Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant or CRNA: Geauga

University Hospitals Pain Management; Chardon (OH); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced PTO

Sign-on bonus up to $30,000

Career Ladder progression

Flexible scheduling

Student Loan Repayment up to $15,000

Job summary

University Hospitals Pain Management is seeking an Anesthesia Support Technician to assist the anesthesia care team. Primary duties include preoperative preparation, patient data review, and education of patients and families about anesthetic plans.

You will assist with induction, maintenance, and emergence, help secure airways when needed, and ensure safe patient transport to the post-anesthesia area. On-call duties apply with travel to east-side hospitals.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Interview patient and review essential data to verify readiness for anesthetic.
• Assists in education of patient and family regarding the anesthetic plan and potential risks.
• Prepares patient by starting appropriate access lines and initiating therapies preoperatively.
• Prepares equipment and drugs needed to perform the planned anesthetic.
• Assists with induction, maintenance, and emergence phases of the anesthetic plan per Anesthesia Care Team guidelines.
• Ensures safe transport of the patient to postoperative area and smooth transition of care to nursing staff.
• Perform functions to establish and secure adequate ventilation, including intubation as part of resuscitation.
• Primary location at UH Geauga Medical Center with travel to other east-side community hospitals as needed; on-call 36-48 hours per month.

Job description

What You Will Do:

• Interview patient and review essential data to verify patient readiness for anesthetic.
• Assists in education of patient and family regarding the anesthetic plan and potential risks of the proposed anesthetic.
• Prepares patient by starting appropriate access lines and initiating appropriate therapies preoperatively.
• Prepares the equipment and drugs needed to perform the planned anesthetic.
• Assists with induction, maintenance, and emergence phases of the anesthetic plan in accordance with the Anesthesia Care Team guidelines.
• Ensures the safe transport of the patient to the appropriate post-operative area and provides for a smooth transition of care to the post-operative nursing staff.
• Perform those functions necessary to establish and secure adequate ventilation, including intubation for patient throughout the institution as a member of the resuscitation team.
• Primary location at UH Geauga Medical Center, with travel required to other east-side community hospitals as needed. On-call requirement includes 36-48 hours per month.

Joining our Anesthesia team comes with several benefits, including:

• Enhanced PTO (5+ years experience)
• Sign-on bonus up to $30,000
• Career Ladder progression
• Flexible scheduling
• Student Loan Repayment program up to $15,000 (New Graduates Only)

Additional Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.