CRNA Quality Improvement Specialist

Yale New Haven Health is looking for a CRNA Quality Improvement Specialist in Trumbull, CT.

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the Yale New Haven Health System Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

• Excellent work environment - Flexible schedules to ensure work-life balance.
• Career Advancement - Unlock your potential and embrace exciting opportunities for professional growth and career advancement within our esteemed healthcare system.
• Compensation Package - Enjoy an enhanced compensation package.
• Relocation Assistance - We recognize how vital a smooth transition is, and with our relocation assistance, your journey can be seamless.
• Benefits - Competitive salary, comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance; pension plan matched tax-sheltered annuity plan and Roth contributions.
• Employment Perks - Employee wellness initiatives and support programs, professional development and continuing education opportunities, and access to Yale New Haven Health’s hospitals and specialty networks.

• 1. Clinical Care
  • 1.1 The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) implements accurate, safe, patient‑centric anesthetic care.
• 2. Professional Skill
  • 2.1 Understands physiologic implications and anesthetic considerations of surgical procedures, constantly monitors vital signs, capnography, and pulse oximetry during anesthesia according to ASA guidelines.
• 3. Information Management
  • 3.1 The CRNA ensures appropriate documentation within the accordance of hospital and regulatory requirements and protects information of all forms from unauthorized access, modification, destruction, or intentional or accidental disclosure.
• 4. Quality Management
  • 4.1 The CRNA is expected to demonstrate a high standard of moral and ethical behavior, professionalism, compassion, and commitment to patient care.
• 5. Professional Development
  • 5.1 The CRNA continuously engages in projects that maintain and advance professional competency.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. Completion of Certified Nurse Anesthetist Training Program. Graduate of a Nurse Anesthesia Educational Program accredited by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs. Current State of Connecticut Nursing License, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in the State of Connecticut.

Preferred clinical working experience as a CRNA within the given specialty/service line, but none required. APRNs, PAs, CRNAs and CNMs are required to be appointed to the Affiliated Medical Staff of a YNHHS Hospital and credentialed through the Medical Staff process. Evidence of current competence to practice as an APRN, PA, CRNA, CNM via reference letters from physicians and other practitioners must be obtainable during the Medical Staff appointment process to be eligible.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist AANA Certification;
State of CT RN and APRN License; ACLS; DEA Registration;
State of CT Controlled Substance Registration.

CRNAs must have sharp concentration and focus, stay calm under stressful conditions, communicate clearly and effectively with surgeons and the surgical support team, and with patients and their families. A calm and reassuring manner inspires trust in patients. Anesthetic patient management must be immediate and responsive. Flexibility and adaptability are required.

A CRNA must demonstrate intellectual‑conceptual, integrative, and quantitative abilities; skills in observation, communication, and motor functions; and mature behavioral and social attributes. Must detect and interpret changes in monitoring alarms and equipment; maintain functional vision and hearing; lift 25 pounds and reach above and below shoulder height; stand for long periods and wear lead as needed for fluoroscopy or X‑ray cases;

negotiate patient care environments; coordinate gross and fine muscular movements; and function effectively under stress with flexibility and learning in face of uncertainties.

To learn more, please email or schedule an interview with our In‑House Provider Recruiter:
James Hammell – James.

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