Nurse Anesthetist - Certified (Call), Full - Time, Rotating

University of Chicago Medicine; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

University of Chicago Medicine in Chicago, IL is seeking a Nurse Anesthetist to join the Anesthesiology Department. You will provide perioperative patient care, from preop assessment to emergence, with a focus on airway management and patient safety.

The role offers relocation assistance and a sign-on bonus, with opportunities to collaborate in a leading academic medical center and work with world-renowned professionals across specialties.

Qualifications

• Current Illinois RN and APN licensure.
• Master’s degree in nurse anesthesia required.
• BLS and ACLS certification required.
• Graduate from an AANA approved nurse anesthesia program.
• Pass the National Certification Examination after graduation.
• Certified or certification-eligible by AANA and NBCRNA.
• Master’s degree from an accredited nurse anesthesia program.
• Minimum one year of full-time RN experience in critical care.
• Maintain certification through continuing education.

Responsibilities

• Acquires anesthesia drugs and prepares delivery systems.
• Collaborates with the care team to implement the plan.
• Performs preoperative assessment and creates an anesthesia plan.
• Demonstrates expertise in airway management techniques.
• Manages perioperative monitoring and techniques.
• Records perioperative events on the anesthesia chart.
• Transports patients postoperatively and reports concerns.
• Assists in induction, maintenance, and emergence of anesthesia.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Airway management

Preoperative assessment

Anesthesia technique

Perioperative care

Team collaboration

Education

BSN required

Master's in Nurse Anesthesia

Illinois RN and APN licensure

Tools

ECG monitoring equipment

Arterial/central line monitoring

Anesthesia delivery systems

Job description

Nurse Anesthetist - Certified (Call), Full - Time, Rotating

Chicago, IL, United States

Job Description

Join UChicago Medicine, as anNurse Anesthetist in our Anesthesiology Department.

Relocation and Sign on Bonus Available

As an Nurse Anesthetist, you will be responsible for providingpatient care and support throughout the perioperative period. This can include preoperative assessment and sedation, administration and management of an anesthetic, and discontinuation of the anesthetic and postoperative management.

Come join an Elitegroup of CRNAs in one of the country's finest Academic Medical Centers. See all surgical and procedural disciplines. Experience state of the art Level One Trauma patient care. And work with world renowned Medical professionals in every area of service.

Essential Job Functions

• Acquires anesthesia drugs from the satellite pharmacy, prepares anesthesia drugs and delivery system.
• Functions as a member of the Care Team to carry out the plan for each patient and the Care Center.
• Performs preoperative assessment of the patient, which includes chart review, preop patient interview, history and physical if necessary, and establishes an anesthesia plan based on findings and discussion with the surgeon and attending anesthesiologist.
• Demonstrates an expert proficiency in airway management, which includes mask ventilation, laryngeal mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the management and/or placement of current monitoring techniques and procedures in the perioperative period which include but are not limited to: ECG placement and interpretation, arterial line placement, central line catheters, pulmonary artery catheters, transesophegeal echocardiography, peripheral nerve stimulator's.
• Records all pertinent perioperative events on the patient’s chart and anesthesia record.
• Transports patients postoperatively to an appropriate location based on anesthetic technique and patient’s condition, and reports the patient’s condition and anesthetic concerns to the appropriate clinician.
• In collaboration with the attending anesthesiologist, the CRNA will demonstrate proficiency in the management of the induction, maintenance, and emergence of anesthesia.
• Performs other duties assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Current Illinois RN and APN Licensure
• BSN Required
• BLS and ACLS certificate required
• Must be a graduate of an A.A.N.A approved nurse anesthesia program
• Pass the National Certification Examination following graduation
• Must be certified or certification-eligible by the A.A.N.A
• Must be certified or certification-eligible by the NBCRNA
• Graduation with a minimum of a master’s degree from a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
• A minimum of one year full-time work experience, or its part-time equivalent, as a registered nurse in a critical care setting
• Must maintain certification through continuing education