FT Certified RN Anesthetist - Sitka, AK

About the role

Provide anesthesia, airway management, and chronic pain management consultation at Mt Edgecumbe Hospital. Evaluate patient health status and synthesize anesthetic plan based upon risk factors and surgical requirements to ensure patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Independently determine anesthetic techniques, pharmaceuticals, and procedures used based on patient responses and changes in surgical conditions.
• Provide clinical anesthesia service as scheduled, including pre-anesthetic evaluations and determinations, administration of anesthetic agents, post-anesthetic follow-up and management.
• Analyze and interpret complex medical data to provide appropriate anesthetic care.
• Utilize complex medical and life support equipment to evaluate and care for anesthetized patients.
• Participate in all Medical Staff functions as requested.
• Respond to hospital emergencies when airway control is required.
• Provide educational programs as needed regarding airway control, resuscitation, pharmacology, and theories and practice of anesthesia and pain management.

Requirements

• Master’s degree accredited nurse anesthesia program OR Certificate in Nursing Anesthesiology (prior to 1990).
• Current full, unrestricted Registered Nursing license in Alaska or other U.S. state required.
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse Anesthetist by State of Alaska Board of Nursing and/or another state.
• Certification by National Board of Certification & Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS certifications required.
• Preferred certifications: ATLS, ALSO, NRP, STABLE.

Qualifications

• 4 years of clinical anesthesia experience after anesthesia training is completed preferred.
• Advanced understanding of human physiology, pharmacology, and response to surgical stressors.
• Technical expertise in understanding of function and use of complex medical equipment to monitor and evaluate patient response to treatment.
• Advanced ability to evaluate respiratory status and respond appropriately to abnormality.

Skills

• Rapid recognition and evaluation of changes in patient condition.
• Technical expertise in airway management.
• Expertise in regional anesthesia.
• Maintain control of rapidly evolving anesthesia care scenarios.
• Rapid evaluation and synthesis of treatment modalities in emergency situations.
• Ability to function independent of clinical supervision in the field of anesthesia.

Benefits

SEARHC offers generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Pay

$280 - $320 annually DOE

Schedule

Not specified

Commute

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