CRNA

CRNA

Position Summary

• Provides anesthesia services for pediatric and adult patients.

Overview

• The evaluation is to assure individual performance, departmental goals and organizational goals are aligned. It is designed to support communication between the manager and the employee. Employee perception of their own performance is very important. To maximize the benefit of this process, both the manager and the employee participate in the evaluation process.

Qualifications

1. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Reads and understands the English language.
• Ability to think critically and analytically with little or no supervision
• Ability to work effectively in situations of high stress and conflict and communicate goals and outcomes.
• Ability to process information and prioritize
• Possesses exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Possesses independent work habits, is self-reliant and self-directed
• Ability to learn, adapt, and change as required by the job functions
• Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality of material and information accessed and reviewed
• Basic computer literacy
• Ability to move freely, reach, bend, and complete light lifting
• Ability to use good body mechanics while performing daily job functions and ability to follow specific OSHA guidelines
• Ability to maintain attendance to meet standard job practices

2. Education

• Graduate of an approved Nurse Anesthesia training program

3. Licensure

• Hold current certification or recertification from an approved national CRNA certifying body, maintain certification and be recertified every 2 years by the Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists, have and maintain current certification in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS).

4. Experience

• At least 12 months within the last 24 months providing epidural analgesia (labor epidurals), and have experience in the delivery of and monitoring of all types of anesthesia utilized in the delivery of obstetrical anesthesia (general endotracheal, subarachnoid block and epidural).

5. Interpersonal skills

6. Essential technical/motor skills

7. Essential physical requirements

• Medium: Exert 20 – 50 lb. of force occasionally and/or up to 15 lb. of force frequently - greater than 75%

8. Essential mental requirements

1. Essential sensory requirements

2. Other

• Basic skills as defined by licensure/certification.

Job Specific Duties and Performance Standards

• Below are those tasks, duties, and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the position’s purpose and objectives. These are critical or fundamental to the performance of the position. They are the major functions for which the person in the position is held accountable. Following are the essential functions of the position, along with the corresponding performance standards.

• Core Requirements
• Assessment, consultation, and preparation of patients for anesthesia.
• Clinical management and teaching of cardiac and pulmonary resuscitation.
• The diagnosis and treatment of acute pain.
• Evaluation of respiratory function and application of respiratory therapy.
• Image-guided procedures.

• Management of critically ill patients.
• Monitoring and maintenance of normal physiology during the perioperative period.
• Performance of history and physical examinations.
• Relief and prevention of pain during and following surgical, obstetric, therapeutic and diagnostic procedures using sedation/analgesia, general anesthesia, and region anesthesia.
• Supervision and evaluation of performance of personnel, medical and paramedical, involved in preoperative care.
• Treatment of patients for pain management (excluding chronic pain management).
• Indicate responsibility for the contents and accuracy of all prepared reports/forms by affixing his/her own signature to the documents after validation.
• Attend and participate in professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities as requested by the Chief, Department of Surgery, unless not scheduled for duty on the day in question.
• Department Quality Improvement
• Activities as assigned by the department chief may include occurrence screening checklist, patient care charts, audits, and special studies on quality of care within the Anesthesia Service.
• Non-clinical duties include maintaining cleanliness of anesthesia work areas and equipment, rotation of stock and removal of supplies near expiration, reviewing and updating of departmental operating instructions, hospital committee representation, and Orientation of Personnel.