APRN - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

• →Perform pre-anesthetic screenings, including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and document results. Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response.
• →Develop anesthesia care plans.
• →Select, order, or administer pre-anesthetic medications, anesthetics, drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.
• →Prepare prescribed solutions and administer local, intravenous, spinal, or other anesthetics following specified methods and procedures.
• →Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics. Calibrate and test anesthesia equipment.
• →Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
• →Perform or evaluate the results of diagnostic tests such as radiographs (x-rays) and electrocardiograms (EKGs).
• →Select and prescribe post-anesthesia medications or treatments to patients.
• →Administer post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients' cardiovascular systems.
• →Monitor and evaluate patients' post-surgical or post-anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actions or requesting consultation if complications occur.
• →Discharge patients to hospital floor or Surgicenter as necessary.
• →Instruct nurses, residents, interns, students or other staff on topics such as anesthetic techniques, pain management and emergency responses.
• →Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

• Master’s degree in nursing or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required.
• Current State of Illinois licensure as a registered professional nurse.
• Current State of Illinois licensure as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), or if pending initial certification, temporary State of Illinois CRNA license.
• Graduation from a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the AANA Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or their predecessors.
• Current certification by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists or recertification by the Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists or their respective predecessors, or if pending initial certification, evidence of graduation from a Council of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs approved program.
• Current BLS and ACLS certification required.

• PALS certification preferred.

Salary & Benefits:

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