Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - CRNA

About the role

Crossing Rivers Health is located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, a beautiful river town. The Driftless Region offers a variety of year-round activities for individuals and families.

Responsibilities

• Work 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off schedule
• Provide anesthesia services including regional, specialty blocks, GETA, local/MAC, obstetric anesthesia, response to emergency situations, and provision of analgesic services.
• Administer anesthesia services independently and autonomously.
• Perform diagnostic spinal taps, spinal block proficiency, and epidural proficiency.
• Manage patient’s airway or pulmonary status, insert arterial catheters, and perform arterial punctures.
• Insert and remove arterial catheters, perform endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, and extubation.
• Prepare and administer local, intravenous, spinal, or other anesthetics.
• Monitor patients’ responses and evaluate their post-surgical or post-anesthesia responses.
• Discharge patients from post-anesthesia care.
• Perform pre-anesthetic screenings, including physical evaluations and patient interviews.
• Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
• Insert arterial catheters or perform arterial punctures to obtain arterial blood samples.
• Instruct nurses, residents, interns, students or other staff on topics such as anesthetic techniques, pain management, and emergency responses.
• Evaluate patients’ medical histories to predict anesthesia response.
• Calibrate and test anesthesia equipment.
• Request anesthesia equipment repairs, adjustments, or safety tests.
• Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to stay updated on developments in anesthesia.
• Manage patient’s airway or pulmonary status using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
• Select, order, or administer adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids, or blood products as necessary.
• Administer post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients’ cardiovascular systems.
• Disassemble and clean anesthesia equipment.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Nurse Anesthesia
• A minimum of 2 years of autonomous practice as a CRNA
• Valid WI RN License or Compact State license
• National CRNA Certification
• Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber (APNP)
• ACLS, BCLS, PALS, DEA, NRP (preferred)

Benefits

Competitive pay along with an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision; life insurance, short term disability, paid time off, a retirement plan with company match, and more!

Pay

$150,445 per year

Schedule

.74 FTE, 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off schedule