Anesthesiology
We are seeking a skilled and reliable Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) for a position with Leading Locum Anesthesia. The CRNA will provide independent, autonomous anesthesia care in a dynamic healthcare setting. This position is ideal for a confident CRNA comfortable managing a full scope of anesthesia services including pre-operative assessments, anesthesia administration, intraoperative management, and post-anesthesia care. The ideal candidate thrives in environments that require clinical independence, and critical thinking. This role offers schedule flexibility, work life balance, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to work with a collaborative team of healthcare professionals.
About the Facility: Southern Surgery Center provides orthopedic and pain management procedures for the physicians at Southern Bone and Joint Specialists. This facility includes four operating rooms, one procedure room, nine pre-op bays, nine recovery bays, two overnight extended care rooms, and a training observation room. The surgery center has achieved its sixth consecutive three-year accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
Ambulatory healthcare organizations seeking accreditation by the AAAHC undergo an extensive onsite, peer-based survey of its facilities and services. Accredited status mean Southern Surgery Center has passed a series of rigorous and nationally-recognized standards for the provision of quality healthcare, set by the AAAHC. More than 5,000 ambulatory healthcare organizations across the United State are accredited by the AAAHC..
Schedule: 8 hour shifts
Case Mix: 3,600 Ortho Cases a year
Call Requirements: No call required
Malpractice
Professional Liability will be covered by Leading Locum
Administrative Duties
The CRNA must function as a collaborator and team member to accomplish applicable goals and functions of Leading Locum
Develop standards for continuity of care and case management.
Remains cognizant of rules and regulation as they pertain to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and remains compliant at a local, state, and federal level.
Clinical Duties
The CRNA scope of practice includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Performing and documenting a pre-anesthetic assessment and evaluation of the patient, including requesting consultations and diagnostic studies; selecting, obtaining, ordering, or administering pre-anesthetic medications and fluids; and obtaining informed consent for anesthesia.
The day to day responsibility of the CRNA for this position will be to perform conscious sedation/MAC anesthesia on outpatient and inpatient cases.
Managing a patient's airway.
Managing emergence and recovery from anesthesia.
Releasing or discharging patients from a post-anesthesia care area, and providing post-anesthesia follow-up evaluation and care related to anesthesia side effects or complications.
Responding to emergency situations by providing airway management, administration of emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
Additional nurse anesthesia responsibilities which are within the expertise of the individual CRNA.