CRNA, Anesthesiology - PBL
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)•Galveston, TX
About The Position
Consistent with Texas licensure and an MD-supervised practice, this position provides CRNA support to meet the patient-care needs of the Department of Anesthesiology. The CRNA provides supervised patient care, including preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative anesthesiology services.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or higher from a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA).
- Valid Texas RN license.
- Valid Texas CRNA license.
- National Certification Examination required by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).
- Maintain current knowledge of new drugs and techniques as they become available.
- Use assessment, diagnosis, management, and evaluation processes to provide care that integrates the psychosocial and physical needs of the patient and family.
Responsibilities
- Conduct pre-anesthesia evaluations, including assessing the patient’s medical history and its potential effect on the patient’s response to anesthesia.
- Obtain informed consent for anesthesia.
- Administer anesthetic-related drugs and controlled substances.
- Select and insert invasive and noninvasive monitoring modalities.
- Perform point-of-care testing.
- Plan and initiate anesthetic techniques, including general, regional, local, and sedation.
- Respond to emergencies using airway management and other techniques.
- Facilitate emergence and recovery from anesthesia.
- Maintain detailed anesthetic records in the EMR system and complete other indicated documentation.
- Provide backup call services as needed.
- Supervise student nurse anesthetists.
- Perform additional duties as needed.
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