Graduate of a nursing program and a school of anesthesia for nurses.
Previous experience as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist is preferred.
Must hold a current Registered Nurse license from the Alabama Board of Nursing with a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist designation.
Must hold a current Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist certificate from the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology.
Must hold current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support and Basic Life Support certifications.
Responsibilities
Assume responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame.
Provide patient care through therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, health care team members, and the environment, including direct and indirect care.
Contribute to the administrative functioning of the nursing unit.
Perform accepted procedures to render patients insensible to pain during surgical and other pain-producing clinical maneuvers.
Support life functions while anesthesia is administered, including induction and intubation.
Provide appropriate pre-anesthesia management of patients.
Provide consultation related to other forms of patient care, including respiratory therapy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and special problems in pain relief.
Perform pre-anesthesia and post-anesthesia patient evaluations.
Provide appropriate and effective anesthesia care to patients undergoing surgery or special procedures as needed.
Maintain professional ethics and confidentiality regarding personal, financial, medical, or employment information acquired about patients, families, and employees.
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The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist is responsible for assuming responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame; providing care to these patients via therapeutic use of self, the nursing process (both direct and indirect); the health care team members, and the environment; and contributing to the administrative functioning of the nursing unit. The C.R.N.A. must be able to perform accepted procedures commonly used to render the patient insensible to pain during surgical, and other pain producing clinical maneuvers; support life functions during the period in which anesthesia is administered including induction and intubation, provide an appropriate pre-anesthesia management of the patient; provide consultation relating to other forms of patient care such as respiratory therapy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and special problems in pain relief. Performs pre-anesthesia and post-anesthesia evaluation of the patient. Provides appropriate and effective anesthesia care to patients undergoing surgery or special procedures as needed. Observe professional ethics in maintaining confidential information acquired regarding person, financial medical or employment of patients, families, and employees of Troy Regional.
EDUCATION Graduate of Nursing Program and School of Anesthesia for Nurses
EXPERIENCE Previous experience as a C. R. N. A. is preferred.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATES - Current licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Alabama Board of nursing, with a C. R. N. A designation. - Current C. R. N. A. certificate by A. A. N. A. - ACLS/BLS