Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Summary

CHENEGA PRO FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, LLC

West Point, NY

The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) shall provide anesthesia and related services, in accordance with hospital regulatory, licensing, and credentialing policies, and within the AANA Guidelines for Nurse Anesthesia Practice and Code of Ethics at Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, NY.

Responsibilities

Assist in anesthesia-related training and/or assigned tasks when not involved in direct patient care.

Comply with current standards of anesthesia practice and care

Provide anesthesia care that is within the scope of practice, as determined by demonstrated competency, licensure, and clinical privileges delineated by the MTF.

Administer anesthesia by inhalation, endotracheal intubation, regional (including ultrasound-guided), intravenous, topical

Administration of all levels of sedation for pediatric and adult patients; this includes pre-intra, and postoperative evaluation, treatment, and the support of life functions and vital organs under stress of anesthetic, surgical, and other procedures.

Provide pain management and consultation.

May be required to provide consultation, collaborative management, or referral to other health care providers as indicated by the health status of the patient.

Shall also be responsible for:

Diagnosis and Management

Prescribes medication in accordance with MTF pharmacy and therapeutics.

Mechanical ventilator management (invasive and noninvasive)

Central Venous pressure monitoring

Arterial catheter monitoring

Initiation and management of patient-controlled analgesia, intrathecal and epidural procedures

Procedures

Arterial catheter placement

Endotracheal and nasotracheal intubation

Central venous catheter insertions

Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for upper and lower extremity surgery and/or pain control

Regional Anesthesia/Analgesia catheters

Epidural/spinal placement for labor or surgical management

Emergency cricothyrotomy

Ultrasound guidance for vascular access and regional anesthesia

Anesthesia

General anesthesia

Neuraxial (spinal and epidural) anesthesia

Monitored Anesthesia Care with and without sedation, under topical and local infiltration.

Peripheral nerve block anesthesia

Procedure Advanced privileges

Advanced nerve block techniques.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Graduate of a school of professional nursing, approved by a legally designated state accrediting agency

Graduate of an approved program of nurse anesthesia accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Program and Schools or its predecessor.

Completed an accredited educational program for advanced practice as a certified nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, CRNA, or certified clinical nurse specialist.

Possess a certification as a CRNA

Possess an active unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse.

Possess current, active, valid, unrestricted license in at least one U.S. State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, Territory, or jurisdiction as a CRNA.

Minimum three (3) years of experience.

Possess and maintain certification from the American Red Cross (ARC) for Healthcare Providers in Basic Life Support (BLS), or equivalent from the American Heart Association (AHA) at the time of employment.

Possess and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), or equivalent from the American Heart Association (AHA) at the time of employment.

Possess and maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or equivalent from the American Heart Association (AHA) at the time of employment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Possess evidence of continuing education which maintains skills and knowledge in the nursing anesthesia specialty.

Provide evidence of training and experience with Peripheral Regional Nerve Block anesthesia to include continuing education in sonography and the practice of peripheral regional anesthesia.

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Ability to promptly and properly respond to cardiopulmonary arrests and arrange appropriate backup from the MTF clinical staff.

Ability to demonstrate age-specific competency in the care from a newborn infant to an older adult.

Ability to independently and proficiently perform the below procedures:

Arterial catheter placement

Endotracheal and nasotracheal intubation

Central venous catheter insertions

Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for upper and lower extremity surgery and/or pain control

Regional Anesthesia/Analgesia catheters

Epidural/spinal placement for labor or surgical management

Emergency cricothyrotomy

Ultrasound guidance for vascular access and regional anesthesia

General anesthesia

Neuraxial (spinal and epidural) anesthesia

Monitored Anesthesia Care with and without sedation, under topical and local infiltration.

Peripheral nerve block anesthesia

Procedure Advanced privileges

Advanced nerve block techniques.

Physical Demands (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 talk or hear. The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Executive Order 13495, The Non Displacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts provide first right of refusal to incumbents on contracts. If the position is accepted by the incumbent on the job, other application/resume of non-incumbents will not be reviewed.

Estimated Salary/Wage

Up to USD $170.00/Hr.

Chenega Corporation and family of companies is an EOE.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Native preference under PL 93-638.

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