Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - Kissimmee, United States - Gastroenterology Surgical Center

Description

Job Description

Join our dynamic team at Gastroenterology Surgical Center as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). We are currently looking for a highly skilled and dedicated professional to work with us independently on a full-time basis. Our state-of-the-art facility is conveniently located in Kissimmee, providing an excellent opportunity for career growth in a cutting-edge healthcare environment. If you are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and thrive in a collaborative setting, we invite you to apply and become an integral part of our committed team

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides pre-anesthetic preparation and patient evaluation.
• Ensures patient identification and obtains appropriate health history.
• Recommends, requests, and evaluates pertinent diagnostic studies.
• Documents pre-anesthetic evaluation.
• Obtains informed consent for anesthesia.
• Selects and/or administers pre-anesthetic medications.
• Selects prepares and administers anesthetic agents or other agents administered in management of anesthetic care.
• Informs anesthesiologist and/or surgeon of changes in patient's condition.
• Provides anesthesia induction, maintenance, emergence, and post anesthesia care.
• Inserts invasive line catheter/devices.
• Performs tracheal intubation and extubation, airway management.
• Provides mechanical ventilation.
• Performs venous and arterial punctures.
• Obtains blood samples. Performs and manages regional anesthetic.
• Manages patient's fluid, blood, electrolyte and acid base balance.
• Provides perianesthetic invasive and non-invasive monitoring utilizing current standards and techniques.
• Responds to abnormal findings with corrective action.
• Recognizes and treats cardiac dysrhythmias through use of perianesthetic electrocardiogram monitoring.
• Evaluates patient response during emergence from anesthesia. Institutes pharmacological or supportive treatment to insure adequacy of patient recovery from anesthesia and adjuvant drugs.
• Provides post anesthesia follow-up, report, and evaluation of patient's response to anesthesia and for potential anesthetic complication.
• Identifies and manages emergency situations. Initiates or participates in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Performs or orders equipment safety checks as needed.
• Cleans and sterilizes equipment and notifies supervisor of needed equipment adjustments/repairs.
• May perform patient care to the extent necessary to maintain clinical expertise, competency and licensing necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care on the unit.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Qualifications/Skills:

• Strong patient assessment skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in oral communication, written communication, interpersonal relations, customer service, adaptability, and change management
• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in word processing PC applications

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Graduate of accredited nurse anesthesia program
• Two (2) years of anesthesia care in acute setting experience preferred
• Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
• Certified Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) by the American Heart Association
• Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification
• National Provider Identifier (NPI) and Taxonomy code required at time of hire

Compensation:

Competitive compensation package based on experience.