Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Description

• Perform or supervise the performance of an anesthetic experience in collaboration with appropriate physician throughout the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases of anesthesia and surgery
• Administer monitored anesthesia care
• Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical and medical procedures
• Schedule and maintain use of surgical site, including operating, wash-up, waiting rooms, and anesthetic and sterilizing equipment
• Monitor, document and manage patient reactions to anesthesia and surgery
• Manage fluid therapy, perform and manage invasive monitoring, and perform post-operative evaluations
• Develop an anesthetic plan based on a preanesthetic evaluation
• Attend and participate in professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities.

• Must have and maintain a current license to practice in nursing as a registered nurse in the state of Texas. Must hold current certification from an approved national CRNA certifying body. This certification must be maintained and recertified every 2 years. Must have and maintain current certification in BCLS and ACLS. The ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and appropriately interpret information relative to the patient’s age-specific needs is required.
• Must have a Master’s degree from an accredited program. Must be a graduate from an accredited baccalaureate degree program, to include pre‑medical curriculum with course work in general and organic chemistry, advanced college math, general and advanced biology and physics.
• 2 years of experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and knowledge of surgical procedures, specifically Orthopaedics and Pain Management.
• Basic computer knowledge; read/write English;
  Spanish a plus.
• Other duties as assigned as necessary and may vary at times, as needed, by your immediate supervisor or as directed by the company.
• Requires extensive mobility (walking and standing) while performing duties. Periodic pushing, pulling, and lifting of patients and/or equipment. May have exposure to patients with communicable diseases. May have exposure to hazardous equipment or agents.