Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

GBMC HealthCare; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 240,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Scheduling

Free parking

Job summary

GBMC HealthCare in Baltimore, Maryland, is seeking a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist to deliver high-quality anesthesia within a Care Team Model. The CRNA will work across surgical, obstetrical, and diagnostic areas, ensuring excellent patient care.

This role offers flexible scheduling with no night or weekend obligations and a starting salary of $240,000, increasing with experience. Candidates must have eligibility for certification and prior experience is preferred, although new graduates are welcome to apply.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience preferred; new graduates welcome to apply.
• Holds current active state licensure in Maryland.

Responsibilities

• Provides anesthesiology services in a care-team model.
• Selects and administers anesthetics in procedural areas.
• Monitors patients’ responses using invasive and non-invasive techniques.

Skills

Advanced understanding of anesthesia

Demonstrated patient care skills

Education

Graduate of an accredited Nurse Anesthesia Program

Eligible for certification under the NBCRNA

Tools

BLS

ACLS

PALS

Job description

The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist will work with the interprofessional healthcare team to deliver high‑quality anesthesia within a Care Team Model. The CRNA will care for patients across all acuity levels through the lifespan in a variety of settings including surgical, obstetrical, and diagnostic areas.

Key Attributes

• Flexible Scheduling
• Multiple shifts available 8, 10, and 12 hour shifts
• Part‑time schedules available
• No nights, weekends, call or holidays required
• Full scope of practice: Ability to practice regional anesthesia if desired
• New graduates welcome
• Free parking
• Starting salary is $240,000 and increases based on years of experience

Education

• Eligible for certification under the National Board on Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) after completing an accredited CRNA training program and, if certified, enrolled in a Continued Professional Certification (CPC) program.
• Graduate of a Nurse Anesthesia Program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor.

Experience

• 5 years’ experience preferred.
• New graduates welcome to apply.

Skills

• Advanced understanding of anesthesia, perioperative medicine, and other critical‑care skills related to the perioperative environment.
• Demonstrated patient care skills in alignment with GBMC values.

Licensures and Certifications

• BLS, ACLS and PALS required.
• Holds current active state licensure in the state of Maryland and complies with all applicable state statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to CRNAs.
• Currently certified or recertified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists and is enrolled in the Continued Professional Certification (CPC) program.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides anesthesiology services within the hospital, including pre‑operative review of patients and provision of anesthetics in all procedural areas (operating rooms, interventional radiology, endoscopy units, and Labor and Delivery) in a care‑team model.
• Selects, orders, and administers anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids, or blood products.
• Manages patients’ airway or pulmonary status using techniques such as endotracheal intubation and extubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, and respiratory therapy.
• Selects, prepares, or uses equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
• Performs pre‑anesthetic screenings including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and documents results.
• Monitors patients’ responses including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output using invasive and non‑invasive techniques.
• Responds to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
• Performs or manages regional anesthetic techniques such as local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve blocks and intravenous blocks.
• Collaborates with the attending physician anesthesiologist.
• Develops anesthesia care plans.
• Obtains informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures.
• Assesses patients’ medical histories to predict anesthesia response.
• Performs and evaluates the results of diagnostic tests such as radiographs (x‑rays) and electrocardiograms (EKGs).
• Evaluates patients’ post‑surgical or post‑anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actions or requesting consultation if complications occur.
• Administers post‑anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients’ cardiovascular systems.
• Discharges patients from post‑anesthesia care.

Values

• Respect Treat others with courtesy, fairness, kindness, and respect for personal dignity and privacy; listen and respond appropriately to others’ needs, feelings, and capabilities.
• Excellence Meet and/or exceed customer expectations; actively pursue learning and self‑development; pay attention to detail and follow through.
• Accountability Set a positive, professional example; take ownership of problems and solve them; appropriately plan and utilize required resources; report to work regularly and on time.
• Teamwork Work cooperatively and collaboratively with others for the success of the team; address and resolve conflict in a positive way; seek out the ideas of others to reach the best solutions; acknowledge and celebrate the contribution of others.
• Ethical Behavior Demonstrate honesty, integrity, and good judgment; respect the cultural, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients, families, and coworkers.
• Results Embrace change and improvement in the work environment; continuously seek to improve the quality of products and services; display flexibility in dealing with new situations or obstacles; achieve results on time by focusing on priorities and managing time efficiently.

Pay Range

$240,000.00 - $255,000.00

Final salary offer will be based on the candidate's qualifications, education, experience and alignment with our organizational needs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

GBMC HealthCare and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.