crna

Seeking a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) for a permanent opportunity at a local metro surgery center.

**Job Description:**

• We are looking for a skilled CRNA to manage anesthesia-related activities, including patient airway management, anesthesia care plans, and post-anesthesia responses.
• The ideal candidate will have 5 years of independent CRNA experience, previous leadership or management experience, and current certification through the National Board on Certification and Re-Certification of Nurse Anesthetists.
• The CRNA will work collaboratively with the Clinic Medical Director and RN Practice Administrator to establish anesthesia services and develop care plans.
• The CRNA will be responsible for managing patients' airway or pulmonary status, selecting and preparing equipment and supplies, and administering anesthetics and adjuvant drugs.
• The CRNA will also be responsible for performing pre-anesthetic screenings, monitoring patients' responses, and responding to emergency situations.

**Responsibilities:**

• Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status using techniques such as endotracheal intubation and extubating, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, and respiratory therapy.
• Establish the type and scope of anesthesia services required to meet the needs of patients and the surgery center in an independent care team model.
• Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
• Select, order, and administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids, or blood products.
• Perform pre-anesthetic screenings, including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and document results.
• Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
• Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
• Develop anesthesia care plans.
• Obtain informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures.
• Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response.
• Perform or manage regional anesthetic techniques, such as local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve blocks, and intravenous blocks.
• Evaluate patients' post-surgical or post-anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actions or requesting consultation if complications occur.
• Administer post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients' cardiovascular systems.
• Discharge patients from post-anesthesia care.

**Requirements:**

• Successful completion of a program approved by the AANA Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education programs.
• 5 years of previous independent CRNA experience required.
• Previous leadership or management experience required.
• Licensing and Certification:
• Current Minnesota Registered Nurse License.
• Current certification through the National Board on Certification and Re-Certification of Nurse Anesthetists with compliance with all continuing education requirements.
• Additional certification to include BLS and ACLS.

**Skills & Abilities:**

• Demonstrated leadership, verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Commitment to active participation in shared accountability and decision making for the continuous improvement of the surgery center's department of nurse anesthesia.
• Additional certification and continuing education as needed to maintain proficiency in current, scientifically based, nurse anesthesia practice.
• Knowledge and skill in the use of computers and electronic medical record documentation.

**Work Environment:**

The CRNA will work in a medical surgery center setting in Edina and Burnsville, MN.

**Values:**

Patient Experience, Innovation, Integrity, Teamwork