Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist CRNA

Job Description

You'll provide comprehensive anesthesia care across the full perioperative continuum, helping patients safely prepare for, undergo, and recover from surgical procedures within a structured international healthcare environment. Working closely with surgeons, physicians, nurses, and other surgical team members, you'll develop individualized anesthesia plans, manage patients throughout surgery, and support safe postoperative recovery while contributing to high standards of clinical care.

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Baghdad, Iraq

Assignment: International relocation required for the duration of the project.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive preoperative assessments by reviewing medical histories, physical findings, laboratory results, imaging, and other diagnostic information to develop individualized anesthesia care plans.
• Administer general, regional, and local anesthesia while continuously monitoring patient status, airway management, anesthesia depth, and physiologic responses throughout surgical procedures.
• Provide post-anesthesia care by monitoring patient recovery, assessing postoperative complications or side effects, and supporting safe transitions following surgery.
• Collaborate with surgeons, physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to coordinate perioperative care and optimize patient outcomes.
• Maintain anesthesia equipment through routine inspection, cleaning, and readiness activities while completing required clinical documentation and organizational compliance requirements.

Qualifications:
Qualifications

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nurse Anesthesia from an accredited program.
• Active unrestricted CRNA license, NBCRNA certification, and DEA registration required.
• BLS and ACLS required; ATLS preferred.
• 3+ years of CRNA experience, including 18 months within the last year.
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident with a valid U.S. passport and ability to relocate to Iraq for the duration of the assignment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain MRPT security clearance and meet program physical readiness requirements.

Preferred

• Experience supporting healthcare services within military, government-operated, or international healthcare environments.

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Full-time positions are eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Additional benefits include a 401k plan, paid time off, and an annual bonus. International SOS Government Medical Services complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws.

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