POSITION SPECIFICSTitle: CRNA (full-time)
FTE: 1.0 FTE (80 hours per pay period)
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Holiday Rotation: None
Weekend Rotation: None
On Call Requirements: 1 of 12 weekends. Rotating weekday and holiday call
POSITION SUMMARYResponsible 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
- Discounted membership to our state-of-the-art fitness facility
- Generous tuition reimbursement
- Employer provided life and disability insurance
- Free parking at facility
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