Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist PDO position

• Schedule: Full-time (Varied FTE options 0.56-1.0), Monday-Friday, 7am-4:30pm. No call, weekends or holidays.
• Location: On-site at MNGI Ambulatory Surgery Centers throughout the Twin Cities metro area
• Salary Range: Starting range $132-142/hour. CRNAs are paid a guaranteed 9-hour day. (Where an applicant may fall on the salary range will vary based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to CRNA experience)

• Health Coverage: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Retirement: 401(K) with Company Match, Profit Sharing
• Time Off: Generous PTO, Holiday Pay, Floating Holiday
• Disability Coverage: Short & Long-Term Disability
• Family Support: Paid Leave and Disability

• Provide safe, high-quality patient care for individuals receiving monitored anesthesia care in the Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs).
• Assess, prepare, and monitor patients before, during, and after procedures requiring monitored anesthesia care.
• Administer anesthesia services in accordance with clinical standards, regulatory requirements, and established protocols.
• Monitor patient responses during procedures and intervene appropriately to support patient safety and positive outcomes.
• Collaborate with Anesthesiologists, Proceduralists, nursing staff, and other healthcare team members to deliver coordinated patient care.
• Independently manage anesthesia care within the scope of CRNA practice and organizational guidelines.
• Support patient recovery and evaluate readiness for discharge following procedures.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation related to anesthesia care and patient outcomes.
• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and clinical practice initiatives as assigned.
• Perform additional clinical and non-clinical duties and departmental responsibilities as needed.

Patient care is delivered in accordance with standards established by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

Responsibilities include:

• Pre-anesthesia assessment and patient risk stratification using evidence-based practices
• Ordering and reviewing laboratory and diagnostic studies, as appropriate
• Pre-anesthetic medication management
• Administration of anesthesia and adjunct medications
• Local infiltration and topical anesthesia techniques
• Sedation techniques
• Airway assessment and management
• Invasive and non-invasive patient monitoring
• Mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy
• Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base management
• Peripheral intravenous and arterial catheter placement
• Acute and chronic pain management
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation management
• Post-anesthesia recovery and discharge management

In order to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily and regular attendance is required. The responsibilities listed below are representative of the primary essential functions required; additional duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor.

• Current Minnesota Registered Nurse (RN) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure.
• Current certification by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Meets MNGI Digestive Health's credentialing, privileging, and professional liability insurance requirements.
• Demonstr…