Job Description - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - 4/10 Hour Shifts (CAL0008N)
Description
The CRNA will be responsible for:
- Pre-operative and immediate post-operative visits to patients, reporting the findings to the Anesthesiologist.
- Complete an accurate and thorough assessment of patients and develop a plan of care for anesthesia.
- Administers anesthesia under the direction of an Anesthesiologist and demonstrates skills including: intravenous cannulization, drug administration, airway management, endotracheal intubation, manual and mechanical ventilation, monitoring, and arterial cannulization.
- To maintain clinical records and document charges.
- Reports changes in the patient's condition to anesthesiologist and surgeon.
- To check and clean anesthesia equipment in assigned area at the termination of a case.
- To report malfunctioning equipment to the Chief CRNA.
- To generate the intra-operative anesthetic report.
- To function as a part of the Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation team.
- Ability to continually reassess patient and alter plan of care in collaboration with anesthesiologist.
Qualifications
- Current Alabama license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
- Current Alabama license to practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
- The Nurse Anesthetist must be licensed and re-certified by the following: National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists and Alabama Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse – CRNA.
- Provides quality patient care for the needs of the populations served and age specific groups as indicated: pediatric (>1 – 12 years), adolescent (>12 – 17 years), adult (>17 – 65 years), and geriatric (>65 years).
- BLS certification required by the end of employee provisional period. ACLS and PALS certification required within one year of employment.
Primary Location
Callahan Eye Hospital
Job Category
Perioperative Services
Organization
992007000 Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital
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