Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist; CRNA Children’s Ambulatory Center

Job Description Summary

Summey Medical Pavilion OR platform consists of 4-OR suites and 2-minor procedure rooms covering surgical specialties including ENT, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Dental, Urology, Plastics, General Surgery, and Endoscopy. All procedures are performed on-site for the pediatric population up to age 18 and select women’s services. The anesthesia staff on site includes MDAs, CRNAs, AAs, and Anesthesia Residents. All surgery is outpatient and the facility holds MUSC Magnet designation and Joint Commission accreditation, maintaining the highest level of pediatric care possible.

The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist prepares prescribed solutions and administers anesthetic following specified methods and procedures. The CRNA informs the physician of the patient's condition during anesthesia, performs pre- and post‑anesthesia patient visits, and documents anesthesia notes on patient records. The role includes providing anesthesia care for a wide variety of patients ranging from pre‑term neonates to geriatrics, administering appropriate anesthetics in consultation with the attending anesthesiologist, maintaining and documenting patient records, assisting in patient transport, participating in teaching activities and continuing education, and providing resuscitative care as indicated.

• Hours per week: 40
• Typical schedule:
  
  Monday‑Friday; no nights or weekends required
• Fair Labor Standards Act status:
  Hourly

Must graduate from a Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs approved program and be certified or recertified by the National Board on Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists. Insurable by the medical malpractice insurer of MUSC for required limits. Candidates hired after March 1, 2019 must hold a master's degree or higher with a concentration in Nurse Anesthesia. Must demonstrate current competency in clinical privileges, proficiency in anesthesia equipment operation, current knowledge of anesthesia practice, basic safety and universal precautions, and ability to maintain effective working relationships with surgical and anesthesia staff.

• Recognized as an APRN or eligible, with current license to practice in South Carolina or eligible to obtain practice
• Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association

• Ability to perform job functions while standing (continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions while sitting (continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions while walking (continuous)
• Ability to climb stairs (infrequent)
• Ability to work indoors (continuous)
• Ability to work outside in temperature extremes (infrequent)
• Ability to work from elevated areas (frequent)
• Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces (frequent)
• Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions (infrequent)
• Ability to bend at the waist (continuous)
• Ability to twist at the waist (frequent)
• Ability to squat and perform job functions (frequent)
• Ability to perform “pinching” operations (frequent)
• Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands (continuous)
• Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands (continuous)
• Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands (continuous)
• Ability to reach overhead (frequent)
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders (continuous)
• Ability to fully use both legs (continuous)
• Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination (frequent)
• Ability to reach in all directions (continuous)
• Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted (infrequent)
• Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted (infrequent)
• Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (infrequent)
• Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force (frequent)
• Examples: transfer a 100 lb. patient that cannot assist requires 50 lbs. of force; for every additional 100 lbs., assistance will be required; 20 lbs. of force needed to push a 400 lb. patient in a wheelchair on carpet; 25 lbs. of force required to…