CHRISTUS Health-posted 4 months ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Lake Charles, LA
Ambulatory Health Care Services

The CRNA has the responsibility and accountability for providing advanced nurse practice while administering anesthesia to patients. This Job is responsible for preparing and administering anesthesia agents to surgical and obstetrical patients under a delegating physician. Responsibility and accountability of anesthesia services lies with the Medical Director.

  • Assess patients peri-operatively, perform patient history and physical, review patient records to determine health status, review results of diagnostic tests, treatments, and orders as appropriate
  • Make post-op rounds
  • Provide patient and family education
  • Perform routine procedures including: draw venous/arterial blood, administer general, regional, and local anesthesia, administer injections, place NG tubes, administer local infiltrative anesthesia, placement of central venous lines and Swan Ganz lines
  • Provide regional anesthesia under a delegating physician to include: topical, infiltration, spinal, epidural, intravenous, upper, and lower body blocks, and other peripheral blocks
  • Initiate orders and transcribe orders of collaborating physician
  • Intravenous catheter placement and administration of fluids, blood and/or blood products, muscle relaxants, vasoactive and cardiac drugs
  • Other responsibilities include mechanical ventilation, resuscitation techniques, cardiopulmonary bypass technique, auto transfusion, hypotensive and hypertensive care, and hypothermia
  • Master of Science in Nursing required
  • 2 - 3 years of experience preferred
  • APRN License in state of employment required
  • CRNA certification from NBCRNA required
  • ACLS required
  • PALS required
  • BLS required
  • Competitive Starting Salary for experienced CRNAs; New Grads welcomed; opportunities for additional earnings
  • Guarantee of 40 hours/week pay
  • Sign-On Incentives
  • Retirement Account with Employer Match
  • Paid Time Off (front-loaded hours)
  • Annual CME Allowance of $2,500
  • Malpractice Coverage
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, & Wellbeing Benefits
  • Voluntary Options such as Home, Auto & Pet Insurance
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