CRNA (full and part-time available)

South Shore Health System; Weymouth (MA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) to join their expanding anesthesia team. This role involves administering anesthesia and monitoring patients during surgeries, ensuring top-notch care in a collaborative environment with renowned teaching hospitals. With a focus on work-life balance, flexible shifts, and a competitive compensation plan, this opportunity offers a rewarding career path where your expertise in critical care and airway management will be highly valued. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence in patient care and the advancement of nurse anesthesia training.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus

Retention bonus

Yearly performance bonuses

Flexible shifts

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing and CRNA certification required.
• Skilled in airway management and patient assessment.

Responsibilities

• Administer anesthesia and monitor patients during procedures.
• Provide pre-anesthetic preparation and patient evaluation.
• Ensure effective communication with the surgical team.

Skills

Airway Management

Patient Assessment

Communication Skills

Chronic Pain Management

Critical Care

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Graduate of accredited nurse anesthesia program

RN License

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

Tools

ACLS

BLS

PALS

Job description

Job Description Summary

South Shore Health Department of Anesthesia team is growing and currently has full-time, part-time, and per diem positions available. With our competitive new compensation plan (full-time 240k+) and enhanced benefits, including a sign-on (15K paid upfront), retention (20K), and yearly performance metric bonuses, now is a great opportunity to join our growing team. At South Shore Health, we value the importance of work-life balance, offering flexible shifts: 10’s, 12’s, days, nights, and weekends. Apply today for more details!

Job Description

South Shore Hospital is a vibrant urban 374-bed community hospital with a level 2 Trauma center designation that is committed to providing world-class quality care throughout the South Shore. This is done alongside our collaborative agreements with Boston's teaching hospitals which include surgeons from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, and oncologic services through Dana Farber Cancer Institute. South Shore Health also acts as a training location for the local Nurse Anesthesia programs and is invested in training the future of nurse anesthesia.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are advanced practice nurses responsible for administering anesthesia and monitoring patients during surgeries and other medical procedures. Due to their specialized skill set, they are experts in critical care and airway management.

1. Provide pre-anesthetic preparation and patient evaluation.
2. Ensure patient identification and obtain appropriate health history.
3. Recommend, request, and evaluate pertinent diagnostic studies.
4. Document pre-anesthetic evaluation.
5. Obtain informed consent for anesthesia.
6. Select, prepare, and administer anesthetic agents or other agents administered in the management of anesthetic care.
7. Effectively communicate with anesthesiologist and/or surgeon about changes in the patient’s condition.
8. Provide anesthesia induction, maintenance, emergence, and post-anesthesia care.
9. Insert invasive line catheters/devices.
10. Perform tracheal intubation and extubation, airway management.
11. Provide mechanical ventilation.
12. Perform venous and arterial punctures.
13. Obtain blood samples and manage regional anesthesia.
14. Manage patient’s fluid, blood, electrolyte, and acid-base balance.
15. Provide perianesthetic invasive and non-invasive monitoring utilizing current standards and techniques.
16. Recognize and treat cardiac dysrhythmias through the use of perianesthetic electrocardiogram monitoring.
17. Evaluate patient response during emergence from anesthesia.
18. Institute pharmacological or supportive treatment to ensure adequacy of patient recovery from anesthesia and adjuvant drugs.
19. Provide post-anesthesia follow-up, report, and evaluation of patient’s response to anesthesia and for potential anesthetic complications.
20. May perform patient care to the extent necessary to maintain clinical expertise, competency, and licensing necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care on the unit.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree in nursing or relevant undergraduate degree.
2. RN License required.
3. Graduate of accredited nurse anesthesia program.
4. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) required.
5. Valid state APRN Recognition preferred.
6. ACLS.
7. BLS.
8. PALS preferred, not required.
9. Skilled in airway management techniques and chronic pain management.
10. Must possess superb communication and interpersonal skills.
11. Solid understanding of current anesthesia practices and techniques.
12. Strong patient assessment skills.
13. Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in oral communication, written communication, interpersonal relations, customer service, adaptability, and change management.
14. Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in word processing PC applications.