SP - Nurse Anesthetist - Per Diem, 2023-978

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Job Title:SP - Nurse Anesthetist - Per Diem

Department:81039-OR-Anesthesia

Location:Farmington

FTE%:0.1

ShiftPer Diem

Search #:2023-978

Closing Date:

Recruiter:McNamara, Elizabeth

UConn Health is searching for a Nurse Anesthetist to join our patient-focused care team at our new, state of the art facility.  Gain experience in a world-class facility with the highest level of technology, designed specifically with patient safety and experience in mind. This critical role is located in the Operating Room Unit at John Dempsey Hospital. 

SCHEDULE: Per diem, as needed

 

HOURLY RATE: $200.00

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

Administers anesthesia

Inserts endotracheal tubes

Places patients on respirators

Inserts arterial, central and peripheral venous lines

Monitors, maintains and interprets data and waveforms

Monitors vital signs

Estimates blood volume loss and administers blood products as appropriate

Takes patient histories

Writes pre /postoperative medication orders co-signed by an anesthesiologist

Formulates care plans

Responds to emergencies throughout the hospital

Provides preoperative, intra-operative and post operative care and teaching to surgical patients

Participates in clinical teaching of students, residents and other health care providers

Performs related duties as required.

 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITY

Considerable knowledge of the different disciplines and disease states including the chemistry and physics of anesthesia

Knowledge of complex anesthesia equipment

Knowledge of the side effects and interactions of anesthesia drugs/cardiac drugs

Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, fluids and electrolytes

Nursing skills

Skill in identifying and treating arrhythmia

Considerable interpersonal skills

Ability to interpret EKG's

Ability to develop nursing care plans

Ability to work under extreme pressures in emergency situations.

 EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

General Experience

Registered Nurse with two (2) year post graduate education in Anesthesia.

 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Incumbents in this class must be certified as Nurse Anesthetists and licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.

Incumbents must be Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certified.

If not ACLS certified at time of hire, need to attain certification within first six months of hire.

Must possess and maintain American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.

Other CPR/AED credentials may be accepted at hire, but incumbents will be required to obtain American Heart Association (AHA) BLS certification within six (6) months of hire and

 

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow. 

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Salary : $200