CRNA | Locums | New York

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides pre-anesthetic preparation and patient evaluation
• Ensures patient identification and obtains appropriate health history
• Recommends, requests, and evaluates pertinent diagnostic studies
• Documents pre-anesthetic evaluation
• Obtains informed consent for anesthesia
• Selects and/or administers pre-anesthetic medications
• Selects prepares and administers anesthetic agents or other agents administered in management of anesthetic care
• Informs anesthesiologist and/or surgeon of changes in patient’s condition
• Provides anesthesia induction, maintenance, emergence, and post anesthesia care
• Inserts invasive line catheter/devices
• Performs tracheal intubation and extubation, airway management
• Provides mechanical ventilation
• Performs venous and arterial punctures
• Provides perianesthetic invasive and non-invasive monitoring utilizing current standards and techniques

Requirements:

• Graduate of accredited nurse anesthesia program
• Two (2) years of anesthesia care in acute setting experience preferred
• Valid state RN License (must meet education requirement(s) for state licensure)
• Valid state APRN Recognition (must meet education requirement (s) for state recognition and obtain within six (6) months of hire)
• Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
• Certified Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) by the American Heart Association
• Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification