Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - Pool/PRN
Company: Knewin
Location: Denver
Posted on: May 3, 2024
Job Description:
Position Summary Responsible for administering anesthesia and
monitoring patient's vital signs. Oversees patient recovery from
anesthesia through minimally invasive procedures. Ensures smooth
recovery after procedures. Essential Duties
- Performs and documents a pre-anesthetic assessment and
evaluation of the patient by obtaining an appropriate health
history.
- Administers anesthesia and monitors patient during outpatient
procedures.
- Implements, monitors and adjusts patient's physiologic
condition as appropriate for type of anesthesia and specific
patient's needs.
- Transfers the responsibility for care of the patient to other
qualified providers post-operatively to assure continuity of care
and patient safety.
- Supports Minimally Invasive Diagnostic Center procedures.
- Initiates the anesthetic technique which may include: regional,
local and sedation.
- Selects, obtains and administers the anesthetic, adjuvant and
accessory drugs and fluids necessary to manage the anesthetic.
- Selects, applies and inserts appropriate non-invasive and
invasive monitoring modalities.
- Manages a patient's airway and pulmonary status.
- Implements acute and chronic pain management modalities.
- Responds to emergency situations by providing airway
management, administration of emergency fluids and drugs, and using
basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
- Acts as a resource to pre-anesthesia and post-anesthesia
nurses.
- Partners with supervising anesthesiologist to formulate
appropriate care plans for patients undergoing procedures.
- Brings to the attention of supervising anesthesiologist any
concerns regarding general and acute health of patients and how it
may affect clinical outcomes of anesthetics and procedures. Other
Duties
- Accepts additional responsibilities which are within the
expertise of the individual CRNA and appropriate to the practice
setting. Competencies
- Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and
contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness;
confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to
organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals;
demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health.
- Ethics: Practices ethically; Integrates the ANA Code of Ethics
for Nurses with Interpretive Statements to guide practice;
demonstrates compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth
and unique attributes of all people; advocates for healthcare
consumer's rights to informed decision-making and
self-determination; maintains therapeutic relationships and
professional boundaries; safeguards privacy and confidentiality of
healthcare consumers, and their data and information [Standard of
Professional Performance (SPP) 7].
- Informing and Communicating: Clearly conveying information and
ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a
manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and
retain the message [SPP 9].
- Collaboration/Teamwork: Cooperates with others to accomplish
common goals; works with employees and across his/her department to
achieve shared goals; treat others with dignity and respect and
maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others
[SPP 10].
- Professional Development: Actively identifies in new area with
preceptor learning opportunities and unit specific competencies;
regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities;
using newly gained knowledge and skill to enhance contribution to
the organization [SPP 12, 15].
- Evidence-based Practice and Research: Integrates evidence and
research findings into practice; Articulates the values of research
and its application relative to the healthcare setting; identifies
questions in the healthcare setting and practice that can be
answered by nursing research; uses current evidence-based
knowledge, including research findings, to guide practice;
incorporates evidence when initiating change in practice [SPP
13].
- Quality of Practice: Contributes to quality nursing practice:
Ensures practice is safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely,
and patient centered; identifies barriers and opportunities to
improve safety, effectiveness, efficiency, equitability,
timeliness, and patient centeredness; recommends strategies to
improve nursing quality [SPP 14]. Supervisory or Managerial
Responsibility None Travel None Core Values
- Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on
time.
- Be willing to accept supervision and work well with
others.
- Be well groomed, appropriately for your role and wear ID Badge
visibly.
- Be in compliance with all departmental and institutional
policies, the Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and completes
NetLearning by due date annually.
- Fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual
differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and
mission of the institution.
- Adheres to safe working practices and at all times follows all
institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures.
- Wears appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control
policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates compliance with all state, federal and all other
regulatory agency requirements. Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Master's Degree in Nursing required from an
accredited Nurse Anesthetist Program.
- Work Experience: Minimum of 2 years' experience working as a
CRNA preferred.
- Special Training, Certification or Licensure: Colorado RN
license. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license. CRNA
certification by National Board of Certification and
Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA). Active BLS and
ACLS required, PALS preferred. Salary - $145.00 per hour
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Keywords: Knewin, Denver , Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - Pool/PRN, Healthcare , Denver, Colorado
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