Advance Practice Nurse (Nurse Anesthetist)

Job Title

Anesthesia Care Specialist

Job Duties

Determine the optimal type and method of anesthesia care to administer for a broad range of surgical procedures at the MTF.

Evaluate data, with respect to individualized anesthetic options and current practice guidelines, to determine and discuss the optimal anesthetic plan.

Obtain patient consent for the type of anesthesia to be utilized, expected outcomes and possible anesthetic complications.

Gather equipment, prepares, inspects, and ensures proper sanitation and function of equipment to be used in performance of work.

Serve as an anesthesia resource consultant to a wide variety of medical, surgical, and nursing specialties to delineate the latest advances in anesthesia practice.

Evaluate data, with respect to anesthesia and evolvements within the field, to determine and discuss type of anesthesia to be used, and to explain expected outcomes and possible anesthetic complications.

Determine necessity for laboratory studies, coordinates ordering of lab tests and evaluates results.

Provide immediate, post-operative care to patients transported to the PACU, ICU or recovery area; ensures patient airway, hemodynamic stability, optimal pain control and appropriate level of consciousness.

Provide immediate and appropriate interventions to include advanced life support (ALS) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) according to guidelines and within the scope of practice.

Discriminate between normal and abnormal findings to treat underlying causes and conditions and stabilize the patient for transport to a higher level of care.

Document assessments, orders, and interventions, appropriately, in the medical record.