CRNA

CRNA Opportunity in Twin Cities

The nations most popular Twin Cities are in need for CRNA's! The community Minneapolis, Minnesota, the state capital, St. Paul, and neighboring Minneapolis make up the Twin Cities, an incredibly rich and diverse area with dramatic skylines, exciting pro sports, award-winning theater, renowned restaurants and a booming craft beer scene. Revel in the natural beauty of dozens of trails, parks, and waterways, such as the Chain of Lakes and the Mississippi River. You can also shop 'til you drop at local boutiques and the nation's largest mall, Mall of America, with no tax on clothing or shoes. Or attend one of the hundred of annual events in the region, from small-town celebrations to one of the largest state fairs in the country. There's a literal Minneapolis Food Tour you can indulge in that consists of 45 must-visit Minneapolis restaurants. But if you're looking to explore the quieter side of things, you'll absolutely have to visit Minnesota's Dark Sky Parks where you can find some of the darkest skies in the nation for spectacular star-gazing and shooting star wish-making. Explore the Minneapolis/St. Paul area here.

About the Facility Minneapolis VAMC Minneapolis VA Medical Center is one of the VA's four polytrauma medical centers to care for active-duty service members and Veterans with brain injuries, who are blind, or have had an amputation and maintains a 65,000 square foot center to care for Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders. In 2018, 1,289 volunteers donated 189,586 hours to help care for Veterans, the same year that was recorded 980,427 outpatient visits. The main campus provides primary care and specialty health services, including surgery, psychiatry, neurology, cancer treatment (oncology), dentistry, and more.

Facility Address: 1 Veteran Drive Building 70, Minneapolis, MN 55417

Requirements

• Provide patients with anesthesia procedures for both ambulatory and inpatient surgical procedures. The services include rendering patients insensate for surgical procedures (general anesthesia), major neuraxial blocks for surgical procedures (spinal and epidural anesthesia), nerve block for surgical procedures, monitored anesthesia care, procedures to alleviate post-operative pain and resuscitation services.
• Provide care in the most complex surgical procedures.
• Perform and document a preanesthetic evaluation of the patient before surgery including requesting consultations, additional diagnostic and/or laboratory studies in consultation with the anesthesiologist.
• After concurrence with the plan by the anesthesiologist, initiation of the planned anesthetic technique that may include general, regional, MAC, or local anesthesia. Interventions include administration of fluids, medications, ventilator support, provision of homeostasis, provision of adequate pain relief and management of anesthesia and surgical side effects.
• Induction of general anesthesia and initial airway management.
• Endotracheal intubation for surgical or procedural cases.
• Placement of endobronchial tubes or blockers for procedures requiring one lung ventilation or lung isolation.
• Central line placement; Pulmonary artery (Swan-Ganz) catheter placement.
• Peripheral nerve blocks.
• Central neuraxial blocks.
• Epidural blood patches.
• Adjustment of anesthetic drugs and techniques utilized in the maintenance of anesthesia.
• Sedation for field blocks of MAC as discussed in the anesthetic care plan.
• Manages emergence from anesthesia after discussion and concurrence from the anesthesiologist.
• Provide anesthetic for: electroconvulsive therapy not requiring intubation; elective cardioversions; ICD checks.
• Participates on the Code Blue Team, primary to manage the patient's airway, but also to perform other tasks which they are qualified to perform, as directed by the Code Team Leader.
• Emergency airway management throughout the facility. Following the ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm and department protocols, as requested.
• Administer sedation or local anesthesia to facilitate urgent/emergent endotracheal intubation.
• Placement of intravenous lines throughout the facility, as requested.
• Management of epidural catheters for post-op pain relief within a protocol guideline ordered by the anesthesiologist.
• Placement of arterial lines as requested by the ICU's.
• Initiation of an anesthetic in an emergency that threatens the patient with loss of life or limb prior to the arrival of the anesthesiologist on-call.
• Maintains anesthesia equipment in constant readiness and cleans equipment in accordance with hospital guidelines, SOPs, manufacturer's recommendations, and CDC guidelines.
• Prepares drugs properly for use in anesthesia administration per department SOP.
• Precepts CRNA students.
• Ensures that OR/anesthesia safety regulations and procedures and infection control policies and procedures are observed.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an approved School of Nursing and hold an unencumbered current state licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
• Must have reserved a Board Certification.
• Shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
• Should have at least one full year (12 months) experience as a CRNA.

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