Under direct physician supervision and direction, performs anesthetic management of patients undergoing surgical procedures and/or providing labor pain management to include airway management and assisting in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Performs pre-operative examination of patient, reviews medical history, and reviews patient's chart; selects type, dosage, and combinations of anesthesia required to meet needs of patient.
• Consults with supervising physician prior to initiating anesthesia plan.
• Administers anesthesia by intravenous injection, gas inhalation, regional block, or a combination of these, in collaboration with the supervising physician.
• Administers analgesia for labor and postoperative pain utilizing regional blocks, intravenous injections or a combination of these in collaboration with the supervising physician.
• Responds to and assists in acute emergency situations by performing respiratory support and assisting medical staff as required.
• Monitors and maintains all anesthetics.
• Performs airway management during period in which anesthesia is administered, including induction and intubation procedures.
• Documents appropriate patient assessment data in the patient record and finalizes records in a timely fashion.
• Demonstrates competency in the use of anesthesia and computer based systems.
• Assesses pain level in-patients using 0-10, faces or other approved scale to promote comfort and enable patients to participate in their healing.
• Supports operating room procedures.
  • Time and attendance procedures are consistently followed.
  • Proper identification of patients is consistently demonstrated.
  • Patient and personnel safety procedures are followed (infection control, fire safety, electric and chemical hazards identified, etc.). System issues are brought to management’s attention in a timely manner.
  • Interdisciplinary team participation is evident in all areas of practice.
  • Emergency situations are immediately and competently responded to by providing airway management and by using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques as needed

• Participates in additional areas of responsibility, which are within the expertise of the individual CRNA.
  • Participation in the administration and/or management of scheduling, material and supplies, billing and data management, development of policies and procedures is provided as needed.
  • Participation in the quality assessment process by collecting data, reporting trends/compliance, attending committee meetings, departmental review, problem focused studies and process oversight is provided as needed.
  • Participation in the education process by clinical or didactic teaching, BCLS/ACLS instruction, providing in-services, supervising residents and medical students, EMT training and/or facility continuing education is provided when needed.
  • Participation as interdepartmental liaison by interfacing with other departments such as nursing, surgery, obstetrics, post-anesthesia care units, outpatient surgery, admissions, administration, laboratory, pharmacy, etc., is provided when appropriate.
  • Participation in departmental and/or hospital wide committees as assigned.
• Assumes responsibility for professional development of self and contributes to and assists with professional development of others.
  • Strengths and opportunities for professional development are identified and goals for self-improvement are set and documented appropriately.
  • Identified goals for professional development are met through a variety of educational forums.
  • The education and development of others is fostered by sharing information learned through individual professional development.
  • A positive environment conducive to professional development of co-workers is demonstrated on an ongoing basis including but not limited to precepting, mentoring, teaching, orienting, role modeling and team participation.
  • Annual mandatory training activities are completed within established time frames.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
  • Participation in Performance improvement activities and initiatives is on-going.
  • Initiative is demonstrated to proactively diagnose and resolve problems.
  • Change is met with positive, supportive behavior.
• Professional Development
  • Participates in required educational programs.
  • Participates in monthly departmental meetings.
  • Seeks ongoing professional management educational growth.
  • Maintains current licensure requirements for CRNA practice.

• Current Registered Nurse license and Nurse Anesthetist certification issued by TN Board of Nurse Anesthetists. Certification by American Association of Nurse Anesthetist.
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications.