About This Role
This role involves joining a rapidly growing, high-energy pain clinic as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. The CRNA practices both autonomously and in collaboration with various health providers to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence-based anesthesia and pain care services. This position cares for patients of all acuity levels across the lifespan in various settings for procedures including surgical, obstetrical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and pain management.
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 pre-anesthetic 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, or blood products necessary to provide anesthesia services
- 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 during the post anesthesia period
- Provide postanesthesia follow-up evaluation and care
- Discharge the patient from the postanesthesia care unit
- Implement acute and chronic pain management modalities
- Perform quality assessment and quality assurance
- Provide didactic and clinical education of students and staff
- Participate in facility committees and related activities
- Fulfill interdepartmental liaison responsibilities
- Provide clinical or administrative oversight of other departments (e.g., respiratory therapy, PACU)
- Support patient safety when performing job functions and through participation in facility, department or unit patient safety initiatives
- Take action to correct observed risks to patient safety
- Report adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority
