Nurse Anesthetist - CRNA, Full-Time, Evening/Call

UChicago Medicine; Illinois; On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign on Bonus

Relocation Package

Job summary

UChicago Medicine is seeking a Nurse Anesthetist to join the Anesthesiology Department. You will deliver perioperative patient care, including preoperative assessment, anesthesia administration, and postoperative management within a leading academic medical center.

This elite CRNA team works across surgical disciplines, providing state-of-the-art anesthesia and patient care in a Level One trauma environment in partnership with world-renowned professionals.

Qualifications

• Current Illinois RN and APN Licensure
• BSN Required
• BLS and ACLS certificate required
• Graduate of an AANA approved nurse anesthesia program
• Pass the National Certification Examination
• Must be certified or certification-eligible by the AANA and NBCRNA
• Master's degree in nurse anesthesia from an accredited program
• Minimum one year full-time or equivalent critical care nursing experience
• Must maintain certification through continuing education

Responsibilities

• Acquires anesthesia drugs from satellite pharmacy and prepares delivery system.
• Functions as a Care Team member to implement the patient care plan.
• Performs preoperative assessment and establishes an anesthesia plan with surgeons and anesthesiologists.
• Demonstrates airway management proficiency including mask ventilation and intubation.
• Manages perioperative monitoring techniques and records events in charts.
• Transports patients postoperatively and communicates concerns to clinicians.
• Collaborates with the attending anesthesiologist on induction, maintenance, and emergence of anesthesia.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

BSN Required

Master’s degree in Nurse Anesthesia

AANA approved nurse anesthesia program

NBCRNA certification

Illinois RN and APN Licensure

National Certification Examination

Certification by AANA

Critical care nursing experience

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