We are looking for a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) for a permanent opportunity at a local metro surgery center!

Compensation & Work Schedule:

• Part-Time: 40 Hours (5 shifts) bi-weekly (Full-Time schedule may be available as well)
• Day Shift: M-Thurs 6:00AM - 2:00PM (variable days)
• No evenings, weekends or holidays
• Location: Float between medical surgery centers in Edina, MN and Burnsville, MN
• Both W2 and 1099 employment options available!

Pay up to $360,000 for Full-Time (depending on experience)

Job Summary:
In collaboration with the Clinic Medical Director and RN Practice Administrator, the CRNA shall be responsible for all anesthesia related activities as follows:

• Manages patients’ airway or pulmonary status using techniques such as endotracheal intubation and extubating, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, and respiratory therapy.
• In collaboration with clinic management, establishes the type and scope of anesthesia services required to meet the needs of patients and the surgery center in an independent care team model.
• Selects, prepares, or uses equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
• Selects, orders, and administers anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids, or blood products.
• Performs pre-anesthetic screenings including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and documents results. Monitors patients’ responses including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
• Responds to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
• Develops anesthesia care plans.
• Obtains informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures.
• Assess patients’ medical histories to predict anesthesia response.
• Performs or manages regional anesthetic techniques such as local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve blocks and intravenous blocks.
• Evaluates patients’ post-surgical or post-anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actions or requesting consultation if complications occur. Administers post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients’ cardiovascular systems.
• Discharges patients from post-anesthesia care.

Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a program approved by the AANA Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education programs.
• 5 years of previous independent CRNA experience required.
• Previous leadership or management experience required.
• Licensing and Certification:
  • • Current Minnesota Registered Nurse License.
    • Current certification through the National Board on Certification and Re-Certification of Nurse Anesthetists with compliance with all continuing education requirements.
    • Additional certification to include BLS and ACLS.

Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated leadership, verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Commitment to active participation in shared accountability and decision making for the continuous improvement of the surgery center’s department of nurse anesthesia.
• Additional certification and continuing education as needed to maintain proficiency in current, scientifically based, nurse anesthesia practice.
• Knowledge and skill in the use of computers and electronic medical record documentation.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a medical surgery center setting in Edina and Burnsville, MN.

Values:

Patient Experience

Innovation

Integrity

Teamwork

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