CRNA Opportunity with Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital | St. Petersburg, Florida

Responsibilities

The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist administers anesthesia and anesthesia-related care under the direction of an attending anesthesiologist in the operating room and satellite areas.

Essential Functions

• Participates in pre-anesthetic preparation and evaluation.
• Performs pre-anesthetic assessment before each procedure as supervised or directed by the attending anesthesiologist.
• Formulates a patient-specific anesthetic plan of care in collaboration with the attending anesthesiologist.
• Determines, prepares, and ensures necessary medications, equipment, and adjunct therapies for the administration of anesthetics.
• Initiates plan of anesthesia care (general, regional, monitored anesthesia care) under the supervision or direction of attending anesthesiologist.
• Prepares and tests anesthesia equipment to ensure proper functioning.
• Inserts and/or uses invasive and non-invasive monitoring devices for continuous evaluation of patients status under anesthesia.
• Demonstrates proficiency in monitoring and management of airway; cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neuromuscular status; and emergence and recovery from an anesthetic.
• Supervises, instructs and evaluates student anesthetists.
• Maintains legible, accurate, and complete medical records for each anesthetic administered.
• Transfers responsibility for care of the patient to other qualified providers post-operatively. Ensures continuity of care and patient safety.
• Adheres to patient and personnel safety procedures (infection control, fire, safety electrical and chemical hazards).
• Perform post-anesthesia evaluations as supervised or directed by the attending anesthesiologist.
• Demonstrates proficiency with maintenance of equipment and clean work areas. Reports necessary equipment repairs and adjustments via proper channels.
• Participates in interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient safety and quality delivery of anesthesia care.
• Participates in the quality assessment processes developed by Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital and the Anesthesiology Department.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Bayfront Medical Group policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Bayfront Medical Group policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

• Communicate appropriately in a manner that is supportive, timely, and understandable.
• Acts with a positive professional demeanor toward staff, patients, and families.
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication with physicians, employees, patients, and families.
• Maintains privacy at all times for patient and employee information.
• Maintains positive working relationships with physicians, employees, and administration.
• Recognizes and respects the OH Mission Statement. Values and respects integrity, stewardship, and excellence.
• Participates in performance improvement activities throughout the organization.
• Participates as a team member and is accountable for personal work responsibilities.
• Demonstrates accountability for personal actions and decisions. Schedules time off to avoid disrupting workflow.
• Creates a work environment that facilitates and encourages involvement of the staff in critical thinking to ensure professional anesthesia practice, as well as, recruitment and retention of staff with diverse backgrounds and appropriate education and expertise.

Qualifications

• Education/Training Meets all educational requirements to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and a Florida-licensed Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP).
• Licensure/Certification Meets all of the following:
• Maintains current Florida Nursing License - Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP).
• Certified as a Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Current National Advanced Practice Certification from a nursing specialty board recognized by the Florida Board of Nursing (i.e., Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists, or Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists, or their Predecessors).
• Maintains current certification in Healthcare Provider/BLS, ACLS, and PALS.

Experience: None