Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

About This Role

This Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist role involves practicing autonomously and in partnership with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. The successful candidate will provide evidence-based care for patients of all ages and acuity levels, supporting a diverse range of procedures including surgical, obstetrical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and pain management services, while ensuring high standards of patient safety, quality, and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document the pre-anesthesia assessment and evaluation of the patient
• Obtain informed consent for anesthesia and related 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 post-anesthesia follow-up evaluation and care

Requirements

• Graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor
• Currently certified or recertified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists
• Insurable by an appropriate medical malpractice insurer for the limits required by this institution or state
• Demonstrates current competency in the clinical responsibilities specified
• Active state licensure as a registered nurse in the state of California and comply with any applicable state statutory and regulatory requirements concerning APPAs

Benefits

• Excellent benefits package, including a generous retirement contribution plan

Important Details

• Schedule: Monday-Friday, 3pm-11pm
• No mandatory call
• No weekends
• No holiday call
• Voluntary paid call
• No cardiac, no trauma, no OB; minimal peds cases
• Dedicated late team

About the Company

City of Hope is a transformative team dedicated to changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Its growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix. Its dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: to deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.