Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

What You Will Do

• Performs and documents pre-anesthetic assessment and evaluation of the patient, including requesting consultations and diagnostic studies, selecting, obtaining, ordering and administering pre-anesthetic medications and fluids; and obtaining consent for anesthesia.
• Develops and implements an anesthetic plan including general, regional, local and sedation.
• Selects, applies and inserts appropriate monitoring modalities for continuous patient evaluation.
• Selects and administers anesthetics, adjuvant and accessory drugs and fluids deemed necessary to manage the anesthetic.
• Manages patient’s airway and pulmonary status using current practice modalities and guidelines.
• Facilitates emergence and recovery from anesthesia by appropriate selection and administration of medications, fluids and ventilation support.
• Discharges patients from post-anesthesia care area and provide post-anesthesia follow-up and care.
• Implements pain management modalities.
• Responds to emergency situations by providing airway management, administration of emergency drugs, and using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
• Participates in quality and performance improvement, educational and research efforts.
• Participates in departmental, institutional, and organizational committees as assigned.
• Consults and works collaboratively with physicians and other health care providers in compliance with iRESPECT standards to coordinate and implement activities, promote patient/customer satisfaction and to develop an effective treatment plan.
• Provides direction to other personnel and reviews medical records to verify that patient’s care plan and medical needs are being met.
• Documents and updates medical and patient charts.
• Prepares and maintain required records, reports, statistics and files.
• Ensures patient care activities are updated and documented according to hospital policies and procedures.
• Ensures charges are documented on unit capture sheet and forwarded to proper location/staff for entry into billing system.
• Collections and enters patient information into database system.
• Ensures all charts are signed by physician before releasing to medical record department.

Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse and Nurse Anesthesia program required.