CRNA - Anesthesia

General Summary

The CRNA is a professional practitioner who shares in the responsibility of providing 24 hour anesthesia services for elective and emergency surgical, obstetrical, and certain other medical procedures.

GIBSON AREA HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERVICES MISSION STATEMENT

To provide personalized, professional healthcare services to the residents of the Communities we serve.

Principle Duties And Responsibilities

• Assisting in the maintenance of anesthesia supplies and equipment.
• Assisting in the continuing Quality Improvement activities including data collection, reporting, trending, compliance, departmental review, interventions and problem solving.
• Performing and documenting a pre-anesthesia assessment and evaluation of the patient.
• Developing and implementing an anesthetic plan according to established policies and procedures based on the surgeon’s request and the patients individual needs and desires.
• Administrating general, spinal, epidural, local, other regional, and MAC anesthesia an analgesia as required.
• Administrating the adjuvant and accessory drugs and fluids necessary to manage the anesthetic.
• Selecting, applying, and inserting appropriate non-invasive monitoring modalities for continuous evaluation of the patient’s physical status.
• Maintaining accurate anesthesia record documenting pertinent information including patient condition, physical status, anesthesia agents, drugs, IV fluids administered, techniques, monitors used, vital functions, procedures, adverse reactions, and other pertinent information.
• Making post-anesthesia evaluations, documenting the presence or absence of post anesthesia complications or complaints and vital functions.
• Assisting in the establishment of standards and developing written policies and procedures.
• Responding whenever possible and practical to requests for assistance with “code blue” calls or other emergencies within the hospital.
• Participating in the hospital in-service education program.
• Consults with the department manager regarding capital purchases, equipment maintenance, and other clinical and administrative matters.
• Works with Pharmacy department in maintaining the needed supply of anesthetic agents and other medications.
• Works closely with the operating surgeon and attending physician in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care of the patients.
• Maintains a close working relationship with medical, surgical, obstetrical, emergency, operating room, and post anesthesia care nurses to insure proper continuity of care.