CRNA

Job Opportunity: CRNA in Berkeley, California

Vivo HealthStaff is searching for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) for a client in Berkeley, California. This is a permanent position with salary and benefits. There is a $10,000 sign-on bonus.

Duties and Essential Job Functions:

• Provides anesthesia services as part of the team anesthesia model; conducts patient assessments including interview, physical examination and chart review to determine any risks and recommend the appropriate anesthesia; administers anesthesia to patients in surgery, in the labor delivery suite, and in other areas of the hospital involving such procedures as the administration of diagnostic and therapeutic nerve blocks.
• Assists in post-anesthesia care of patients and keeps the supervising anesthesiologist or the surgeon informed of patient's status.
• Cleans, checks, and restores the anesthesia equipment in the different service areas of the hospital; orders drugs and anesthesia supplies.
• Assists in the evaluation of new techniques and procedures in anesthesiology for introduction into the service.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelors in Nursing
• Graduation from a CRNA program complying with the standards of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and the California State Board of Registered Nurses.
• Minimum Experience: Two years of full-time experience in the administration of anesthetics by inhalation and intravenous methods in an active acute hospital or clinic may be substituted for the educational requirement. Experience in obstetrical and emergency anesthesia and experience in the intubation and resuscitation of newborn infants is considered desirable.
• Required Licenses/Certifications:
• Valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California
• Certification as a Nurse Anesthetist by the California State Board of Registered Nurses
• BLS - Basic Life Support Certification
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification