Anesthesia DHC ARNP - 0.75 FTE

Position Responsibilities

• Reviews patient records including prior anesthetics, surgical and nursing work-up, consultant work-up, and other relevant clinical notes and testing procedures.
• Evaluates patient according to the standard anesthetic evaluation, understanding that this standard evaluation may evolve with time.
• This standard evaluation will include obtaining the patient’s medical history, airway exam, examination of heart and lungs, and other clinically indicated organ systems.
• Performs further evaluation as directed by the staff physician.
• Aids the patient in understanding teaching materials provided for their anesthetic.
• Aids the patient in interpretation of NPO instructions.
• Instructs the patient regarding medications to be taken on the day of surgery, including how to manage insulin doses.
• Writes orders for pre-medication for the patient in consultation with the staff physician or clinic supervisor.
• (e.g. EMLA cream, omeprazole, antiemetics, etc.)
• Orders diagnostic tests for the patient in consultation with the staff physician or clinic supervisor.
• Directs requisitions for relevant outside medical records which may include telephone calls to outside physicians, their offices or hospitals.
• Communicates with other services within or outside the hospital to request further consultation or work-up with the cooperation of the staff physician.
• Arranges for communication of special needs or concerns to the anesthesia team.
• Aids in collecting information such as duration of workup, health status of patient, etc., for use in optimizing the function of the clinic.

Experience Requirements

• Current certification in specialty area and licensure as ARNP in state of Iowa is required.
• Current license is required to practice nursing in the State of Iowa.
• Demonstrated experience in area of clinical practice is required.

Education Requirements

• Master’s degree in nursing or related field required; if Masters’ Degree is in a related field a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing is required.