Anesthetist - Independent Contractor - Richland

Prisma Health; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health in Richland, SC, seeks a CRNA to provide comprehensive anesthesia care across preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. You will collaborate with anesthesiologists, manage airway and anesthesia delivery, and participate in on-call coverage as required.

The role emphasizes patient safety, precise documentation, and ongoing learning in anesthesia pharmacology and new techniques to support perioperative teams.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nurse Anesthesia required.
• No prior experience required. On-call work may be required by the facility.

Responsibilities

• Formulates anesthetic plan with anesthesiologist and discusses risks, benefits, and options with the patient.
• Performs line placement procedures within practice guidelines (IV and arterial lines).
• Documents pre-anesthesia assessment and intraoperative anesthesia care, including vital signs, drug and fluid delivery, and related events.

Skills

Mathematical Skills

Patient Equipment

Education

Master's Degree in Nurse Anesthesia

Job description

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 limited to 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%

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

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

Minimum Requirements

Master's Degree- Nurse Anesthesia

No Previous Experience Required.

Required Certifications/Registrations/Licensure

• SC RN- Advance Practice
• CRNA- Nurse Anesthetist

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
• Patient Equip (Vitals, Suction, Defib)

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Location

Richland

Facility

2470 Richland Anesthesiology

Department

24701000 Richland Anesthesiology-Practice Operations