Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - PRN

LifeLinc Corporation; Cookeville (TN); On-site; USD 215,938 - 307,549; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Higher wages

Self-scheduling

Professional support

Job summary

LifeLinc Corporation is seeking a CRNA in Cookeville, TN, offering flexible 1099 options for PRN or short-term contracts. Responsibilities include conducting pre-anesthetic assessments, managing airways, and providing post-anesthesia follow-up. This role emphasizes collaboration without supervision, ensuring high compensation and professional support. Candidates must have a graduate degree in nursing and must have completed an accredited nurse anesthesia program. Work is on an 8, 10, or 13-hour shift basis, with no nights or weekends required.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in nursing and accredited anesthesia educational program required.
• Successful completion of AANA Council on Certification is needed.

Responsibilities

• Performing pre-anesthetic assessments and evaluations.
• Managing patient airways and anesthesia recovery.
• Responding to emergency situations.

Skills

Ability to read and write English

Team-oriented environment

Problem-solving skills

Education

Graduate of approved nursing school

Graduate of accredited nurse anesthesia program

Job description

Overview

Facility: Cookeville Regional Medical CenterLocation: Cookeville, TNCompensation: $190.00 hour

Assignment Options: 1099 CRNA for PRN or short-term contract 60 or 90 daysCredentialing: 30-45 daysSchedule: 8-hour, 10 hours, or 13-hour shiftsPractice Model: Collaborative Practice (No Direction or Supervision model)Case Mix: General, GI, Ortho, Uro, Gyn. Podiatry, Neuro, EP, Vascular, slight PEDS mix.Regional Anesthetic OpportunitiesCall Requirements: No call, No weekends, No nights.EMR: Graphium

Malpractice

Professional Liability will be covered by Leading Locum.

About Us:Leading Locum is committed to providing CRNAs with the flexibility, financial security, and professional support needed to thrive in their careers. With higher wages, self-scheduling, and dedicated on-site anesthesia leadership, we ensure that you have complete control over your assignments while benefiting from competitive compensation and stability. We offer the tools and resources to help you succeed. Join Leading Locum today and experience the freedom, support, and compensation you deserve.

Qualifications

Education and experience equivalent to:

The Nurse Anesthetist shall be a Graduate of an approved school of nursing and a graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the AANA Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor. The CRNA will have successfully completed the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Council on Certification or its predecessor's.

Additional Qualifications

Responsibilities

Clinical Duties

• Performing and documenting a pre‑anesthetic assessment and evaluation of the patient, including requesting consultations and diagnostic studies; selecting, obtaining, ordering, or administering pre‑anesthetic medications and fluids; and obtaining informed consent for anesthesia.
• The day to day responsibility of the CRNA for this position will be to perform conscious sedation/MAC anesthesia on outpatient and inpatient cases.
• Managing a patient's airway.
• Managing emergence and recovery from anesthesia.
• Releasing or discharging patients from a post‑anesthesia care area, and providing post‑anesthesia follow‑up evaluation and care related to anesthesia side effects or complications.
• Responding to emergency situations by providing airway management, administration of emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
• Additional nurse anesthesia responsibilities which are within the expertise of the individual CRNA.

Language Skills

• Must be able to read and write English.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to supervisors, patients, patient's family and other employees of organization.
• Able to work in a team‑oriented environment.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

HIPAA

• Ensures and adheres to strict confidentiality when handling patient information, according to the HIPAA Privacy Act and hospital policy and procedure regarding confidentiality.
• Complies with all information security practices.
• Takes annual HIPAA compliance exam.