crna

CRNA at Yale New Haven Health

As a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), I provide high-quality anesthesia care in collaboration with surgical teams to ensure patient safety and comfort during procedures. My role includes monitoring patients' vital signs and responding to emergencies as part of a dedicated 24/7 team, demonstrating a commitment to professionalism, compassion, and continuous development. I am responsible for maintaining documentation, upholding ethical standards, and fostering a patient-centric environment.

OverviewTo 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. Serves as the focal professional for the continuity of care in patient care within scope of practice standards, as well as specialty-specific standards to address and resolve problems that may arise.

QualificationsClinical Care:

• The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) implements accurate, safe, patient-centric anesthetic care.

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.

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.

Quality Management:

• The CRNA is expected to demonstrate a high standard of moral and ethical behavior, professionalism, compassion, and commitment to patient care.

Professional Development:

• The CRNA continuously engages in projects that maintain and advance professional competency.

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.
• Required to give 90 days’ notice when transitioning or resigning from the call team.

Responsibilities

A call CRNA possesses excellent clinical skills, a commitment to patient safety, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. A call CRNA is eligible for the call compensation program in recognition of the position and commitment to the core team.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Current State of Connecticut Nursing License, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in the State of Connecticut.

Special Skills:

• Sharp concentration and focus, along with the ability to stay calm under stressful conditions.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with surgeons and the surgical support team, as well as with patients and their families.
• Anesthetic patient management must be immediate and responsive.
• Flexibility and adaptability are required.

Physical Demands:

A CRNA must be able to demonstrate intellectual-conceptual, integrative and quantitative abilities; skills in observation, communication, and motor functions; and mature behavioral and social attributes. Sensory – CRNA must be able to detect and interpret changes in monitoring alarms and equipment. Functional vision, hearing. No impairment of sense of smell and tactile sensation must be adequate.

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Keywords:

CRNA, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, anesthesia care, patient safety, surgical procedures, emergency care, clinical skills, nursing, patient-centered care, healthcare.