Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Orlando Ophthalmology Surgery Center is hiring a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.

Orlando Ophthalmology Surgery Center is a busy eyes-only surgery center located near the Orlando Health Downtown Campus. We are an affiliate of United Surgical Partners International and our mission is to treat each patient and every family as if they were our own. Each patient, each family, each and every time. If you share our mission, please reach out to discuss joining our team. We are currently looking for a top performer to join our team. This is a fast-paced environment that is driven to reach the highest quality and satisfaction outcomes in Orlando.

Job Summary

Administers anesthetic care for the purpose of facilitating diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Performs and documents a pre-anesthetic assessment and evaluation of the patient.
• Develops and implements an anesthetic plan of care, including monitoring modalities and post-anesthesia follow-up evaluation and care.
• Selects, obtains and administers the anesthetic plan of care, including induction, maintenance and emergence phase anesthesia.
• Recognizes alterations in physiologic responses to the surgical procedure and/or the anesthetic, takes appropriate action and notifies the responsible physician as indicated.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion; manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time and the ability to lift and transport patients.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
• Ability to work under extreme pressure.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Required Experience:

• Must have a current licensure as a registered nurse (RN) and a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) from the Florida Board of Nursing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required.
• Graduate of accredited CRNA program.