Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing and coordinating nursing anesthesia services throughout a service area
• Provides anesthesia care, meeting all practice standards as defined by professional organizations and departmental expectations
• Develops and implements strategy for providing high quality, individualized and efficient anesthesia services in collaboration with the Chief of Anesthesia and other leadership teams
• Manages nursing anesthesia services in a service area assuring that all aspects of patient care comply with the Joint Commission standards, policies, procedures, and state and federal regulations
• Coordinates patient care delivery among departments such as pain service, pharmacy, laboratory, Labor & Delivery and perioperative care, etc, where anesthesia services are delivered or ancillary support is required
• Provides support for family and member centered care
• Provides guidance to staff in meeting the emergent and urgent needs of patients and family where anesthesia services are delivered
• Ensures CRNA professional staff complies with state and federal regulations
• Monitors staff competencies to ensure patient safety
• Plans and coordinates for adequate CRNA staffing according to patient acuity and competencies
• Responsible for hiring, terminations, training and performance evaluations of staff
• Provides leadership in the ongoing professional education and development of staff
• Develops and implements strategic plans with the Chief of Anesthesia to support new processes and procedures
• Regularly reviews and updates department policy, and recommends changes in support of delivery of care and ongoing compliance to organizational and regulatory requirements
• Represents anesthesia service line in committee workgroups and meetings
• Develops performance metrics for performance improvement, service standards and quality goals to ensure anesthesia services and patient care meet high quality standards
• Develops and monitors operational budget for payroll and non- payroll expenses, capital planning and resources in collaboration with the Chief of Anesthesia and leadership
• Strategizes and establishes effective channels among departments to ensure efficient utilization of supplies and equipment