Anesthetist - Independent Contractor - Easley

Prisma Health; Easley (SC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health in South Carolina is seeking a skilled Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to respond to anesthetic needs across preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. You will administer anesthesia under medical direction of staff anesthesiologist and coordinate care with perioperative teams, including potential in-house or home on-call duties.

This role emphasizes patient safety, pharmacology updates, airway management, blocks, and general anesthesia, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nurse Anesthesia is required or CRNA credentialing alternative as described (pre-2003 option)
• SC RN- Advanced Practice license required
• Strong knowledge of anesthesia pharmacology and techniques

Responsibilities

• Formulates anesthetic plan with anesthesiologist and discusses risks with patient.
• Performs intravenous and arterial line placement within guidelines.
• Documents pre-anesthesia assessment and intraoperative anesthesia care.
• Maintains age-specific competence in anesthesia techniques.
• Maintains knowledge of anesthesia pharmacology and modalities.
• Provides a safe practice environment to minimize infection risk and equipment failure.
• Performs Point of Care testing as required.

Skills

Airway management

Induction techniques

Regional anesthesia (blocks)

General anesthesia

Education

Master's Degree - Nurse Anesthesia

Job description

Sep 22, 2026

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Job Summary

Responds to the anesthetic needs of patients and coordinates their care with other perioperative personnel during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. Administers anesthesia services to patients for medical and surgical procedures relevant to the facility under the medical direction of staff anesthesiologist. Responds to the emergent airway management within the facility as needed. May be on‑call, either in‑house or from home, as required by the facility.

Accountabilities

• Formulates anesthetic plan with anesthesiologist. Discusses plan and the risks, benefits, and options with the patient. Prepares for the administration of anesthetic and implementation of plan. - 15%
• Performs special line placement procedures granted within the guidelines for the practice setting, including but not to limited intravenous and arterial line insertion. - 10%
• Documents appropriate data on pre-anesthesia assessment. Documents intraoperative anesthesia care on intra-op anesthesia record, including but not limited to charting vital signs, drug deliveries, fluid and blood deliveries, fluid loss, events and their times, and appropriate comments. Documents appropriate charges, quality indicators, and controlled substance disbursement use and waste. - 25%
• Maintains age specific competence in anesthesia technical skills appropriate for the practice setting. Skills include (but not limited to) airway management, induction, blocks, and general anesthesia. - 20%
• Maintains and acquires new knowledge of anesthesia pharmacology (including new drugs), anesthesia modalities, techniques, and technology. - 15%
• Provides a safe practice environment by utilizing a systematic approach to minimize risk ( to patient and providers) of infection, physical injury, psychological stress, and equipment failure. - 15%
• Performs Point of Care testing , as required by regulatory requirements and organization policy and procedures.

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Master's Degree- Nurse Anesthesia

Required Certifications/Registrations/Licensure

• SC RN- Advance Practice

In Lieu Of The Minimum Requirements Noted Above

In lieu of the Master's Degree in Anesthesia, will accept CRNA's which graduated before December 31, 2003 from an advanced, organized formal education program for nurse anesthetists accredited by the national accreditation organization of the CRNA specialty.

Other Required Skills and Experience

Mathematical Skills

Oconee Anesthesiology

Oconee Anesthesiology-Practice Operations

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Prisma Health is South Carolina's largest not-for-profit health organization, dedicated to enhancing health, quality care, and patient experience for over 1.2 million patients annually.

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