practicing autonomously and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to provide high-quality, holistic, evidence-based anesthesia services. The core responsibilities include evaluating patients before endoscopy procedures, administering anesthesia, and monitoring patients during and after procedures.
Responsibilities
- Perform pre-screening evaluation (pre-calls) prior to day of procedure by telephone and chart review
- Perform and document the pre-anesthesia evaluation of the patient
- Obtain informed consent for anesthesia and related services
- Manage pre-anesthetic medications and/or treatment
- Develop and implement an anesthesia care plan
- Select, obtain, prepare, and use equipment, standard monitors, supplies, and drugs for the administration of sedation and anesthesia; perform safety checks as needed
- Select, order, obtain, and administer analgesic and anesthetic agents, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, or fluids necessary to provide anesthesia services
- Perform all aspects of airway management
- Facilitate recovery from anesthesia by evaluating patient response, and selecting, ordering, and administering medications or fluids 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 endoscopy; take appropriate corrective action during the post-anesthesia period
- Provide post-anesthesia evaluation and care
- Manage emergency situations by assessing, stabilizing, and determining disposition of patients, including providing airway management, administration of emergency drugs and fluids, and using basic and advanced cardiac life support techniques
- Support patient safety when performing job functions and through participation in company safety and continuous quality improvement initiatives
- Take action to correct observed risks to patient safety
- Report adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority
- Identify possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicate the same to those in charge
Requirements
- Holds current active state licensure as a registered nurse and complies with any applicable state statutory and regulatory requirements concerning CRNAs
- Graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation's of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor
- Currently certified or recertified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists
