CRNA Hospital

Summary

The CRNA will administer anesthesia for all types of surgical cases, in every setting in which anesthesia is delivered, in accordance with their expertise.

• Pre‑anesthetic preparation and evaluation
• Anesthesia induction, maintenance and emergence
• Post‑anesthesia care
• Peri‑anesthetic and clinical support functions, which may include:
  • General, MAC, regional, or local anesthesia.
  • Selecting, obtaining and administering the anesthetic, adjuvant drugs and fluid necessary to manage the anesthetic, to maintain the patient’s physiologic homeostasis and to correct abnormal responses.
  • Selecting, applying and inserting appropriate non‑invasive and invasive monitoring modalities for collecting and interpreting patient physiological data.
  • Managing a patient’s airway and pulmonary status using endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy or extubation.
  • 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.
  • Ordering, initiating or modifying pain relief therapy through the utilization of drugs, regional anesthetic techniques, or other accepted pain relief modalities, including epidural analgesia.
  • Responding to emergency situations by providing airway management, administration of emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
  • Providing clinical support services outside of the operating room, including but not limited to radiology, endoscopy, emergency department, invasive labs.
  • Upon request or referral for these services, providing consultation and implementation of respiratory and ventilatory care, identifying and managing emergency situations, including the initiation or participation in cardiopulmonary resuscitation that involves airway maintenance, ventilation, tracheal intubation, pharmacologic, cardiopulmonary support, management of blood, fluid, electrolyte and acid‑base balance.
  • Additional nurse anesthesia responsibilities which are within the expertise of the individual CRNA, as authorized by Medical Staff and stated in the policy and procedure manuals.

Clinical and didactic teaching, supervision and evaluation of students; interdepartmental liaison, member of departmental committees; research participant. Maintains a positive demeanor, proactively helpful to patients, physicians and staff; remains flexible and alters/accepts various tasks and assignments as they arise, per the Director’s requests or designee.

Graduate from a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) or its predecessor.

Holds a current state license as a registered nurse in the state of Louisiana and complies with any applicable state statutory and/or regulatory requirements concerning the advanced practice of nursing.

Possess certification by the Council on Certification or recertification by the Council on Recertification or their respective predecessors; if pending initial certification, evidence of graduation from an approved nurse anesthesia educational program. Current BLS, PALS and ACLS certifications, as applicable.

• Action Orientation – Targets and achieves results, overcomes obstacles, accepts responsibility, establishes standards and responsibilities, creates a results‑oriented environment, and follows through on actions.
• Communications – Communicates well both verbally and in writing. Effectively conveys and shares information and ideas with others. Listens carefully and understands various viewpoints. Presents ideas clearly and concisely and understands relevant detail in presented information.
• Creativity/Innovation – Generates novel ideas and develops or improves existing and new systems that challenge the status quo, takes risks, and encourages innovation.
• Critical Judgment – Possesses the ability to define issues and focus on achieving workable solutions.…