Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Full-time)

Family Health West•Fruita, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) provides safe, high-quality, independent, patient-centered anesthesia care across the critical access hospital setting. The CRNA independently evaluates patients, develops and implements individualized anesthesia plans, administers and manages anesthesia, and provides comprehensive perioperative care in collaboration with surgeons, physicians, nursing staff, and other members of the healthcare team. This position offers the opportunity to practice broad-scope anesthesia in a community hospital environment, caring for a diverse patient population and supporting a wide range of surgical, procedural, emergency, and diagnostic services. The CRNA is expected to exercise sound clinical judgment, respond effectively to urgent and emergent situations, and contribute to the hospital’s commitment to accessible, high-quality rural healthcare.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance is essential; expected to be at job as scheduled each scheduled day.
Communicate necessary information to others as appropriate.
Maintain confidentiality of all information.
Demonstrate ability to provide independent anesthesia care with strong clinical judgement, adaptability, communication skills and teamwork.
Ability to function effectively and independently in a critical access/rural hospital environment.
Immunizations required for employment

Nice To Haves

Be responsible for my own attitude.
Be open to constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement; accept constructive feedback in a positive manner.
Be generous with my skills and abilities by educating others on new ideas and/or techniques; offer constructive input to support the work area appropriately and respectfully.
Take responsibility to attend or obtain information provided at in-services, seminars and staff meetings.
Demonstrate, through my actions and speech, that I represent the entire organization. I will take action to ensure that a need is met; emulate the mission and vision statements.
Acknowledge and greet everyone; look approachable, with open body posture, eye contact and a smile; communicate appropriately using good interpersonal skills.
Dress professionally and appropriately for my work environment.
Know and follow policies and procedures for both organization and department safety issues.
Communicate delays in services and take service recovery steps as needed.

Responsibilities

Perform pre-anesthesia evaluations, obtain relevant histories, assess risk, and develop individualized anesthesia plans.
Independently administer and manage general, regional, neuraxial, and monitored anesthesia care as appropriate to patient needs and clinical setting.
Provide perioperative management, including airway management, hemodynamic monitoring, pain management, emergence, and post-anesthesia care.
Provide anesthesia services for scheduled and emergent procedures within the scope of hospital services.
Support emergency surgical care as required.
Recognize and independently manage anesthesia-related complications and participate in resuscitation and emergency response.
Collaborate effectively with surgeons, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals while maintaining appropriate clinical autonomy.
Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation and comply with applicable regulatory, credentialing, and quality standards.
Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, education, and other activities that support the hospital and community.
Maintain professional competence and remain current with evidence-based anesthesia practice.