Anderson Regional Medical Center- PRN Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist; CRNA

Overview

$145/Hour
• Optional Call
• Flexible PRN Coverage

Life Linc Anesthesia is seeking an experienced PRN Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to join our team at Baptist Regional Medical Centerv
in Meridian, Mississippi. This PRN role offers flexible weekday scheduling with 8- or 10-hour shifts
, no call requirements, and the opportunity to practice in an autonomous yet collaborative environment focused on delivering safe, efficient, and patient-centered anesthesia care

About the Facility:

Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center
, located in Meridian, Mississippi offers a wide range of services to meet the diverse needs of our patients. These services include mother/baby care, breast care, cancer treatment, digestive health services, cardiac care, ICU/CCU care, interventional radiology, orthopedics, pediatrics, sports medicine, weight loss surgery, diagnostic imaging, dialysis, emergency and trauma care, infusion, laboratory services, nutrition support, surgery, and respiratory therapy.

Schedule:

Monday – Friday with weeknight and weekday/night call, as needed

Case Mix:

OB, Endoscopy, Cath Lab, Pediatric (tonsils and dental), Pain, Centralized Arterial Lines, Spinals, Epidurals, Nerve Blocks

No Neuro

Benefits:This position is not eligible for benefits.

Malpractice
:

Professional Liability will be covered byLifeLinc.

Administrative Duties:

• The CRNA must function as a collaborator and team member to accomplish applicable goals and functions ofLifeLinc.
• Develop standards for continuity of care and case management.
• Remains cognizant of rules and regulation as they pertain to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and remains compliant at a local, state, and federal level.

Clinical Duties:

The CRNA scope of practice includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Performing and timely and accurately documentingapre-anesthetic assessments and patientevaluations, including requesting consultations and diagnostic studies; selecting, obtaining, ordering, or administering pre-anesthetic medications and fluids; and obtaining informed consent for anesthesia.
• Theday-to-day responsibility of the CRNA for this position will be toprovide professional anesthesiaservices to patients in accordance with the standard of care and state and federal laws and may include any of all of the following:
  • Managing a patient's airway.
  • Managing emergence and recovery from anesthesia.
  • 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.
  • Responding to emergency situations by providing airway management, administration of emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
  • Additional nurse anesthesia responsibilities which are within the expertise of the individual CRNA.

Communication:

• Attends meetings as needed
• Works with peers to obtain required information on a timely basis and to solve outstanding issues, as appropriate.
• Promotes and contributes positively to the teamwork of the department by assisting coworkers, contributing ideas and problem-solving with co-workers.

Education and experience equivalent to:

The Nurse Anesthetist shall be a Graduate of an approved school of nursing and a graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the AANA Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor. The CRNA will have successfully completed the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Council on Certification or its predecessor's.

Additional Qualifications

• At least two years of independent experience
• ACLS/BLS/PALS certification