Cardiac Anesthesiologist Assistant - Washington DC, United States - Children's National Medical Center

Description

Job Description
Cardiac Anesthesiologist Assistant G )
Description
Description

Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants (CAAs) are highly skilled health professionals who work under the direction of licensed anesthesiologists to implement anesthesia care plans.

Cardiac CAAs have developed an advanced skillset in the management of patients with congenital heart disease in the perioperative setting, through advanced training and mentoring.

Cardiac CAAs work exclusively within the anesthesia care team environment as described by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) as well as with cardiac anesthesiologists in cardiac surgical surgeries.

All CAAs possess a premedical background, a baccalaureate degree, and also complete a comprehensive didactic and clinical program at the graduate school level.

CAAs are trained extensively in the delivery and maintenance of quality anesthesia care as well as advanced patient monitoring techniques.

Cardiac CAAs, in addition, undergo additional education and training to care for patients on ECMO, cardiopulmonary bypass, and ventricular assist devices.

Employee work schedules will be established and maintained on a fair and equitable basis to ensure optimal patient care and the safe, efficient operation of Children's National.

Qualifications
Qualifications
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (Required) And
Minimum Work Experience
3 years Experience as Anesthesiologist Assistant (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge
Pretesting and calibrating anesthesia equipment, monitors and delivery systems. Collecting preoperative data and performing physical examinations. Inserting venous,arterial, and other invasive catheters. Delivering drugs for induction and maintenance of anesthesia. Placing, delivering, and managing regional anesthesia. Securing and managing the airway. Managing supportive therapy such as intravenous fluids and blood products. Administering cardiovascular drugs as supportive therapy. Makinganesthetic adjustments using intraoperative monitoring modalities. Providing a safe transition from the operating room to the recovery area. Performing functions in post operative pain assessment and management. Participating in administrative affairs, research, and clinical instruction.
Must be current with CME credits
Required Licenses and Certifications
Anesthesiologist Assistant Upon Hire (Required)Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) 30 Days (Required)
Functional Accountabilities
Clinical Skills
~ Collect preoperative data and perform physical examinations.

~ Manage supportive therapy such as intravenous fluids and blood products.

~ Administer cardiovascular drugs as supportive therapy.

~ Make anesthetic adjustments using intraoperative monitoring modalities.

~ Provide a safe transition from the operating room to the recovery area.

~ Perform functions in post operative pain assessment and management.

~ Participate in administrative affairs, research, and clinical instruction.

Technical Skills
~ Place venous, arterial, and other invasive catheters.

~ Secure and manage the airway .

~ Place, deliver, and manage regional anesthesia.

Professional Enhancement
~ Maintain and enhance current knowledge by attending continuing education conferences within the hospital or at the regional or national level.

~ Participate in the education of other medical practitioners by acting as a mentor, preceptor and role model.

~ Evaluate and use literature and research findings to support practice decisions.

~ Design, conduct, and/or participate in research studies.

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
~ Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication
~ Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

~ Partner with all team members to achieve goals

~ Receptive to others' ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
~ Contribute to a positive work environment

~ Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

~ Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

~ Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
~ Use resources efficiently

~ Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety
~ Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

~ Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

~ Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

~ Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

~ Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

~ Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance

Primary Location
Primary Location
:
District of Columbia-WASHINGTON Work Locations
Work Locations
:
Sheikh Zayed Campus 111 Michigan Avenue Washington 20010 Job
Job
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Advanced Practice Clinician Organization
Organization
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Heart Institute Position Status :
R (Regular) - FT - Full-Time
Job Posting
Job Posting
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Feb 7, 2024, 8:45:00 PM Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a "drug-free" work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors).

Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.

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