Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

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Location:
Poughkeepsie, NY — Vassar Brothers Medical Center

• Target start date: ASAP
• Lodging/housing stipend: $113 per day
• Car Rental/Mileage Stipend: $275 per week
• Site Name:
  Vassar Brothers Med. Ctr
• Facility Address: 45 Reade Pl, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
• Duration of Assignment: 13 weeks
• Estimated Privileging Timeframe: 90 days
• Hours:
  
  8 hour shifts
• Required Call:
  No
• CRNA to MD ratio: 2:1 - 4:1
• Case Mix:
  Mostly Bread and Butter, Radiology, Robotics and GI;
  No hearts, No OB, No pediatrics (without experience)

• The CRNA is responsible for pre-anesthetic evaluation.
• Shall prepare an appropriate health history, conduct an appropriate physical exam, request pertinent diagnostic studies, select, obtain, order, and administer pre-anesthetics medications.
• Obtain informed consent for anesthesia, anesthesia induction, maintenance, and emergence.
• Shall perform preoperative and intra-operative Care.
• Obtain, prepare, and use all equipment, monitors, supplies, and drugs used for the administration of anesthesia, performing, and ordering safety checks as needed.
• Select, obtain, or administer the anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids, and blood products necessary to manage the anesthetics.
• The CRNA performs all aspects of airway management, inserts peripheral venous catheters, and manages Bier Blocks.
• Provide appropriate non-invasive monitoring modalities utilizing current standards and techniques.
• Evaluate patient response during emergence from anesthesia and institute pharmacological or supportive treatment to insure patient stability during transfer.
• Provide post anesthesia follow up evaluation of the patient's response to anesthesia and surgical experience.
• Initiate and administer respiratory support to ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation in the post-anesthesia period.
• The CRNA initiates and administers pharmacological or fluid support of the cardiovascular system during the post-anesthetics.

• Have graduated from an accredited program in nurse anesthesia education.
• Must be certified or recertified by the National Board of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists NBCRNA.
• Shall be licensed as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and possess a current, valid, unrestricted license in the state of New York.
• Have at least one full year (12 months) of experience as a CRNA.
• Possess BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification.

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