CRNA

CRNA

Harrison, AR 72601

Overview

Position Type PRN Job Shift Varies

Description

As a CRNA at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (NARMC), you'll deliver high-quality anesthesia services for surgical and obstetrical patients, working in a collaborative team with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and perioperative staff. If you value clinical excellence, teamwork, and caring for a close-knit community, you'll thrive here.

NARMC is a non-profit system with a hospital in Harrison and 13 clinics serving rural North Arkansas. Our 750+ employees provide comprehensive care guided by values of safety, quality, integrity, and community. Our mission is to provide comprehensive care for Northwest Arkansas; our vision is to be the most trusted and preferred provider.

Job Summary

Provide comprehensive anesthesia care across the perioperative continuum—including pre-anesthetic assessment, intraoperative management, and safe transfer of care to PACU—while upholding patient safety, accurate documentation, and productive collaboration in a care team model.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-anesthetic review: history, physical assessment, allergies, diagnostics, and risk evaluation; meet with patients/families to educate and set expectations.
• Select, prepare, and utilize anesthesia equipment, monitors, supplies, and medications; ensure availability of special equipment as needed.
• Administer general and regional anesthesia (e.g., spinal/epidural) and provide age-appropriate care for surgical and obstetrical patients.
• Perform airway management; place peripheral IVs and arterial lines; manage vasoactive infusions; recognize and treat adverse responses promptly.
• Accurately document anesthesia care, significant events, and key coding/billing elements in the EHR.
• Collaborate with supervising anesthesiologist; request consultation and escalate appropriately in a team-based model.
• Manage induction and emergence; ensure hemodynamic stability; deliver thorough handoff to PACU.
• Participate in quality improvement, problem-solving, and education/precepting for students as assigned.
• Model professionalism, confidentiality, and positive teamwork with OR, PACU, RR, and surgical staff.

Qualifications

Required

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license with CRNA authority (or eligibility) in the state.
• NBCRNA certification (active) and graduation from an accredited nurse anesthesia program.
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS (AHA).
• Demonstrated proficiency in general anesthesia, neuraxial techniques, airway management, MAC, and perioperative documentation.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English; strong clinical judgment and communication skills.
• Maintain state APRN/CRNA licensure and NBCRNA certification; meet all CME/CE requirements.
• Maintain hospital medical staff appointment and delineation of privileges (core and any advanced privileges such as US-guided blocks or arterial lines).
• DEA registration and state controlled substance authority if prescriptive/ordering privileges are granted by medical staff bylaws.