Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - PerDiem

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix.

our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission:
To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

You will practice both autonomously and in collaboration with a variety of health providers on the inter-professional team to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence-based anesthesia and pain care services. You will care for patients at all acuity levels across the lifespan in a variety of settings for procedures including, but not limited to, surgical, obstetrical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and pain management.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Perform and document the pre-anesthesia assessment and evaluation of the patient.
• Obtain informed consent for anesthesia and related services.
• Perform all aspects of airway management, including fiber optic intubation.
• Facilitate emergence and recovery from anesthesia by evaluating patient response, and selecting, ordering, and administering medications, fluids, and ventilator support to maintain patient stability during transfer.
• Initiate and administer post-anesthesia pharmacological or fluid support of the cardiovascular system.
• Initiate and administer respiratory support to ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation in the post-anesthesia period.
• valuate the patient's response to anesthesia and surgery; take appropriate corrective action during the post-anesthesia period.
  Provide post-anesthesia follow-up evaluation and care.

Qualifications

Your qualifications should include:

• Graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor.
• Is currently certified or recertified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.
• Insurable by an appropriate medical malpractice insurer for the limits required by this institution or state.
• Demonstrates current competency in the clinical responsibilities specified.
• Active state licensure as a registered nurse in the state of California and comply with any applicable state statutory and regulatory requirements concerning APPAs.
• Certified or recertified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.
• Be insurable by an appropriate medical malpractice insurer for the limits required by this institution or state.

Hourly rate

• Less than 2 years = $140 an hour
• 2-14 YOE = $160 an hour
• 15+ YOE = $176 an hour (this could also be 20+ years)
• City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.