Description
Position Description: Lead Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
Reports To: Medical Directors and VP and GM, CRH Anesthesia
A. Summary/Description
1. In addition to the general duties described within the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) job description, provider shall serve as the Lead CRNA for the Company Group.
2. The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) provides professional anesthesia care through assessment, planning, treatment, education and evaluation of the patient. The CRNA is responsible for delivering safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, educative and individualized nursing care to patients and families.
3. The practice of anesthesia is a recognized specialty of both nursing and medicine. Anesthesia and anesthesia-related care represent those services which anesthesia professionals provide upon request assignment, and referral by the patient's physician. Education, practice, and research within the specialty of nurse anesthesia promote competent anesthesia care encompassing the diversity of patient populations, age, ethnicity and gender. CRNAs practice according to their experience, state statutes and regulations, and institutional policy.
Provider's Lead CRNA duties shall include, but not be limited to:
• Scheduling and staffing of anesthesia providers;
• Reviewing provider applications for positions on the anesthesia team and participate in interviews as needed;
• Providing orientation to new providers prior to their first date of service;
• Complying with and upholding Company's policies and processes for all anesthesia providers;
• Assisting when appropriate in the medical chart corrections process with respect to anesthesia records;
• Participating in the Company's anesthesia quality assurance program;
• Performing random peer reviews and assisting the Medical Director
*Providing oversight and monitoring of quality and quantity of anesthesia equipment, drugs and supplies for both routine and emergency services;
• Participating in relevant educational programs for anesthesia team;
• Ensuring anesthesia team is complying with all infection control protocols;
• Working collaboratively and cooperatively with the medical staff and other staff members throughout the applicable Center to resolve issues and improve workflow processes;
• With the guidance of the Company's Operations Leadership and the Medical Director, addressing any unprofessional or otherwise improper conduct in or related to work in the applicable Center by staff or members of the medical staff of the Center(s);
• Such other duties as may be assigned and/or customarily performed by one holding the position of Lead CRNA.
