Baptist Memorial, Yazoo City- PRN Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

LifeLinc Corporation•Yazoo City, MS

5d•Onsite

About The Position

LifeLinc Anesthesia is seeking a skilled Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to provide high-quality, cost-effective anesthesia care at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Yazoo City, Mississippi. The role offers an autonomous but collaborative clinical environment, with a focus on outpatient and inpatient conscious sedation/MAC anesthesia cases. The position is PRN, pays $2,000 per day, requires no call, and is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. for 2–4 days per month as needed. This position is not benefit eligible; benefits are available to employees working 30 or more hours weekly. Professional liability coverage is provided by LifeLinc. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Yazoo is a 25-bed critical access hospital serving Yazoo County and surrounding communities. Its services include inpatient, outpatient, and advanced diagnostic care, as well as specialty clinics and related medical services. In addition to clinical duties, the CRNA is responsible for quality initiatives and for collaboratively promoting high-quality, cost-effective anesthetic care through interactions with hospital medical staff and administration. The CRNA must maintain patient confidentiality and comply with HIPAA and information-security practices.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
Graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the AANA Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor.
Successful completion of the AANA Council on Certification or its predecessor’s certification process.
At least two years of independent experience.
ACLS, BLS, and PALS certifications.

Responsibilities

Perform and document pre-anesthetic patient assessments and evaluations, including requesting consultations and diagnostic studies, selecting, obtaining, ordering, or administering pre-anesthetic medications and fluids, and obtaining informed consent for anesthesia.
Perform conscious sedation/MAC anesthesia for outpatient and inpatient cases.
Manage patients’ airways.
Manage emergence and recovery from anesthesia.
Release or discharge patients from post-anesthesia care and provide post-anesthesia follow-up evaluation and care related to anesthesia side effects or complications.
Respond to emergencies with airway management, emergency fluids or drugs, and basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
Perform additional nurse anesthesia responsibilities within the CRNA’s expertise.
Take responsibility for quality initiatives and collaboratively promote high-quality, cost-effective anesthetic care through interactions with hospital medical staff and administration.
Maintain strict confidentiality of patient information in accordance with HIPAA and hospital policies and procedures.
Comply with information-security practices and complete the annual HIPAA compliance exam.