CRNA (Westerly, RI)

Yale New Haven Health•Westerly, RI

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) provides safe, accurate, patient-centered anesthesia care in collaboration with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and other physicians for medical and surgical procedures. The CRNA monitors patients in accordance with ASA guidelines and supports continuity of care while addressing patients’ physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and functional needs, as well as the needs of their families and significant others. The role includes appropriate clinical documentation, protection of confidential information, and professional conduct marked by ethical behavior, compassion, and commitment to patient care. This is a full-time call CRNA position on a core team providing timely anesthetic and emergency care in a 24/7 hospital setting. Unlike non-call CRNAs with regular patterned schedules, call CRNAs work a flexible, non-patterned schedule with restricted in-house call, including off-shifts, weekends, and holidays. The position requires responding to emergency calls and providing anesthesia services in the hospital. Call compensation is available. A 90-day notice is required when transitioning or resigning from the call team. The position is based at Westerly Hospital in Westerly, Rhode Island. The posting lists a day/evening schedule, 40 scheduled hours, and a 1.0 position. The role uses the EPIC EMR system.

Requirements

Completion of a Certified Nurse Anesthetist training program and graduation from a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs.
Current State of Connecticut nursing license and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in Connecticut.
AANA certification; State of Connecticut RN and APRN licenses; ACLS; DEA registration; and State of Connecticut Controlled Substance Registration.
Appointment to the affiliated medical staff of a YNHHS hospital and credentialing through the Medical Staff process.
Evidence of current competence to practice as a CRNA must be available through appropriate reference letters from physicians and other practitioners during the Medical Staff appointment process.
Ability to concentrate, stay calm under stressful conditions, and communicate clearly and effectively with surgeons, the surgical support team, patients, and families.
Ability to respond immediately to anesthetic patient-management needs; flexibility and adaptability.
Ability to detect and interpret monitoring alarms and equipment; functional vision and hearing; and adequate smell and tactile sensation.
Ability to speak, hear, observe, read, and write effectively.
Ability to stand for long periods, wear lead as needed for fluoroscopy and X-ray cases, lift 25 pounds, reach above and below shoulder height, and move between anesthesia locations or move patients.
Sufficient gross and fine motor coordination, equilibrium, and functional use of touch and vision to perform required duties.
Intellectual, conceptual, integrative, quantitative, reasoning, analytical, synthesis, and problem-solving abilities, including comprehension of three-dimensional and spatial relationships.
Emotional health, good judgment, timely completion of responsibilities, and ability to tolerate physically taxing workloads, function under stress, and adapt to changing environments and clinical uncertainty.
Availability for off-shifts, weekends, and holidays as part of the in-house call rotation, and willingness to respond to emergency calls.
Provide 90 days' notice when transitioning or resigning from the call team.

Nice To Haves

Clinical working experience as a CRNA within the relevant specialty or service line is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, accurate, patient-centered anesthetic care.
Collaborate with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and other physicians to deliver anesthesia for medical and surgical procedures.
Understand the physiologic implications and anesthetic considerations of surgical procedures.
Continuously monitor vital signs, capnography, and pulse oximetry during anesthesia in accordance with ASA guidelines.
Document care according to hospital and regulatory requirements and protect information from unauthorized access, modification, destruction, or disclosure.
Demonstrate ethical behavior, professionalism, compassion, and commitment to patient care.
Engage in projects that maintain and advance professional competency.
Support continuity of care and address problems within scope-of-practice and specialty-specific standards.
Participate in the restricted in-house call rotation, including off-shifts, weekends, and holidays, and respond to emergency calls.
Provide anesthesia services within the hospital setting.