CRNA

Concord Hospital Health System•Concord, NH

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About The Position

A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who work collaboratively with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and other healthcare professionals to administer and provide safe and effective anesthesia-related care to patients before, during and after surgery. The CRNA cares for patients at all acuity levels across the lifespan and in a variety of settings including, but not limited to, surgical, therapeutic, diagnostic, and obstetrical procedures.

Requirements

Graduation with Masters or Doctorate degree from a Nurse Anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA)
Valid New Hampshire State APRN License (must meet education requirements for state licensure and obtain prior to start date)
Valid New Hampshire State RN License (must meet education requirements for state licensure and obtain prior to start date)
The NH APRN license will also accept a RN license from compact state
Board Certified as a CRNA by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (must be obtained prior to start date)
ACLS/PALS/BLS certification
New graduates may be hired.

Responsibilities

Provides pre-anesthetic preparation and patient evaluation: Performing and documenting comprehensive health histories and physical.
Conducting pre-anesthesia evaluations
Obtaining informed consent(s) for anesthesia
Selects and/or administers pre-anesthetic medications
Participates in the development of a patient plan of care
Selects, prepares, and administers anesthetic agents or other agents, including controlled substances, administered in management of anesthetic care
Planning and initiating anesthetic techniques, including general, regional, neuraxial, and monitored anesthesia care.
Provides anesthesia induction, maintenance, emergence, and post anesthesia care.
Selecting/inserting both invasive and noninvasive monitoring modalities utilizing current standards and techniques
Performs tracheal intubation and extubation, airway management
Provides mechanical ventilation
Performs venous and arterial punctures
Manages patient's fluid, blood, electrolyte, and acid-base balance.
Orders and evaluates appropriate diagnostic tests
Responds to abnormal findings with corrective actions
Utilizes anesthetic techniques such as ultrasound, fluoroscopy, and other technologies to improve diagnosis and care delivery and improve patient safety and comfort.
Provides acute, chronic, and interventional pain management services
Provides critical care and resuscitation services in the course of providing anesthesia
Responding to emergency situations using airway management and other techniques
Facilitating emergence and recovery from anesthesia.
Institutes pharmacological or supportive treatment to ensure adequate patient recovery from anesthesia
Provides post anesthesia follow up and evaluation of patient's response to anesthesia and for potential anesthesia complications