Certified RN Anesthetist - Sitka, AK

Compensation and Relocation

$280 - $320 annually DOE. Relocation, sign‑on bonus, and loan repayment options available.

Provide anesthesia, airway management, and chronic pain management consultation at Mt Edgecumbe Hospital. Evaluate patient health status and synthesize an anesthetic plan based on risk factors and surgical requirements to ensure patient safety.

• Independently determine anesthetic techniques, pharmaceuticals, and procedures used and alter the plan based on patient responses and changes in surgical conditions.
• Provide clinical anesthesia service on a scheduled basis, including pre‑anesthetic evaluations and determinations, administration of a variety of anesthetic agents, and post‑anesthetic follow‑up and management.
• Analyze and interpret complex medical data to provide appropriate anesthetic care.
• Utilize complex medical and life support equipment to evaluate and care for anesthetized patients.
• Respond to hospital emergencies when airway control is required.
• Participate in all medical staff functions as requested.
• Provide educational programs regarding airway control, resuscitation, pharmacology, and anesthesia and pain management theory and practice.

Generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, vision benefits, life insurance, and short‑ and long‑term disability.

• Master’s degree accredited nurse anesthesia program OR Certificate in Nursing Anesthesiology (prior to 1990).
• Current full, unrestricted Registered Nursing license in Alaska or other U.S. state required.
• Direct hire must have applied for an Alaska nursing license before start date. Agency staff must have an active Alaska license.
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse Anesthetist by State of Alaska Board of Nursing and/or another state.
• Certification by National Board of Certification & Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists.

• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS

• ATLS
• ALSO
• NRP
• STABLE

• 4 years of clinical anesthesia experience after anesthesia training is completed (preferred).

• Advanced understanding of human physiology, pharmacology, and response to surgical stressors.
• Technical expertise in the use of complex medical equipment to monitor and evaluate patient response to treatment.
• Advanced ability to evaluate respiratory status and respond appropriately to abnormalities.
• Skills in rapid recognition and evaluation of changes in patient condition.
• Technical expertise in airway management and regional anesthesia.
• Ability to maintain control of rapidly evolving anesthesia care scenarios.
• Rapid evaluation and synthesis of treatment modalities in emergency situations.
• Ability to function independently of clinical supervision in the field of anesthesia.