Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist (SRNA) Employment Track

Job Description

Job Description

The Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist (SRNA) Employment Track is a critical recruiting pathway for the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s to support its vision of building a robust CRNA team. CRNAs are vital members of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. CRNAs provide expert anesthesia care in collaboration with anesthesiologists, surgeons and a variety of healthcare providers in order to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence-based anesthesia and pain care services. Additionally, CRNAs are expected to actively contribute to the educational, safety and quality, and research missions of the department. CRNAs care for patients at all acuity levels across the lifespan in a variety of settings, including, but not limited to the UMMC General and Shock Trauma operating rooms and other hospital procedural areas. Opportunities to practice in additional disciplines such as obstetrics and regional anesthesia are also available. CRNAs are expected to exhibit independent thinking, problem solving, empathy, and scientific acumen as they work collaboratively with departmental anesthesiologists within a variety of medical direction / supervision models.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS – Once Board Certified, the CRNA will:

1. Provides pre-anesthetic preparation and patient evaluation; recommends, requests, and evaluates pertinent diagnostic studies, obtains informed consent for anesthesia.

2. Develops and implements an individualized anesthetic plan of care, selecting and initiating the planned anesthesia technique; inserts invasive line catheter/devices prepares and administers anesthetic agents used in management of anesthetic care; may perform and manage regional anesthetics.

3. Provides anesthesia induction, mechanical ventilation maintenance, emergence, and post anesthesia care.

4. Provides perianesthetic invasive and non-invasive monitoring utilizing current standards and techniques.

5. Manages patient’s fluid, blood, electrolyte, and acid base balance; interprets and responds to abnormal findings with corrective action.

Note: The intent of this list of primary duties is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities of this job. Incumbents perform other related duties as assigned. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Be a senior student, in good standing, with less than one year of education, at an accredited nurse anesthesia educational program
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and BLS by the American Heart Association
• National Provider Identifier (NPI) and Taxonomy code required at time of hire.

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of University of Maryland’s Faculty Physician’s Inc. salary range for this position. Some candidates will not be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, internal equity, responsibility factor and span of control, education/training and other qualifications. University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: -employee-benefits