Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

CRNA opening in Shreveport, LA The CRNA has the responsibility and accountability for providing advanced nurse practice while administering anesthesia to patients. This job is responsible for preparing and administering anesthesia agents to surgical and obstetrical patients under a delegating physician. Responsibility and accountability of anesthesia services lies with the Medical Director. Position Details

• Assess patients peri-operatively
• Perform patient history and physical
• Review patient records to determine health status
• Review results of diagnostic tests, treatments, and orders as appropriate
• Make post-op rounds
• Provide patient and family education
• Perform routine procedures including:
- Draw venous/arterial blood - Administer general, regional, and local anesthesia - Administer injections - Place NG tubes - Administer local infiltrative anesthesia - Placement of central venous lines and Swan Ganz lines
• Provide regional anesthesia under a delegating physician, including:
- Topical - Infiltration - Spinal - Epidural - Intravenous - Upper and lower body blocks - Other peripheral blocks
• Initiate orders and transcribe orders of collaborating physician
• Intravenous catheter placement
• Administer fluids, blood and/or blood products, muscle relaxants, vasoactive and cardiac drugs
• Mechanical ventilation
• Resuscitation techniques
• Cardiopulmonary bypass technique
• Autotransfusion
• Hypotensive and hypertensive care
• Hypothermia management
Further Details
• Assesses the physical, psycho-social, spiritual, cultural, functional, and high-risk needs of the patient
• Performs patient history and physical
• Reviews patient record to determine health status
• Reviews diagnostic tests, treatments, and orders
• Collaborates plan of care with the patient care team
• Monitors patient peri-operatively
• Rounds on patients as requested
• Draws venous/arterial blood
• Placement of central venous lines
• Placement of Swan Ganz
• Performs venipuncture and manages fluids
• Inserts nasogastric and orogastric tubes
• Manages and initiates mechanical ventilation
• Manages and initiates autotransfusion techniques
• Provides anesthesia including general, regional, local, and moderate sedation
• Monitors patients according to standards
• Provides regional anesthesia
• Provides spinal, epidural, and IV regional blocks
• Demonstrates compliance with infection control and safety
• Practices standard precautions and disease-specific isolation
• Appropriately handles and disposes of unused medications
• Keeps work area clean and cares for equipment
• Ensures safe patient environment
• Obtains training prior to equipment use
• Ensures equipment is functioning properly
• Participates in time-out procedure
• Administers medication safely and competently
• Understands drug actions, side effects, and contraindications
• Adheres to medication policies and standards
• Safely administers fluids, blood, blood products, muscle relaxants, vasoactive drugs, and cardiac drugs
• Ensures patient and family rights are respected and maintained
• Maintains patient privacy
Position Requirements
• Master of Science in Nursing (required)
• 2 Äì3 years of experience (preferred)
• APRN license in state of employment (required)
• CRNA certification from NBCRNA (required)
• ACLS required
• PALS required
• BLS required