Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist CRNA
PURPOSE AND SCOPE:
A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who practices both autonomously and in collaboration with a variety of health providers on the interprofessional team to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence-based anesthesia and pain care services.
The CRNA cares for patients at all acuity levels across the lifespan in a variety of settings for procedures including, but not limited to, surgical, obstetrical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and pain management.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Perform and document the pre anesthesia assessment and evaluation of the patient.
* Review, request, and order (as permitted by state law), laboratory/diagnostic studies.
* Obtain informed consent for anesthesia and related services.
* Select, obtain, order, and administer preanesthetic medication or treatment.
* Develop and implement an anesthesia care plan.
* Select, obtain, prepare, and use equipment, invasive and non-invasive monitors, supplies, and drugs for the administration of sedation, anesthesia, and pain management services; perform safety checks as needed.
* Select, order, obtain, and administer analgesic and anesthetic agents, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids, necessary to provide anesthesia services.
* Document a time- based record of events during peri-anesthetic care
* Perform all aspects of airway management, including fiberoptic intubation.
* Facilitate emergence and recovery from anesthesia by evaluating patient response, and selecting, ordering, and administering medications, fluids, and ventilator support to maintain patient stability during transfer.
* Initiate and administer post-anesthesia pharmacological or fluid support of the cardiovascular system.
* Initiate and administer respiratory support to ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation in the post anesthesia period.
* Evaluate the patient’s response to anesthesia and surgery; take appropriate corrective action post anesthesia.
* Provide post anesthesia follow-up evaluation care
* Discharge the patient from the post anesthesia care unit
* Implement acute and chronic pain management modalities
* Manage emergency situations by assessing, stabilizing, and determining disposition of patients, including providing airway management, administration of emergency
* Place and manage regional anesthetic techniques, as delineated by his or her clinical privileges or granted special privileges.
+ Insert and manage peripheral, arterial, pulmonary catheter, or central venous lines and catheters.
+ Provide patient and caregiver education.
+ Consult with respiratory care providers and Implement respiratory and ventilator care when appropriate.
* Supports patient safety when performing his or her job functions and through participation in facility, department, or unit patient safety initia...
- Rate: Not Specified
- Location: Long Beach, US-CA
- Type: Contract
- Industry: Medical
- Recruiter: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
- Contact: Not Specified
- Email: to view click here
- Reference: R0174930
- Posted: 2024-09-27 08:21:01 -
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