Per Diem Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Live Well Homecare; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Live Well Homecare is seeking a highly skilled nurse anesthetist to provide anesthesia care in the operating room under an anesthesiologist's supervision. The role includes preoperative evaluation, intraoperative management, postoperative follow-up, and patient advocacy.

Responsibilities include assessing patients, selecting anesthesia strategies, monitoring hemodynamics, coordinating with surgical teams, and mentoring staff and students to ensure safety and high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Requires a Master's Degree in Nursing with expertise in anesthesia care.
• Experience in preoperative evaluation and intraoperative management.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to respond effectively to urgent patient situations.

Responsibilities

• Anesthetizes patients and manages anesthesia during procedures.
• Monitors hemodynamics and adjusts medications as needed.
• Communicates patient status with care teams and documents findings.
• Performs preoperative evaluations and ensures OR readiness.
• Mentors staff and students while maintaining patient safety.
• Transports patients safely and coordinates with physicians.

Skills

Anesthesia care

Patient monitoring

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Role Summary

Provides anesthesia care in the operating room to support surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures, under the supervision of an anesthesiologist. Responsibilities include preoperative evaluation, intraoperative anesthesia management, postoperative follow-up, and patient advocacy. Acts as a liaison between patients, families, and physicians.

Role Summary

Provides anesthesia care in the operating room to support surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures, under the supervision of an anesthesiologist. Responsibilities include preoperative evaluation, intraoperative anesthesia management, postoperative follow-up, and patient advocacy. Acts as a liaison between patients, families, and physicians.

Key Duties

• Anesthetizes patients, selects drugs for anesthesia and emergencies, and induces and maintains anesthesia.
• Monitors patient hemodynamics, adjusts medications, and treats anesthesia variants.
• Communicates patient status with surgical and anesthesia teams, assesses patient condition, and interprets equipment readings.
• Performs preoperative evaluations, ensures OR readiness, and conducts diagnostic equipment checks.
• Coordinates with staff to ensure patient safety, responds to emergencies, maintains airway, and charts accurately in EMR.
• Provides anesthesia support across areas, transports patients safely, and serves as a mentor and preceptor to staff and students.

Qualifications & Skills

Master's Degree in Nursing required, with expertise in anesthesia care, patient monitoring, communication, and teamwork. Ability to organize, troubleshoot, and respond effectively to urgent situations is essential.