RN Anesthetist CRNA-Surgery

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist will work with the interprofessional healthcare team to deliver high-quality anesthesia within a Care Team Model. The CRNA will care for patients across all acuity levels through the lifespan in a variety of settings including surgical, obstetrical, and diagnostic areas.

Eligible for certification under the National Board on Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) after completing an accredited CRNA training program and if certified, enrolled in a Continued Professional Certification (CPC) Program.

Graduate of a Nurse Anesthesia Program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor.

Advanced understanding of anesthesia, perioperative medicine, and other critical care skills related to the perioperative environment

Demonstrated patient care skills in alignment with GBMC values

Holds current active state licensure in the state of Maryland and complies with all applicable state statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to CRNAs.

Currently certified or recertified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists and is enrolled in the Continued Professional Certification (CPC) Program.

Provides anesthesiology services within the Hospital, including pre-operative review of patients and provision of anesthetics in all procedural areas (including operative rooms, interventional radiology, endoscopy units, and Labor and Delivery) in a care team model.

Manages patients' airway or pulmonary status using techniques such as endotracheal intubation and extubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, and respiratory therapy.

Selects, prepares, or uses equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.

Performs pre-anesthetic screenings including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and documents results. Monitors patients' responses including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output using invasive and noninvasive techniques.

Responds to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.

Performs or manages regional anesthetic techniques such as local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve blocks and intravenous blocks. Collaborates with the attending physician anesthesiologist

Develops anesthesia care plans.

Obtains informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures

Assesses patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response.

Evaluates patients' post-surgical or post-anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actions or requesting consultation if complications occur. Administers post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients' cardiovascular systems.

Discharges patients from post-anesthesia care.

Treats others with fairness, kindness, and respect for personal dignity and privacy

Meets and/or exceeds customer expectations

Respects the cultural, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients/families/coworkers

Continuously seeks to improve the quality of products/services

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