Baptist Union County- Full Time CRNA

LifeLinc Corporation•New Albany, MS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

LifeLinc Anesthesia is seeking an experienced CRNA to join our team at Baptist Memorial Hospital- Union County. This position offers a Monday – Friday schedule, and the ability to practice in an autonomous, yet highly collaborative environment focused on delivering exceptional, cost-effective anesthesia care! In 2008, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County was voted Best Hospital under 100 beds by the Mississippi Nurses Association. Since then, the hospital has outgrown that category, expanding to 153 beds, but we will continue to earn new accolades simply by doing what we do best: providing compassionate, high-quality care for every patient. Two great examples of this commitment are Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County’s maternity and childbirth services and our high quality diagnostic capabilities to aid in early detection and enhance quality of life through successful treatment.

Requirements

The Nurse Anesthetist shall be a Graduate of an approved school of nursing and a graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the AANA Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor.
The CRNA will have successfully completed the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Council on Certification or its predecessor's.
At least two years of independent experience
ACLS/BLS/PALS certification

Nice To Haves

Proficient in blocks and OB
Willing to teach

Responsibilities

Performing and documenting a pre-anesthetic assessment and evaluation of the patient, including requesting consultations and diagnostic studies; selecting, obtaining, ordering, or administering pre-anesthetic medications and fluids; and obtaining informed consent for anesthesia.
The day to day responsibility of the CRNA for this position will be to perform conscious sedation/MAC anesthesia on outpatient and inpatient cases.
Managing a patient's airway.
Managing emergence and recovery from anesthesia.
Releasing or discharging patients from a post-anesthesia care area, and providing post-anesthesia follow-up evaluation and care related to anesthesia side effects or complications.
Responding to emergency situations by providing airway management, administration of emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
Additional nurse anesthesia responsibilities which are within the expertise of the individual CRNA.
Attends meetings as needed
Works with peers to obtain required information on a timely basis and to solve outstanding issues, as appropriate.
Promotes and contributes positively to the teamwork of the department by assisting coworkers, contributing ideas and problem-solving with co-workers.
Must be able to read and write English.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to supervisors, patients, patient's family and other employees of organization.
Able to work in a team-oriented environment.
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have general computer literacy skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Ensures and adheres to strict confidentiality when handling patient information, according to the HIPAA Privacy Act and hospital policy and procedure regarding confidentiality.
Complies with all information security practices.
Takes annual HIPAA compliance exam.