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South Shore Health Department of Anesthesia team is growing and currently has full time, part time, and per diem positions available. With our competitive new compensation plan and enhanced benefits, including a sign-on upfront, retention and yearly performance metric bonuses, now is a great opportunity to join our growing team. At South Shore Health we value the importance of work-life balance. Offering flexible shifts: 10’s, 12’s, days, nights and weekend. Apply today for more details! Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are advanced practice nurses responsible for administering anesthesia and monitoring patients during surgeries and other medical procedures. Due to their specialized skill set, they are experts in critical care and airway management.
Job Responsibility:
Provide pre-anesthetic preparation and patient evaluation
Ensure patient identification and obtains appropriate health history
Recommend, requests, and evaluates pertinent diagnostic studies
Document pre-anesthetic evaluation
Obtain informed consent for anesthesia
Select prepares and administers anesthetic agents or other agents administered in management of anesthetic care
Effectively communicate with anesthesiologist and/or surgeon of changes in patient’s condition
Provide anesthesia induction, maintenance, emergence, and post anesthesia care
Insert invasive line catheter/devices
Perform tracheal intubation and extubation, airway management
Provide mechanical ventilation
Perform venous and arterial punctures
Obtain blood samples. Performs and manages regional anesthetic
Manage patient’s fluid, blood, electrolyte and acid base balance
Provide perianesthetic invasive and non-invasive monitoring utilizing current standards and techniques
Recognize and treat cardiac dysrhythmias through use of perianesthetic electrocardiogram monitoring
Evaluate patient response during emergence from anesthesia
Institute pharmacological or supportive treatment to insure adequacy of patient recovery from anesthesia and adjuvant drugs
Provide post anesthesia follow-up, report, and evaluation of patient’s response to anesthesia and for potential anesthetic complication
May perform patient care to the extent necessary to maintain clinical expertise, competency and licensing necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care on the unit
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in nursing or relevant undergraduate degree
Skilled in airway management techniques and chronic pain management
Must possess superb communication and interpersonal skills
Solid understanding of current anesthesia practices and techniques
Strong patient assessment skills
Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in oral communication, written communication, interpersonal relations, customer service, adaptability, and change management
Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in word processing PC applications
Nice to have:
Valid state APRN Recognition
PALS
What we offer:
sign-on upfront
retention bonus
yearly performance metric bonuses
flexible shifts: 10’s, 12’s, days, nights and weekend