APRN-CRNA-RN Anesthetist (PRN)

CRNA - PRN

Position Type PRN Job Shift Varies

As a CRNA at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (NARMC), you'll deliver high-quality anesthesia services for surgical and obstetrical patients, working in a collaborative team with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and perioperative staff. If you value clinical excellence, teamwork, and caring for a close-knit community, you'll thrive here.

NARMC is a non-profit system with a hospital in Harrison and 13 clinics serving rural North Arkansas. Our 750+ employees provide comprehensive care guided by values of safety, quality, integrity, and community. Our mission is to provide comprehensive care for Northwest Arkansas; Provide comprehensive anesthesia care across the perioperative continuum—including pre-anesthetic assessment, intraoperative management, and safe transfer of care to PACU—while upholding patient safety, accurate documentation, and productive collaboration in a care team model.

Conduct pre-anesthetic review: history, physical assessment, allergies, diagnostics, and risk evaluation; Select, prepare, and utilize anesthesia equipment, monitors, supplies, and medications; ensure availability of special equipment as needed.

Administer general and regional anesthesia (e.g., spinal/epidural) and provide age-appropriate care for surgical and obstetrical patients.

Accurately document anesthesia care, significant events, and key coding/billing elements in the EHR.

Collaborate with supervising anesthesiologist; Participate in quality improvement, problem-solving, and education/precepting for students as assigned.

Model professionalism, confidentiality, and positive teamwork with OR, PACU, RR, and surgical staff.

Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license with CRNA authority (or eligibility) in the state.

NBCRNA certification (active) and graduation from an accredited nurse anesthesia program.

Demonstrated proficiency in general anesthesia, neuraxial techniques, airway management, MAC, and perioperative documentation.

Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English; Maintain state APRN/CRNA licensure and NBCRNA certification; Maintain hospital medical staff appointment and delineation of privileges (core and any advanced privileges such as US-guided blocks or arterial lines).

DEA registration and state controlled substance authority if prescriptive/ordering privileges are granted by medical staff bylaws.