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UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

Nurse Anesthetist

Advanced Practice ProvidersConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCalifornia, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A valid California Registered Nurse license and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist license are required.
  • Graduation from an accredited Master's or Doctor of Nursing Practice program in Nurse Anesthesia is required.
  • Current certification or recertification by the National Board of Certification & Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists is required.
  • Current Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certifications from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross are required.
  • Knowledge of current nursing, anesthesia, and critical care techniques is required.
  • Ability to perform thorough preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative assessments and formulate a safe anesthesia care plan is required.
  • Skill in preoperative assessment of surgical and nonsurgical patients is required, including identifying pre-existing diseases and their potential impact on anesthesia care; documenting medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests, electrocardiogram, and chest X-ray; understanding interactions between preoperative drug therapy and proposed anesthetic plans and agents for all age groups; identifying physical examination abnormalities that may affect anesthesia management; and understanding indications for delaying elective surgery and obtaining preoperative specialty consultation.
  • Ability to explain the proposed anesthetic technique, alternatives, risks, and problems and obtain documented legal informed consent before administering anesthesia is required.
  • Ability to completely document significant information for an anesthesia record of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative events is required.
  • Skill in determining safe airway management and interpreting physiological monitoring is required, including interpreting electrocardiogram, blood pressure, vital signs, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, and systemic vascular resistance data and adjusting interventions to optimize patient safety across all age groups.
  • Ability to safely insert venous and arterial monitoring lines and devices under the medical direction of an anesthesiologist is required.
  • Knowledge of the pharmacology, dosage, side effects, and contraindications of drugs used in anesthesia practice at UCLA is required.
  • Skill in performing commonly used monitored anesthesia care, regional, and general anesthesia techniques at UCLA across all age categories is required.
  • Ability to recognize return of consciousness and reflexes indicating safe emergence from anesthesia, transport the patient to the recovery room, and provide an informed report to qualified medical personnel assuming patient care is required.
  • Knowledge of current clinical and theoretical education and research techniques, evidenced by experience, academic credentials, and licensure, is required.
  • The final candidate accepting an offer must disclose any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining misconduct, or any appeal of a substantiated misconduct finding with a previous employer.
  • Current and former University of California employees are subject to a personnel file review.

Responsibilities

  • Assess surgical and nonsurgical patients before anesthesia and formulate safe anesthesia care plans.
  • Explain anesthetic techniques, alternatives, risks, and problems and obtain informed consent before administering anesthesia.
  • Document significant preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative events in the anesthesia record.
  • Determine safe airway management, interpret physiological monitoring data, and adjust interventions to optimize patient safety.
  • Insert venous and arterial monitoring lines and devices under an anesthesiologist's medical direction.
  • Perform monitored anesthesia care, regional anesthesia, and general anesthesia techniques.
  • Recognize safe emergence from anesthesia, transport patients to the recovery room, and provide handoff reports to qualified medical personnel.

About the Company

UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

UCLA Health is a large, integrated healthcare system in Los Angeles that operates multiple hospitals and a wide network of primary- and specialty-care clinics. It provides medical services across many fields—from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment—and combines patient care with biomedical research. Its hospitals and physicians diagnose and treat complex illnesses and bring the latest medical discoveries into practice. UCLA Health stands out because it runs a comprehensive, highly ranked set of facilities (including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital) and emphasizes leading research, education, and specialized care across a broad regional network. The organization aims to deliver high-quality medical care while advancing medical knowledge and sharing new treatments with patients locally and globally.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$25.3M
Headquarters
Santa Monica, CA
Founded
1955

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