Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Assistant Professor

About the role

This position works closely with the Florence campus faculty to coordinate and ensure that students in the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice Program (DNAP) receive the clinical education and experience required for certification and licensure.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Program Director and Faculty to provide students with didactic and clinical education to complete the DNAP program and prepare for the National Certification Exam.
• Maintain and review all student clinical evaluations (daily, rotational, site).
• Coordinate student daily and rotational assignments to ensure they are assigned to appropriate cases for their level in the program.
• Provide summative evaluations to the Program and Assistant Program Directors each semester.
• Council students on clinical performance.
• Create and monitor all student clinical schedules (daily, monthly, yearly) ensuring all program requirements are met.
• Manage/Supervise all simulations, in coordination with the Assistant Program Director on the Florence campus, according to the simulation schedule set forth by the DNAP curriculum.
• Afford instruction to the students of the nurse anesthesia program via didactic and clinical areas.
• Assist/Co-Direct in Course Direction of the Clinical Courses, in coordination with the Columbia campus.
• Coordinate clinical activities, student issues with the various site clinical coordinators.
• Participate in the recruiting, interviewing, and selection process for candidates of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Graduate Program in Nurse Anesthesia.
• Work together with the Program Director and Assistant Program Directors to plan, develop, and implement clinical courses that comply with the Standards and Guidelines of Nurse Anesthesia Programs and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Graduate School.
• Afford assistance in the assessment and improvement of the department’s performance by monitoring performance through data, analyzing data, and implementing performance improvement plans (in coordination with the Program Director or their designee).

Requirements

• Must hold a valid APRN-CRNA license and have graduated from an accredited Nurse Anesthesia program.
• Doctoral degree (preferred) or the willingness to obtain a doctoral degree.
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in anesthesia is required.
• Ability to effectively manage student clinical education and work in a collaborative academic and clinical environment.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical background.
• Passion for educating the next generation of Nurse Anesthetists.
• Skilled communicator.
• Detail-oriented.
• Able to provide effective mentorship and guidance to students.

Skills

• Administers general, regional, and monitored anesthesia care for any scheduled, urgent, and emergent surgeries.
• Visits patients prior to surgery to obtain pre-operative patient history and explain anesthesia plans.
• Maximizes quality of patient care using current techniques, use of new agents, drugs, and equipment.
• Perform all types of anesthesia: General, Regional, TIVA.
• Share services provided by the CRNA staff anesthetists to provide continuous anesthesia-related services 24 hours a day.
• Effectively manage patient’s care after surgical procedure to ensure safety in transit to post-operative care unit or other critical care unit as deemed appropriate by anesthesia/surgeon team.
• Responds to calls within the Medical Center for patient care relative to airway maintenance and life support procedures.
• Demonstrate professionalism and integrity within the Anesthesia department.

Benefits

McLeod Health offers competitive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $120,000 annually.

Schedule

The work schedule is full-time (40 hours/week, 8-hour shifts).