Per Diem Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) @ Fox Chase/ Jeanes - Temple Faculty Practice
About The Position
The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) delivers procedural anesthesia care as part of a team under the supervision and medical direction of an attending anesthesiologist. The CRNA conducts accurate, ongoing patient assessments, communicates with healthcare team members, uses resources efficiently to deliver optimal care, and thoroughly documents care in appropriate records. The CRNA administers general or regional anesthetics, or monitored anesthesia care, during surgical and/or obstetrical procedures. The CRNA evaluates situations and informs the attending anesthesiologist of the patient’s condition, recommends anesthetics and administration techniques, and proposes necessary supportive measures for approval by the attending physician as required by departmental guidelines. The CRNA checks anesthesia machines, monitoring equipment, supplies, medications, and anesthesia gases; monitors and records patient vital signs; and records medications administered and related reactions and responses.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
- One year of critical care nursing experience as part of successful completion of a CRNA program.
- Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license.
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist certification.
- Basic Life Support certification.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in nursing.
- Two years of experience as a CRNA in an academic medical center OR.
Responsibilities
- Deliver procedural anesthesia care as part of a team under the supervision of an anesthesiologist.
- Conduct accurate, ongoing patient assessments and communicate with members of the healthcare team.
- Use resources efficiently to provide optimal care and document care thoroughly in appropriate records.
- Administer general or regional anesthetics, or monitored anesthesia care, during surgical and/or obstetrical procedures under the medical direction of an attending anesthesiologist.
- Evaluate situations and inform the attending anesthesiologist of the patient’s condition.
- Recommend anesthetics, administration techniques, and supportive measures for attending physician approval, as required by departmental guidelines.
- Check anesthesia machines, monitoring equipment, supplies, medications, and anesthesia gases.
- Monitor and record patient vital signs, medications administered, and related reactions and responses.
