ARMC CRNA

Cone Health; Burlington (NC); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Cone Health in Burlington, NC seeks a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) who practices both autonomously and with an interprofessional team to deliver high-quality, evidence-based anesthesia and pain care across diverse procedures.

Essential duties include airway management, administration of anesthesia and fluids, vigilant patient monitoring, and thorough documentation using the surgical safety checklist and perioperative records.

Qualifications

• CRNA must be graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by COA or its predecessor.
• Candidates should hold North Carolina RN licensure and APRN certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide anesthesia and pain care across diverse procedures.
• Maintain airway, depth of anesthesia, fluids status and physiologic response.
• Prepare and administer medications and fluids per safety standards.
• Document surgical safety checklist, pre-operative and intra-operative records.
• Participate in incident reporting and safety initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Interprofessional collaboration

Airway management

Patient safety

Clinical documentation

Education

Nurse anesthesia program accreditation

Tools

Safety Portal

Job description

A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who practices both autonomously and in collaboration with a variety of health providers on the interprofessional team to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence-based anesthesia and pain care services. The CRNA cares for patients at all acuity levels across the lifespan in a variety of settings for procedures including, but not limited to, surgical, obstetrical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and pain management.

Essential Job Function

• Clinical responsibilities of the CRNA are delineated by his or her clinical privileges.
• Assists with collecting, reviewing, and evaluating all data pertinent to the patient's medical and surgical history, with consideration of the planned procedure.
• Maintains a safe environment and responds appropriately to emergencies and safety hazards.
• Prepares and administers medications and fluids in accordance with accepted standards of safe practice.
• Supports with maintaining constant vigilance with ongoing assessment of airway, depth of anesthesia, fluids status, and physiologic response to anesthesia to ensure patient safety.
• Helps complete all required documentation: the surgical safety checklist, the pre-operative assessment, the intra-operative anesthetic record, and the transfer-of-care note.
• Logs incident reporting in the computerized Safety Portal.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Required: Graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor.

Licensure/Certification/Listing

• Required: North Carolina Registered Nurse (RN) licensure Recognition as an Advanced Practice RN by the NC Board of Nursing Certification/ Recertification as a Registered Nurse Anesthetist by the National Board of Certification & Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NCBRNA). BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider ACLS Certification PALs or NPR per campus recommendation