CRNA Per-Diem

University of California, Irvine • Orange, CA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) will perform all duties and tasks under the medical direction of an anesthesiologist. The CRNA may be assigned to various shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, and to different ORs and specialties as needed. The role involves performing safe anesthesia care, including pre-operative assessment, administration of anesthetic techniques, patient monitoring, and post-operative care assistance. The position requires knowledge of current nursing, anesthesia, and critical care techniques, as well as the ability to perform various anesthesia techniques and manage adverse effects. The CRNA will also assist in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergencies, and may perform selected educational, supervisory, and administrative tasks, including supervising student anesthetists.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
• Graduation from an accredited school of nurse anesthesia
• Valid California Registered Nurse license
• Valid California Nurse Anesthetist license
• Current certification by National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA)
• Valid Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification by the American Heart Association
• Skill in performing pre-operative assessment of surgical patients.
• Understanding interactions of pre-operative drug therapy with proposed anesthetic plan and agents for all age groups.
• Identification of abnormalities on physical examination which pose potential problems in anesthesia management.
• Understanding the medical indications for delay of elective surgery and for pre-operative specialty consultation.
• Ability to explain the proposed anesthetic technique, alternatives, risks and problems, thus obtaining proper documented legal informed consent prior to the administration of anesthesia.
• Ability to properly and completely document significant information to form an anesthesia record of pre-operative, intra-operative and postoperative events.
• Skill in determining patient need and indication for various monitoring modalities, including arterial lines and Swan Ganz pulmonary artery catheters.
• Ability to safely insert venous and arterial monitoring lines and devices under medical direction of anesthesiologist.
• Knowledge of pharmacology, dosage, side effects and contraindications of all drugs currently employed in anesthesia practice at UCI.
• Skill in performing all techniques of monitored, regional and general anesthesia commonly employed at UCI for all age categories.
• Skill in identifying adverse effects of all anesthesia techniques and in initiating emergency treatment while informing the attending anesthesiologist responsible for the anesthesia care of the patient.
• Knowledge of cardiac, respiratory, neuro, endocrine and renal physiology as these relate to intra-operative events and management.
• Skill at recognizing airway abnormalities and the associated anesthesia implications.
• Skill in airway management techniques, including safe insertion of nasal and oral airways and performance of laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation for establishment and maintenance of surgical procedure.
• Skill in identifying the required safe level of insensibility or narcosis for each individual patient and surgical procedure.
• Ability to recognize return of consciousness and reflexes signaling safe emergence from anesthesia, transport of patient to recovery room and informed report to qualified medical personnel who will assume care of the patient.
• Ability to recognize post-operative complications of anesthesia, initiate emergency treatment when indicated as directed by the attending anesthesiologist, and document appropriately.
• Ability to assist in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency situations by recognizing cardiac arrest and shock, initiating CPR, airway management techniques and insertion of monitoring lines under the direction of an anesthesiologist.
• Ability to perform selected educational supervisory and administrative tasks, including supervision of student anesthetists when assigned, and assessment of orientation and progress.
• ACLS Certification
• AANA Certification
• Must be able to provide proof of work authorization

Responsibilities

• Perform safe anesthesia care under the supervision of an anesthesiologist.
• Conduct pre-operative assessments of surgical patients.
• Administer all types of anesthetic and techniques.
• Monitor patients intra-operatively.
• Provide for a safe intra-operative course and emergence.
• Assist as necessary in post-operative care.
• Determine patient need and indication for various monitoring modalities.
• Safely insert venous and arterial monitoring lines and devices under medical direction.
• Identify adverse effects of all anesthesia techniques and initiate emergency treatment.
• Assist in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency situations.
• Perform selected educational supervisory and administrative tasks, including supervision of student anesthetists.

Benefits

• medical insurance
• sick and vacation time
• retirement savings plans
• access to a number of discounts and perks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level