Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

• Location 8901 CARTI Way,Little Rock, AR, ,United States
• Job Category Nursing
• Employee Type Non Exempt PRN

A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who practices both autonomously and in collaboration with a variety of health providers on the interprofessional team to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence-based anesthesia and pain care services. The CRNA cares 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.

• Periodic pre-anesthesia assessment and evaluation of the patient.
• Obtains informed consent for anesthesia and related services.
• Selects, obtains, orders, and administers preanesthetic medication or treatment.
• Develops and implements an anesthesia care plan.
• Selects, obtains, prepares, and uses equipment, invasive and non-invasive monitors, supplies, and drugs for the administration of sedation, anesthesia and performs safety checks as needed.
• Selects, orders, obtains, and administers analgesic and anesthetic agents, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids, or blood products necessary to provide anesthesia services.
• Performs all aspects of airway management, including fiber optic intubation.
• Facilitates 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.
• Initiates and administers post-anesthesia pharmacological or fluid support of the cardiovascular system.
• Initiates and administers respiratory support to ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation in the post-anesthesia period.
• Implements acute and chronic pain management modalities.
• Manages emergency situations by assessing, stabilizing, and determining disposition of patients, including providing airway management, administration of emergency drugs and fluids, and using basic and advanced cardiac life support techniques.
• Supports patient safety when performing his or her job functions and through participation in facility, department, or unit patient safety initiatives.
• Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
• Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
• Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.
• Participates in quality assessment and quality assurance.
• Participates in required educational programs.
• Seeks ongoing professional educational growth.

• This individual must be able to work under pressure and be proactive as well as resourceful.
• Confidentiality is crucial for this role.
• Expert verbal and written communication skills, strong decision-making ability and attention to detail are equally important.
• This multi-tasker must be exceedingly well organized, flexible, display a high level of professionalism and enjoy the administrative challenges of supporting a clinic of diverse people and patients.

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• Master’s degree or Doctorate in Nurse Anesthesia by date of hire
• Current Arkansas licensure as an RN and APRN (CRNA).
• Graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor.
• Certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists by date of hire
• BLS and ACLS required

• Previous CRNA experience preferred.
• Ability to perform clinically as a nurse anesthetist in the facility setting on a regular basis.
• Ability to operate, use, and interpret data from a wide variety of equipment to perform anesthesia care as well as necessary perioperative or operating room care to support
• the safety and wellbeing of the patient while they are under the direct care of the CRNA.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills are required to effectively collaborate with various clinical staff and other disciplines.
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