Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Brownstown Full Time Days Rotating

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in the professional practice setting.
• Supports and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
• Delegates tasks to assistive personnel in a respectful professional manner.
• Identify patient problems and collaborate with the Anesthesia / Surgeon / Perioperative team in the selection of appropriate interventions (tasks).
• Interacts with members of the health care team to plan and coordinate the perioperative care.
• Promotes a healthy work environment through promotion of professional communication standards, commitment to co-workers, and positive problem resolution.
• Certain duties include conducting appropriate pre-anesthetic assessments, collaborating with the anesthesiologist to determine the appropriate anesthetic plan of management, managing all aspects of anesthesia care, providing airway management and/or intubations for emergent, non-emergent, and resuscitation situations throughout the hospital, and anticipating and exceeding patients and customers' expectations that meet all elements of the Henry Ford Experience.
• Demonstrates, supports, and assumes personal accountability for consistently upholding team members to the standards across the System and adhering to Henry Ford Health policies and procedures.
• Recognizes the unique contribution all health care team members contribute to the patient experience.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Quality and Safety

• Independently uses and documents the nursing process to plan, deliver, and evaluate goal focused, individualized, safe, age specific care for all patients including those with complex pathophysiological needs and/or psychosocial needs.
• Seeks to understand and incorporate both safe practices and evidence-based practices into daily nursing care.
• Maintains compliance with regulatory standards regarding practice, environment, and documentation.
• Directs and delegates nursing care based on patient acuity and staff competency that is consistent with the nurse’s obligation to provide optimum patient care.
• Participate in quality improvement/patient safety initiatives and programs.

Growth

• Participates in professional development and continuous learning.
• Contributes to establishing, maintaining, and improving the work-place environment that encourages respectful interactions with colleagues, support of peers, and identification of issues that need to be addressed.
• Maintains knowledge and skills in appropriate technology.

Research and Education

• Provides education for staff, colleagues, patients, and/or families.
• Maintains and demonstrates current clinical knowledge in area of specialty.
• Integrates research findings into practice.

Community

• Participate in community activities and/or professional organizations.
• Represents Henry Ford Health by promoting an atmosphere of care, concern, pride, and respect to internal and external customers.
• Maintains awareness of personal actions and activities and the impact on the image of nursing.

General Summary

Administers intravenous, inhalation, and regional anesthetics to render persons insensible to pain during surgical procedures, obstetrical deliveries, or other medical and dental procedures. Potentially administers anesthesia to all ages and ASA classes of patients, including geriatrics and pediatrics. Provides airway management services as needed throughout the hospital.

Education/Experience Required

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Graduation from an accredited school of anesthesia.
• Master’s degree required.
• Ability to work harmoniously in collaborative situations with anesthesiologists and other health care providers.

Certifications/Licenses Required

• Required and maintains currency of:
• Clinical Privileges
• State of Michigan RN License
• State Specialty Certification
• CRNA Certification
• ALS Certification
• BLS Certification

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• Frequent walking, bending, lifting may be required to perform duties.
• Work is generally in an operating room environment, but can be in Radiology, ICU, ER, or wherever nurse anesthesia services are required in the hospital.
• Working conditions are variable with exposure to communicable diseases and other hazards.
• Driving may be required, dependent on specialty.

Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers.

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.