UNC Health Care

Certified RN Anesthetist

UNC Health Care • $160K — $200K *
Boone, NC 28607In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist program
  • Clinical experience in the role of CRNA
  • Current North Carolina CRNA license
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications to be obtained within 1 year of hire
  • Strong communication skills with patients, families, and healthcare teams
  • Proficiency in safe patient care aligned with legal and hospital standards

Responsibilities

  • Perform nurse anesthesia and peri-procedural activities in collaboration with healthcare providers
  • Deliver direct and indirect patient care addressing psychosocial and physical needs
  • Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare teams
  • Manage working relationships to promote a healthy work environment
  • Respond to emergencies and changes in patient condition promptly
  • Assist with nursing duties under general supervision
  • Adhere to policies, regulatory standards, and ethical practices

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and continuing education
  • Collaborative interdisciplinary team environment
  • Commitment to patient-centered care and top decile outcomes
  • Supportive workplace culture aligned with ARHS Mission, Vision, and Values
Full Job Description
  • Position Summary
    • The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) performs nurse anesthesia and peri-procedural activities in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, including a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or other lawfully qualified health care provider. A nurse anesthetist shall not prescribe a medical treatment regimen or make a medical diagnosis except, under the supervision of a licensed physician. The individual nurse anesthetist shall be accountable for the outcome of his or her actions.
    • The CRNA provides direct and indirect patient care services that meet the psychosocial, physical, and restorative needs of each patient. The CRNA's decisions and actions with patients and families are determined in an ethical manner practicing compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of each person. Effectively communicates with patients/families, visitors, colleagues, physicians, leadership, and volunteers. All areas of nursing practice and care delivery are provided to achieve and maintain top decile results and outcomes for patient experience, quality, and patient safety. The CRNA follows and adheres to ARHS policies and procedures, regulatory requirements and standards of behavior. The CRNA practices within the nurse practice act for CRNA's and their license.
    • The CRNA demonstrates the ARHS Mission, Vision, and Values in action and approaches work in a way that reflects a bias for action, efficiency, and personal accountability. The CRNA demonstrates professional conduct, effective communication, and effective delegation of tasks. Effectively and professionally manages working relationships with coworkers, physicians, and all ARHS team members in a way that promotes a healthy work environment. Responds quickly and accurately to emergencies in the work environment and/or to changes in patient condition. Performs registered nursing duties under general supervision. Always assists coworkers, patients, families, and visitors regardless of the patient assignment, so long as the assistance is in-line with their scope of practice and license.
  • Position Qualifications
    • Minimum Education
      • Graduate of an accredited Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
    • Experience
      • Clinical hours performing in the role of CRNA
    • Required Registration/License/Certification
      • Current licensure in the state of North Carolina as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
      • Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association is required at the time of hire
      • All required certifications must be obtained within 1 year of hire date, except BLS
      • BLS, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications must be obtained from the American Heart Association
    • Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
      • Ability to communicate courteously and effectively with the public, patients, family, staff, and physician and acts within the chain of command, utilizing positive verbal, and non-verbal skills
      • Competent in delivering safe and effective patient care within legal limits of license and certifications and hospital policies and procedures
      • Knowledge of the continuum of nursing care provided in the patient care department
      • Ability to demonstrate exceptional customer service to patients, family, staff, and physicians
    • Physical Demands
      • Lifts, positions, pushes, pulls, and/or transfers up to and greater than 50 pounds
      • Manual dexterity and mobility
      • Prolonged, extensive or considerable sitting/standing/walking
      • Bending, squatting, twisting, and turning
      • Near acuity: ability to see clearly at 20 inches or less
    • Working Conditions
      • Regularly exposed to the risk of bloodborne diseases
      • Frequently exposed to hazards from electrical/mechanical/power equipment, odorous chemicals and specimens, and unpleasant elements (accident, injury, slippery surfaces, uneven surfaces), etc.
      • Subject to irregular hours (days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays) and emergencies
      • Continuous standing and walking long periods = to or greater than > 8 hours per shift
      • Speaking, reading, and writing, expanded > 8 hours per day
      • Exposed to vibration and cramped spaces > 1-hour day
      • Frequently mobilizes patients > 4 hours per day
      • Frequently per shift: lifts, carries, pushes, and/or pulls > 50 lbs.
      • Frequently per hour: bends, squats, kneels, twists, turns, and reaches
      • Frequently per minute: hand, finger, and wrist repetition and moderate dexterity
      • Frequently per hour: exposed to soft voices > 3 feet away
      • Frequently per hour: exposed to close eye work
      • Frequently exposed to Ionizing/nonionizing radiation exposure, including x-ray and microwaves

About UNC Health Care

UNC Health Care is a not-for-profit integrated health care system owned by the state of North Carolina and based in Chapel Hill. Originally established November 1, 1998, by N.C.G.S. 116-37, UNC Health Care currently comprises UNC Hospitals and its provider network, the clinical programs of the UNC School of Medicine, and eleven affiliate hospitals and hospital systems across the state.
Learn more about UNC Health Care
Size
32,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Founded
1952
* Ladders Estimates

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