Chief Nurse Anesthetist jobs in Kentucky

Position Summary:
The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) provides a wide range of care and services in their designated specialty. Must be able to provide consultative services to other providers and complete procedures entailing significant risk.  

Duties/Responsibilities:
•    Provides a wide range of care and services in their designated specialty.
•    Provides consultative services to other providers and complete procedures entailing significant risk.  
•    Treats patients in a faithful, diligent, and skillful manner in accordance with current acceptable standards of practice in the CRNA’s professional specialty, applicable to state and federal laws and regulations, and accrediting body standards.
•    Consults with physicians concerning matters outside his/her scope of practice or professional specialty.
•    Assists with training and education of students and other personnel within the CRNA’s professional specialty. 
•    Assists emergency physicians in treating emergency department patients in a timely manner.
•    Actively supports and participates in performance improvement to achieve excellent patient outcomes, customer satisfaction, team work, patient safety and efficient utilization of resources. 

Education:
Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing. Graduation from an approved school of Nurse Anesthesia.  

Experience: 
Eligibility for certification by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA). Satisfactorily pass the AANA national exam within twelve (12) months of hire.  

Licensure/Certification: 
Holds a current Registered Nurse (RN) license and has Advanced Practitioner status in the State of Kentucky. Current certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). 
 
Physical/Work Requirements: 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is required to communicate with staff, patients and visitors. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision for reading and computer work. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.  The employee is regularly required to stand, walk and be on feet for long periods of time. Must be able to tolerate PPE for long periods of time.   

The work environment described here is representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee works in an area with good lighting and climate control. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.