Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Inpatient

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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Inpatient

04020 WFBMG University Group Practice: WFBMC Main - Anesthesiology

A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is an advanced practice registered nurse providing safe, quality, age-appropriate anesthesia using established guidelines of clinical privileges approved by the Chair of Anesthesiology. The position also serves as a Clinical Instructor, directing, supervising, and evaluating Student Nurse Anesthetists.

Registered nurse with completion of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.

Current RN license from the State of North Carolina; certified or recertified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists, ACLS, and BLS.

• Ensures age/developmentally appropriate peri‑operative and anesthesia care is provided in accordance with age‑specific care guidelines for the specific age groups served and any present comorbidities.
• Supports patient safety, quality improvement, and infection prevention when performing job functions and through participation in facility and departmental initiatives.
• Appropriately documents and maintains confidential records according to departmental and hospital standards.
• Maintains flexibility with scheduling, promptness, and readiness to provide patient care as needed.
• Demonstrates professionalism through teamwork and collaboration and seeks ongoing professional educational growth.
• Conserves resources to address cost containment.

Ability to perform clinically as a nurse anesthetist by demonstrating competency in clinical responsibilities as delineated by clinical privileges. Effective verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with various clinical staff and other disciplines.

Subject to a highly stressful environment in the Operating Room or procedural areas; works with anesthetic gases; moderate to high noise environment; clean, well‑lit environment; cold or hot climates; may require long clinical hours.

standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching with arms, finger and hand dexterity, talking, hearing, seeing; lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling up to 100 lbs. maximum.

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well‑being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and more – so you can live fully at and away from work.

• Base compensation listed within the pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training.
• Premium pay such as shift, on‑call, and more based on a teammate's job.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and short‑ and long‑term disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.

Advocate Health is the third‑largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois;
Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value‑based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise.

It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.

Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.