Nurse Anesthetist - CRNA, Full-Time, Swing Shift/Call

UChicago Medicine; Illinois; On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation package

Job summary

UChicago Medicine in Chicago is seeking a Nurse Anesthetist to join our Anesthesiology Department. You will provide perioperative patient care, preoperative assessment, sedation, anesthesia administration, and postoperative management as part of a high-caliber team.

Join an elite group of CRNAs at a leading academic medical center, with access to world-class professionals and state-of-the-art trauma care. Sign-on bonus and relocation package are available.

Qualifications

• Current Illinois RN and APN licensure.
• BSN is required.
• BLS and ACLS certification required.
• Graduate of an AANA approved nurse anesthesia program.
• Pass the National Certification Examination.
• Certified or certification-eligible by AANA and NBCRNA.
• Master's degree in nurse anesthesia from accredited program.
• Minimum 1 year full-time critical care experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform preoperative assessments and establish anesthesia plan with surgeon.
• Administer and manage anesthesia and monitor during perioperative period.
• Maintain airway management and provide postoperative care as needed.
• Document perioperative events in the anesthesia record.
• Collaborate with attending anesthesiologist and care team.

Skills

Patient care

Airway management

Perioperative pharmacology

Team collaboration

Critical care experience

Education

BSN

Master's in Nurse Anesthesia

AANA approved program

NBCRNA cert eligible

Illinois RN & APN licensure

BLS/ACLS certification

Job description

Job Description

Join UChicago Medicine, as an Nurse Anesthetist in our Anesthesiology Department.

Sign on Bonus and Relocation Package Available. As an Nurse Anesthetist, you will be responsible for providing patient 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 Elite group 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

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE FT 1.0
• Shift: Rotating
• Unit/Department: Nurse Anesthetist
• CBA Code: Non-Union