Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
San Antonio, TX Anesthesia
Job Type
Full-time
Description

What You’ll Do:

  • Perform or supervise the performance of an anesthetic experience in collaboration with appropriate physician throughout the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases of anesthesia and surgery
  • Administer monitored anesthesia care
  • Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical and medical procedures
  • Schedule and maintain use of surgical site, including operating, wash-up, waiting rooms, and anesthetic and sterilizing equipment
  • Monitor, document and manage patient reactions to anesthesia and surgery
  • Manage fluid therapy, perform and manage invasive monitoring, and perform post-operative evaluations
  • Develop an anesthetic plan based on a preanesthetic evaluation
  • Attend and participate in professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities. 


Requirements

What You’ll Need:

  • Must have and maintain a current license to practice in nursing as a registered nurse in the state of Texas. Must hold current certification from an approved national CRNA certifying body. This certification must be maintained and recertified every 2 years. Must have and maintain current certification in BCLS and ACLS. The ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and appropriately interpret information relative to the patient’s age-specific needs is required. 
  • Must have a Master’s degree from an accredited program. Must be a graduate from an accredited baccalaureate degree program, to include pre-medical curriculum with course work in general and organic chemistry, advanced college math, general and advanced biology and physics. 
  • 2 years of experience preferred.
  • Excellent communication skills and knowledge of surgical procedures, specifically Orthopaedics and Pain Management.
  • Basic computer knowledge; read/write English; Spanish a plus.
  • Other duties as assigned as necessary and may vary at times, as needed, by your immediate supervisor or as directed by the company.
  • Requires extensive mobility (walking and standing) while performing duties. Periodic pushing, pulling, and lifting of patients and/or equipment. May have exposure to patients with communicable diseases. May have exposure to hazardous equipment or agents.  

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