lead certified nurse anesthetist - Fort Defiance, AZ , USA, United States - FDIHB

Description

Closing Date: OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Salary Range: DEPENDENT ON EXPERIENCE (DOE)

**APPLICANT MUST HAVE A VALID, UNRESTRICTED INSURABLE DRIVER'S LICENSE**

** RESUME AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED**

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides administrative leadership to all CRNA's regarding the performance of
  anesthesia care/tasks related to patient care.
• Serves as the supervisor to all anesthesia staff.
• Assists in the selection and hiring of qualified CRNA staff and implements personnel policies.
• Ensures timely completion of employee rounding and annual employee performance evaluations.
• Plans, organizes, directs and evaluates work and ensures program compliance.
• Responsible for safe and proper operation and quality control of equipment, techniques, and procedures.
• Analyzes and evaluates activities to assure established quality patient care.
• Develops capital and operational budget for approval by department director. Documents
  need for changes in staffing/budget and makes recommendations.
• Coordinates purchasing of supplies and equipment and maximizes efficient utilization.
• Contributes to planning goals and objectives for the department and assists in coordination of activities and programs.
• Coordinates work schedules and assignments, on-call arrangements and emergency changes in collaboration with staff.
• Develops productivity goals and measurements.
• Develops and maintains quality improvement programs for anesthesia in collaboration with other hospital services.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state and tribal regulatory agency requirements.
• Plans in-service educational activities.
• Represents nurse anesthesia functions at hospital, conferences and other committee meetings.
• Follows hospital policy on the security of controlled substances.
• Performs all aspects of clinical anesthesia administration as scheduled.
• Assesses patients' preoperative physical status by evaluation of clinical history, physical examination and laboratory and other para-clinical studies as to determine the degree of risk involved in the planned procedures. Accordingly chooses the anesthetic technique and agents and plans the anesthetic management to suit the patient's condition, wishes and the surgical demands.
• Interviews the patients to further evaluate their physical status, discuss the type of anesthesia and reassures the patients. Selects and orders preoperative medication.
• Induces, maintains and manages general anesthesia by rectal, parenteral or inhalation routes, with or without endotracheal intubation. Performs regional anesthesia.
• Monitors and supports vital functions. Assists the obstetrician by providing anesthesia for patients in labor, while maintaining the wellbeing of the fetus.
• Facilitates the surgeon's task by means of muscle relaxation, hyperventilation and other special techniques.
• Sees that the patient regains control of own vital functions at the end of the procedure by reversing drugs with the adequate antagonist, facilitating the elimination of gaseous or volatile agents and other accepted procedures.
• Participates in the immediate post-anesthetic care, especially in maintaining adequate airway, ventilation and oxygenation during this critical period.
• Follows up patients in the post-operative period for post-anesthetic complications.
• Participates in the evaluation and management of respiratory problems in the critical care areas and emergencies.
• Provides standard anesthesia care to patients of all age groups.
• Participates in the retrospective evaluation of the quality of anesthesia care through the Peer Review process of the Medical staff.
• Maintains patient care and anesthesia documentation of practice standards of professional licensing organizations.
• Performs other duties as assigned including on-call assignments.

MANDATORY MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience:

Three (3) years of experience as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.

Education:

• Completion of an American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) accredited program.
• Active National Board Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (NBCRNA) Certification.
• Active, unrestricted Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist license in any U.S. State or Territory.
• Valid Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and
  Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and maintain certification.

** Please email degree, transcripts, license and certifications to

NAVAJO/INDIAN PREFERENCE:

FDIHB and its facilities are located within the Navajo Nation and, in accordance with Navajo Nation law, has implemented a Navajo/Indian Preference in Employment Policy. Pursuant to this Policy, applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for this position and who are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation will be given primary preference in hiring and employment for this position and members of other federally-recognized Indian tribes will be given secondary preference. Other candidates will be considered only after all candidates entitled to primary or secondary preference have been fully considered.