Nurse Anesthetist, Full-Time, Rotating

The University of Chicago Medicine • $150K — $200K *
Chicago, IL 60629In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
1 week ago
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Qualifications

  • Current Illinois RN and APN Licensure
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required
  • BLS and ACLS certification required
  • Graduate of A.A.N.A approved nurse anesthesia program
  • Passing the National Certification Examination
  • Certification or certification-eligible by A.A.N.A and NBCRNA
  • Minimum of a master's degree in nurse anesthesia
  • At least one year of full-time critical care nursing experience

Responsibilities

  • Acquire anesthesia drugs and prepare delivery systems
  • Collaborate as a team member to implement patient care plans
  • Perform thorough preoperative patient assessments
  • Demonstrate proficiency in various airway management techniques
  • Manage and place advanced perioperative monitoring devices
  • Record and document all significant perioperative events
  • Transport patients post-surgery while ensuring safety and reporting

Benefits

  • Sign-on bonus up to $50,000
  • Relocation assistance available
Full Job Description
Job Description

Join UChicago Medicine, as an Nurse Anesthetist in our Anesthesiology Department.

Sign on Bonus up to $50,000.00 and relocation available

As an Nurse Anesthetist, you will be responsible for providing patient care and support throughout the perioperative period. This can include preoperative assessment and sedation, administration and management of an anesthetic, and discontinuation of the anesthetic and postoperative management.

Essential Job Functions
  • Acquires anesthesia drugs from the satellite pharmacy, prepares anesthesia drugs and delivery system.
  • Functions as a member of the Care Team to carry out the plan for each patient and the Care Center.
  • Performs preoperative assessment of the patient, which includes chart review, preop patient interview, history and physical if necessary, and establishes an anesthesia plan based on findings and discussion with the surgeon and attending anesthesiologist.
  • Demonstrates an expert proficiency in airway management, which includes mask ventilation, laryngeal mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation.
  • Demonstrates proficiency in the management and/or placement of current monitoring techniques and procedures in the perioperative period which include but are not limited to: ECG placement and interpretation, arterial line placement, central line catheters, pulmonary artery catheters, transesophegeal echocardiography, peripheral nerve stimulator's.
  • Records all pertinent perioperative events on the patient's chart and anesthesia record.
  • Transports patients postoperatively to an appropriate location based on anesthetic technique and patient's condition, and reports the patient's condition and anesthetic concerns to the appropriate clinician.
  • In collaboration with the attending anesthesiologist, the CRNA will demonstrate proficiency in the management of the induction, maintenance, and emergence of anesthesia.
  • Performs other duties assigned.


Required Qualifications
  • Current Illinois RN and APN Licensure
  • BSN Required
  • BLS and ACLS certificate required
  • Must be a graduate of an A.A.N.A approved nurse anesthesia program
  • Pass the National Certification Examination following graduation
  • Must be certified or certification-eligible by the A.A.N.A
  • Must be certified or certification-eligible by the NBCRNA
  • Graduation with a minimum of a master's degree from a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
  • A minimum of one year full-time work experience, or its part-time equivalent, as a registered nurse in a critical care setting
  • Must maintain certification through continuing education


Position Details
  • Job Type/FTE FT 1.0
  • Shift: Rotating
  • Unit/Department: Nurse Anesthetist
  • CBA Code: Non-Union


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