Intermittent Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Key Essential Functions And Accountabilities Of The Job

• Provides clinical anesthesia service as scheduled.
  • This includes pre-sedation evaluations and determinations, administration of a variety of anxiolytic and sedation agents, as well as post-sedation follow-up and management.
• Works with SEARHC medical and administrative leadership to create discrete service line approaches to specific urological problems, where indicated by need (for example, heart failure clinic).
• Analyzes and interprets complex medical data and utilize this information to provide appropriate sedation care.
• Participates in all medical staff functions as requested, to include quality assurance.
• Absorb by medical staff bylaws, rules, and regulations.

Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required

• Master’s degree accredited nurse anesthesia program OR Certificate in Nursing Anesthesiology (prior to 1990)
• Completion of a bachelor’s degree, medical school degree, and an accredited urology residency.
• Current full, unrestricted Registered Nursing license in Alaska.
• Licensure as Registered Nurse Anesthetist by State of Alaska Board of Nursing and/or another state.
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS.

Experience Required

• 2 years of clinical anesthesia experience, 4 years preferred.
• Advanced levels of understanding of human physiology, pharmacology, and response to procedural/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 and sedation.
• Oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to maintain control of rapidly evolving sedation and 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.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other health professionals.
• Ability to work cooperatively with support staff.

Benefits

• Retirement
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Health insurance
• Dental
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance
• Long and short-term disability