Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Per Diem

Job Summary

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) administers and provides anesthesia-related care to patients before, during, and after surgery. The role works in a medical supervision model and requires flexibility to work with various medical practitioners; act as a liaison between the patient and their leading care provider. CRNA plays a crucial role in providing all parties with a full understanding of how a procedure needs to be approached to ensure maximum safety and comfort for each patient.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrate our Core Values of being Patient Centered, Team Focused, Service Driven, Accountable, and Innovative every day.
• Working under the collaboration of the Chief of Anesthesiology.
• Evaluate patients' pre-anesthesia condition, history and physical examination, laboratory, x-ray and ECG reports, nurses’ notes and records of previous hospitalizations and anesthetics prior to surgery as documented in pre-anesthesia record.
• Perform pre-anesthesia patient interviews.
• Request additional medical examination or consultation when indicated.
• Gather supplies and check safety and proper function prior to initiation of anesthetic procedure.
• Assist in positioning of patient on operating table.
• Apply, attach, or insert devices for monitoring patients' vital.
• Induce anesthesia with an anesthesiologist.
• Monitor and support life functions during peri-operative period at all times.
• Continuously evaluate patient during transport to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit.
• Perform patient re-evaluation on admission and discharge from post-anesthesia.
• Provide nursing staff with a verbal report of the patient's condition.