CRNA | Locums | New York
DirectShifts
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Posted on Apr 27, 2024
Job Responsibilities:
- Provides pre-anesthetic preparation and patient evaluation
- Ensures patient identification and obtains appropriate health history
- Recommends, requests, and evaluates pertinent diagnostic studies
- Documents pre-anesthetic evaluation
- Obtains informed consent for anesthesia
- Selects and/or administers pre-anesthetic medications
- Selects prepares and administers anesthetic agents or other agents administered in management of anesthetic care
- Informs anesthesiologist and/or surgeon of changes in patient’s condition
- Provides anesthesia induction, maintenance, emergence, and post anesthesia care
- Inserts invasive line catheter/devices
- Performs tracheal intubation and extubation, airway management
- Provides mechanical ventilation
- Performs venous and arterial punctures
- Provides perianesthetic invasive and non-invasive monitoring utilizing current standards and techniques
Requirements:
- Graduate of accredited nurse anesthesia program
- Two (2) years of anesthesia care in acute setting experience preferred
- Valid state RN License (must meet education requirement(s) for state licensure)
- Valid state APRN Recognition (must meet education requirement (s) for state recognition and obtain within six (6) months of hire)
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
- Certified Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) by the American Heart Association
- Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification
DirectShifts is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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