WellSpan Health

Nurse Anesthetist - Apple Hill Surgery Center

WellSpan Health • $160K — $200K *
York, PA 17403In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Nursing or related field required.
  • Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in anesthesia administration.
  • Active Registered Nurse license required.
  • Multi-state RN license acceptable upon hire.
  • Certification as a Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) required.

Responsibilities

  • Review and assess patient condition to create anesthesia management plans with the Anesthesiologist.
  • Administer anesthetic agents and calculate appropriate dosages while monitoring patient parameters.
  • Maintain accurate patient documentation before, during, and after procedures.
  • Respond to emergency situations by establishing and maintaining patient airways, including intubation.
  • Transport patients safely from surgery to recovery, updating physician and nursing staff on patient status.
  • Provide airway management training for residents, students, and colleagues.

Benefits

  • Participation in ongoing professional development and education programs.
  • Comprehensive safety and quality control standards in place.
  • Collaborative work environment fostering teamwork and innovation.
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Job Description

General Summary

Administers anesthetic agents to patients according to established standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:
  • Reviews and assesses patient condition and develops anesthesia management plan in collaboration with the Anesthesiologist.
  • Administers anesthetic agents. Calculates doses and monitors parameters.
  • Maintains patient documentation.
  • Responds to code/trauma to establish and maintain patient airways via intubation. Documents treatment rendered.
  • Transports patients from surgery area to post-anesthesia recovery area. Reports patient status to physician and nurse care giver.
  • Provides airway management training to residents, students and other staff.

Common Expectations:
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate, age specific treatment. Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s).
  • Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
  • Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
  • Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, inservice meetings, and workshops.
  • Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Required for All Jobs:
  • Performs other related duties as identified.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Physical Demands:
  • Standing - Frequently
  • Walking - Frequently
  • Sitting - Occasionally
  • Carrying/Lifting - Occasionally (50lbs)
  • Pushing/Pulling - Occasionally (50lbs)
  • Kneeling/Crouching - Occasionally
  • Reaching - Occasionally
  • Talking - Frequently
  • Hearing - Frequently
  • Repetitive Motions - Occasionally
  • Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Occasionally

Working Environment:
  • Occupational Hazards - Occasionally
  • Bloodborne Pathogen - Exposure


Qualifications

Qualifications

Minimum Education:
  • Masters Degree Required

Work Experience:
  • 1 year Relevant experience. Required

Licenses:
  • Licensed Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required or
  • Registered Nurse Multi State License Upon Hire Required and
  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Upon Hire Required

Courses and Training:
  • Graduation from accredited school of nurse anesthesia. Upon Hire Required and
  • Earn 40 CME every 2 years to maintain certification. Upon Hire Required

About WellSpan Health

WellSpan Health is a non-profit healthcare system that provides services to patients in central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. The system includes eight hospitals, over 19,000 employees, and more than 200 patient care locations. WellSpan Health offers a range of services, including primary care, specialty care, and hospital-based care. The system is committed to providing high-quality, affordable healthcare to the communities it serves. WellSpan Health was founded in 1998 through the merger of several local healthcare organizations.
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Industry
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* Ladders Estimates

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