Advanced Practice Nurse (ANESTHETIST)

Responsibilities

• Provide anesthesia and related services in accordance with hospital regulatory, licensing and credentialing policies, and with American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Guidelines for Nurse Anesthesia Practice and Code of Ethics.
• Evaluate information and make professional assessment to prescribe the anesthetic plan, utilizing new and evolving pharmacologic technologies, as appropriate.
• Induce anesthesia to safe, appropriate levels, and manage patient care throughout procedures.
• Serve as a resource consultant to a wide variety of professional health colleagues, regarding the latest advances in nurse anesthesia and nursing practice.
• Provide oversight, instruction, and mentorship to other CRNAs, students, trainees, rotators, new or temporary department members, and other hospital staff in the field of anesthesia in both clinical and administrative areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A graduate or higher level degree from an accredited professional nursing educational program in Anesthesia is required.
• This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
• Licensure: A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.
• Active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.