CRNA - Anesthesiology

University of Texas Medical Branch • Galveston, TX

105d

About The Position

Consistent with Texas Licensure. MD supervised practice. The purpose of this position is to provide CRNA support to meet the patient care needs of the Department of Anesthesiology. The person is responsible for providing supervised patient care, including anesthesiology pre-op, intra-op, and post-op services.

Requirements

• Master degree or higher from a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA)

Responsibilities

• Conducting pre-anesthesia evaluations including but not limited to: assessing patient's medical history and how it might affect the patient's response to anesthesia.
• Obtaining informed consents for anesthesia.
• Administering anesthetic related drugs and controlled substances.
• Selecting/inserting both invasive and noninvasive monitoring modalities.
• Performing point-of-care testing.
• Planning and initiating anesthetic techniques, including general, regional, local and sedation.
• Responding to emergency situations using airway management and other techniques.
• Facilitating emergence and recovery from anesthesia.
• Keeping detailed anesthetic records in our EMR system and other documentation as indicated.
• Additional duties as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees