Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - CRNA BWH

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Starting Annual Salary: $    We are looking for enthusiastic and collegial team players to join our growing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists practice. We are a group of 20 CRNAs (full time, part time, and per-diem) that work in the Anesthesia Care Team model in a wide variety of locations/specialties in our 47 ORs, as well as many out-of-OR locations, OB, (no pediatrics), and our surgi-center in Foxborough.
Ongoing professional development is well-supported and encouraged in areas such as quality improvement, academics, and research with a generous education allowance. We offer flexible schedules (no weekends, holidays, or on-call) recognizing the importance of work-life balance for our colleagues.
If you value outstanding clinical care, mutual respect, and a collaborative work environment, apply and come join the Brigham Anesthesia family.
** Job Summary
** A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is responsible for the pre-operative, intra-operative, and immediate post-operative care of the patient requiring anesthesia for surgical, medical, therapeutic, or diagnostic procedures. This care includes, but is not limited to, pre-operative assessments, anesthetic care plans, assembly and care of specialized equipment; application, insertion and interpretation of data from anesthetic monitors; airway management; delivery of general, regional anesthesia, and monitored anesthetic care;

induction, maintenance, and emergence of the patient; care of the patient in the immediate post-operative setting; and post-operative assessments in collaboration with a physician member of the Department of Anesthesiology. These services are rendered in the main operating rooms, Labor and Delivery, and designated "Out of OR" anesthesia locations (i.e., Radiology, MRT, etc.) CRNAs also fulfill a teaching function for the Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists that rotate to the BWH from Northeastern University for their clinical experience.

Clinical research may be available as an adjunct for the CRNA who is interested in that area of practice, depending on protocols available, but it is not a department requirement, nor is it usually sponsored by the anesthesia department. All CRNAs must comply with federal, state, hospital, and departmental guidelines as they pertain to the delivery of anesthesia care at the Brigham and Women's Hospital.
** Qualifications
* * Education Diploma Nursing required and Master's Degree Nurse Anesthesia Practitioner required

Licenses and Credentials  Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist [CRNA (NBCRNA)] - National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) required  Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required.

Experience, Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

- The CRNA must show evidence of analytic thinking necessary to care for a group of patients.
- Must demonstrate observational skills and the ability to set priorities.
- Must be able to function under stress with good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Must demonstrate effective skills in applying hospital standards in area of service, teamwork, communication, respect for others, and time/priority management.
- Must have physical abilities and manual dexterity to function as an anesthesia care provider and have the ability to administer all types of anesthetics, using a variety of techniques.
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