Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Core
Administer general, regional, and monitored anesthesia care for surgical and obstetrical procedures in a collaborative environment with anesthesiologists.
Role type
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
Builds
Perioperative anesthesia care for surgical and obstetrical cases
Domain
Healthcare / Anesthesiology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Anesthesia equipment maintenance, pre-induction patient evaluation, anesthetic plan formulation, post-anesthesia care and discharge, ICU ventilator management, high-risk intubation, fiber optic intubation, patient teaching, documentation
Preferred skills
Teaching resident CRNAs, developing patient care manuals, pursuing CME credits
Technologies
Anesthesia equipment, ICU ventilators
Responsibilities
Evaluate patients pre-operatively and formulate anesthesia care plans; administer anesthesia autonomously under minimal supervision; document patient care and controlled drug administration; perform post-anesthesia evaluation and discharge; take on-call duty and monitor patients; educate resident CRNAs and assist in training other trainees
Seniority
Mid-level clinical specialist
