OSITION SPECIFICS

Title: CRNA

FTE: Full time (1.0 FTE)

Schedule: Variable

Holiday Rotation: Per unit requirements

On Call Requirements: Every 10th day and every 10th weekend

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for providing anesthesia services by administering anesthetic agents/drugs and/or related procedures in order to facilitate diagnostic, therapeutic or surgical procedures. May include labor analgesia, acute/chronic pain management, respiratory consultation and support, and intervention during emergency situations in addition to rendering patients insensible to pain during surgery procedures.

POSITION TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform a pre-anesthetic assessment of patient; order pre-op fluids or medications; obtain informed consent; and document findings.
• Develop an anesthetic plan of care tailored to each patient.
• Implement planned anesthetic plan for surgery patients (regional, general, IV sedation, etc.).
• Manage fluid therapy and drug therapy to maintain physiological homeostasis and to correct abnormal responses to anesthesia/surgery.
• Select, apply, and interpret non-invasive and invasive monitoring modalities.
• Manage patients' airway and pulmonary status using advanced airway modalities including but not limited to; intubation, mechanical ventilation, drug prescription.
• Manage emergence and recovery from anesthesia, including preventing and managing complications and pain relief.
• Release patients from post-anesthesia recovery and provide follow-up evaluation
• Plan, implement and evaluate pain relief therapy including post-op and labor analgesia.
• Respond to emergency situations with airway management and other ACLS techniques.
• Provide in-service education to other staff regarding anesthesia techniques and procedures.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills with coworkers, physicians, patients and patients' family members.
• Adheres to Surgery Department Code of Ethics as it pertains to other team members.
• Participates in department or unit quality improvement activities.
• Treats all patients equally, with compassion and without regard to medical condition, social status, or race.
• Protects patients' rights, including maintaining strict confidentiality of sensitive information about patients and others.

Participates in continuing education through in-services and other programs.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (Master’s Degree if graduated after 1997)
• Preferred: None

Experience:

• Required: 2 years of critical care nursing experience.
• Preferred: None

Licenses and Registrations:

• Required: State of Wisconsin Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber license. Registration with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) within 3 months of hire.
• Preferred: None

Certification(s):

• Required: Basic Life Support (within 3 months of hire), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) with 6 months of hire, and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) with 1 year of hire. Current certification by National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).
• Preferred: None

BENEFIT SUMMARY

• Competitive health and dental insurance options
• Flexible paid time off to balance work and life
• Retirement plan with immediate vesting and employer match
• Free membership to our state-of-the-art fitness facility
• Generous tuition reimbursement
• Employer provided life and disability insurance
• Free parking at facility