ORLANDO HEALTH ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN (APH)
Department: APH Childrens Anesthesia
Status: Variable Full Time
Title: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned a “Best Children’s Hospitals” recognition by U.S. News & World Report for 14 consecutive years and has been named a Top Children’s Hospital by the patient-advocacy Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013 and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence for employing evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes and patient and staff satisfaction. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification by the American College of Surgeons.
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.
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Position Summary
Administers anesthesia and anesthesia related care in collaboration and consultation with attending anesthesiologists in the operating room and satellite areas.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
- Participates in pre-anesthetic preparation and evaluation.
- Performs pre-anesthetic assessment prior to each procedure as directed by attending anesthesiologist.
- Formulates a patient specific anesthetic plan of care in collaboration with attending anesthesiologist.
- Determines, prepares, and ensures necessary medications, equipment, and adjunct therapies for administration of anesthetics.
- Initiates plan of anesthesia care (general, regional, monitored sedation) under the supervision of attending anesthesiologist.
- Prepares and tests anesthesia equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Inserts and/or uses invasive and non-invasive monitoring devices for continuous evaluation of patient’s status under anesthesia.
- Demonstrates proficiency in monitoring and management of airway; cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neuromuscular status; and emergence and recovery from an anesthetic.
- Supervises, instructs, and evaluates student nurse anesthetists and instructs interns/residents/allied health personnel in procedures and techniques of general anesthesia.
- Maintains legible, accurate and complete medical records for each anesthetic administered.
- Transfers responsibility for care of the patient to other qualified providers post operatively. Insures continuity of care and patient safety.
- Adheres to patient and personnel safety procedures (infection control, fire, safety electrical and chemical hazards).
- Performs post-anesthesia evaluations as directed by attending anesthesiologist.
- Demonstrates proficiency with maintenance of equipment and cleans work areas. Reports necessary equipment repairs and adjustments via proper channels.
- Participates in interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient safety and quality delivery of anesthesia care.
- Participates in the quality assessment processes developed by Orlando Health and the Anesthesia Department of APMC.
- Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
- Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Other Related Functions
- Communicates appropriately in a manner that is supportive, timely and understandable.
- Acts with a positive professional demeanor towards staff, patients and families.
- Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication with physicians, employees, patients and families.
- Maintains privacy at all times for patient and employee information.
- Maintains positive working relationships with physicians, employees, administration.
- Recognizes and respects the OH Mission Statement. Values and respects integrity, stewardship and excellence.
- Participates in performance improvement activities throughout the organization.
- Participates as a team member and is accountable for personal work responsibilities.
- Demonstrates accountability for personal actions and decisions. Schedules time off to avoid disrupting workflow.
- Creates a work environment that facilitates and encourages involvement of the staff in critical thinking to ensure professional anesthesia practice, as well as, recruitment and retention of staff with diverse background and appropriate education and expertise.
Qualifications
Education/Training
Meets all educational requirements to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and a Florida licensed Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP).
Licensure/Certification
Meets all of the following:
• Maintains current Florida Nursing License - Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP).
• Certified as a Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Current National Advanced Practice Certification from a nursing specialty board recognized by the Florida Board of Nursing (i.e., Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists, or Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists, or their Predecessors).
• Maintains current certification in Healthcare Provider/BLS, ACLS and PALS.
Experience
None
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