CRNA Educator​

CRNA Educator at Yale New Haven Health

The CRNA Educator is responsible for providing exceptional anesthesia care in collaboration with medical professionals, ensuring patient safety and comprehensive care. This role includes maintaining high professional standards, proper documentation of patient information, and engaging in professional development to enhance competency.

Overview: To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

Provides exceptional patient care in collaboration with anesthesiologists, surgeons and other physicians to deliver anesthesia for medical and surgical procedures. Cultivates a patient centric environment which focuses on the whole individual inclusive of physical, psychosocial, spiritual and functional needs of the patient, family, and significant others.

Schedule Requirements:

• Availability to work off-shifts, weekends, and holidays as part of the restricted in-house call rotation in partnership with other members of the core call team.
• Willingness to respond to emergency calls and provide anesthesia services within the hospital setting.

Responsibilities:

• 1. Clinical Care
  • The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) implements accurate, safe, patient centric anesthetic care.
• 2. Professional Skill
  • Understands physiologic implications and anesthetic considerations of surgical procedures, constantly monitors vital signs, capnography, and pulse oximetry during anesthesia according to ASA guidelines.
• 3. Information Management
  • The CRNA ensures appropriate documentation within the accordance of hospital and regulatory requirements and protects information of all forms, whether computer-based, paper, film, voice, or other media from unauthorized access modification, destruction, or intentional or accidental disclosure.
• 4. Quality Management
  • The CRNA is expected to demonstrate a high standard of moral and ethical behavior, professionalism, compassion, and commitment to patient care.
• 5. Professional Development
  • The CRNA continuously engages in projects that maintain and advance professional competency.

Qualifications:

• EDUCATION: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Completion of Certified Nurse Anesthetist Training Program Graduate of a Nurse Anesthesia Educational Program accredited by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetist Council on accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs.
• EXPERIENCE: Prefer clinical working experience as a CRNA within the given specialty/service line recommended, but none required.
• LICENSURE: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist AANA Certification, State of CT RN and APRN License, ACLS DEA Registration and State of CT Controlled Substance Registration.
• SPECIAL SKILLS: CRNA's must have sharp concentration and focus, along with the ability to stay calm under stressful conditions.

Keywords: CRNA, nurse anesthetist, patient care, anesthesia services, medical education, emergency care, healthcare professionals, clinical skills, patient safety, anesthetic management.