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About The Position
The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) works with an interprofessional healthcare team to deliver high-quality anesthesia within a Care Team Model. The CRNA cares for patients across all acuity levels and throughout the lifespan in surgical, obstetrical, and diagnostic settings. The role provides anesthesiology services throughout the hospital, including preoperative patient review and anesthesia in operative rooms, interventional radiology, endoscopy units, and Labor and Delivery. The CRNA develops anesthesia care plans, collaborates with attending physician anesthesiologists, and manages patients before, during, and after anesthesia. The position also requires demonstrating GBMC Values: Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Teamwork, Ethical Behavior, and Results.
Requirements
- Graduate from a Nurse Anesthesia Program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor.
- Be eligible for certification by the National Board on Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) after completing an accredited CRNA training program; if certified, be enrolled in the Continued Professional Certification (CPC) Program.
- Hold current active state licensure in Maryland and comply with applicable state statutory and regulatory requirements for CRNAs.
- Be currently certified or recertified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists and enrolled in the Continued Professional Certification (CPC) Program.
- Hold current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
- Have an advanced understanding of anesthesia, perioperative medicine, and other critical care skills related to the perioperative environment.
- Demonstrate patient care skills aligned with GBMC values.
Nice To Haves
- Five years of experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide anesthesiology services, including preoperative patient review and anesthetics in operative rooms, interventional radiology, endoscopy units, and Labor and Delivery within a care team model.
- Select, order, and administer anesthetics, adjuvant and accessory drugs, fluids, and blood products.
- Manage patients’ airway and pulmonary status using techniques such as intubation, extubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, and respiratory therapy.
- Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, and drugs for anesthesia administration.
- Perform pre-anesthetic screenings, physical evaluations, and patient interviews, and document results.
- Monitor patient responses using invasive and noninvasive techniques, including assessment of skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, and urine output.
- Respond to emergencies with airway management, emergency fluids or drugs, and basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
- Perform or manage regional anesthetic techniques, including local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve block, and intravenous block techniques, once proficient.
- Collaborate with the attending physician anesthesiologist.
- Develop anesthesia care plans.
- Obtain informed consent for anesthesia procedures.
- Assess patients’ medical histories to predict their responses to anesthesia.
- Perform and evaluate diagnostic tests, including radiographs and electrocardiograms.
- Evaluate post-surgical and post-anesthesia responses, take corrective action or request consultation when complications occur, and administer post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support cardiovascular systems.
- Discharge patients from post-anesthesia care.
- Demonstrate GBMC Values, including respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork, ethical behavior, and results-oriented conduct.
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Job Type
Full-time
