About the role
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Job Summary
Schedule: Per Diem . 8, 10 and 12 hr day shifts available. No call, holidays or weekends 1-2 shifts per month preferred
$200.00 hr. per diem rate
The CRNA is responsible for the pre-operative, intra-operative, and immediate post-operative care of the patient requiring anesthesia for surgical, medical, therapeutic or diagnostic procedures. This care includes, but is not limited to, pre-operative assessments, anesthetic care plans, assembly and care of specialized equipment; application, insertion and interpretation of data from anesthetic monitors; airway management; delivery of general, regional anesthesia, and monitored anesthetic care; induction, maintenance, and emergence of the patient; care of the patient in the immediate post-operative setting; and post-operative assessments in collaboration with a physician member of the Department of Anesthesiology. These services are rendered in our 16 main operating rooms.
Clinical Responsibilities
The following list of anesthesia and related services should be utilized to delineate the clinical responsibilities of the individual who can demonstrate new or continued competency. More clinical responsibilities may be added as additional education and experience is obtained by the individual practitioner.
- Pre-anesthesia assessment
- Requesting laboratory/diagnostic studies
- Pre-anesthetic medication
- General anesthesia and adjuvant drugs
- Regional anesthesia monitoring
- Sedation techniques
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation management
- Invasive and noninvasive placement and monitoring
- Airway management techniques
- Mechanical ventilation/oxygen therapy
- Fluid, electrolyte, acid-base management
- Blood, blood products, plasma expanders
- Peripheral intravenous/arterial catheter placement
- Acute and chronic pain therapy
- Select, administer, and reconcile medications in accordance with Federal, State and hospital policies.
- Post anesthesia care/discharge
- Seeks physician direction based on patient condition
- Must adhere to I.C.A.R.E Standards
Working Conditions
Anesthesia care is given in the main operating rooms of the Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, or its affiliating institutions, as well as several designated “Out of OR” locations, which are, for example, Radiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, CT, MRI, MRT, Endoscopy, Angiography, among others. These locations are often geographically far from the main ORs.
In these environments, work proceeds in an atmosphere that includes many forms of electrical, mechanical, gas driven, and radiation and laser emitting equipment. The environment can be warm, cold, dimly lit and crowded as well as spacious and well lit.
The CRNA is responsible for the pre-operative, intra-operative, and immediate post-operative care of the patient requiring anesthesia for surgical, medical, therapeutic or diagnostic procedures. This care includes, but is not limited to, pre-operative assessments, anesthetic care plans, assembly and care of specialized equipment; application, insertion and interpretation of data from anesthetic monitors; airway management; delivery of general, regional anesthesia, and monitored anesthetic care; induction, maintenance, and emergence of the patient; care of the patient in the immediate post-operative setting; and post-operative assessments in collaboration with a physician member of the Department of Anesthesiology. These services are rendered in our 16 main operating rooms.
Qualifications
Master's Degree Nurse Anesthesia Practitioner required
Qualifications
Basic qualifications for the CRNA applicant for clinical privileges shall include:
- State licensure as a registered professional nurse. Compliance with Massachusetts regulatory requirements regulating advanced practice for nurse anesthesia.
Experience
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
About Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a non-profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum. Founded in 1900, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive.