CRNA Full Time
About The Position
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are advanced practice nurses responsible for administering anesthesia and monitoring patients during surgeries and other medical procedures. They are experts in critical care and airway management. This full-time position is based at South Shore Health’s 55 Fogg Road facility in Weymouth, Massachusetts, with varied shifts and 40 budgeted hours. The compensation range is $281,279 to $306,031. The CRNA provides pre-anesthetic preparation and patient evaluation, administers and manages anesthesia, monitors patients throughout the peri-anesthetic period, and provides post-anesthesia care and follow-up. The role also includes airway management, invasive procedures, equipment care, and maintaining the clinical expertise and credentials needed to fulfill responsibilities and direct care on the unit.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or a relevant undergraduate degree.
- Graduate of an accredited nurse anesthesia program.
- At least 2 years of experience working as a CRNA in an acute setting.
- RN license required.
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) certification required.
- ACLS and BLS required.
- Skilled in airway management techniques and chronic pain management.
- Strong patient assessment skills.
- Solid understanding of current anesthesia practices and techniques.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge and skill in oral and written communication, interpersonal relations, customer service, adaptability, and change management.
- Knowledge and skill in word processing and PC applications.
Nice To Haves
- Valid state APRN recognition preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide pre-anesthetic preparation and evaluate patients.
- Verify patient identity, obtain health history, recommend and evaluate relevant diagnostic studies, and document the pre-anesthetic evaluation.
- Obtain informed consent for anesthesia.
- Select, prepare, and administer anesthetic agents and other agents used in anesthetic care.
- Inform the anesthesiologist and/or surgeon of changes in a patient’s condition.
- Provide anesthesia induction, maintenance, emergence, and post-anesthesia care.
- Insert invasive lines, catheters, and devices; perform tracheal intubation and extubation; and manage airways.
- Provide mechanical ventilation; perform venous and arterial punctures; and obtain blood samples.
- Perform and manage regional anesthesia.
- Manage patients’ fluid, blood, electrolyte, and acid-base balance.
- Provide peri-anesthetic invasive and non-invasive monitoring using current standards and techniques.
- Recognize and treat cardiac dysrhythmias using peri-anesthetic electrocardiogram monitoring.
- Evaluate patient response during emergence from anesthesia and provide pharmacological or supportive treatment to support recovery from anesthesia and adjuvant drugs.
- Provide post-anesthesia follow-up, report, and evaluation of the patient’s response and potential anesthetic complications.
- Clean and sterilize equipment and notify a supervisor about needed equipment adjustments or repairs.
- May provide patient care as necessary to maintain clinical expertise, competency, and licensure and to direct care on the unit.
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Job Type
Full-time
