Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - Full Time (Vantage Eye Center)

Overview

Full Time CRNA • M-F Schedule • No Call • 7 Weeks PTO • Full Benefits Package! 

LifeLinc Anesthesia is seeking an experienced Full-Time Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to join our team. This position offers a highly desirable outpatient schedule with no call, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to practice in an autonomous yet collaborative environment committed to exceptional, patient-centered anesthesia care.  

About the Facility: Located in beautiful Salinas, California, Vantage Eye Center is a premier destination for advanced medical and surgical eye care on California’s Central Coast. The center performs approximately 3,600 cases annually and has a second CRNA provider on site two days per week, offering a supportive and collaborative anesthesia environment. Vantage Eye Center’s nationally recognized specialists provide comprehensive ophthalmology services—including cataract surgery, vision correction, cornea, retina, glaucoma, and oculoplasties—using the latest technologies and techniques to deliver exceptional patient outcomes.

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8-hour days.

Benefits: 

$300,000 annual compensation• CME Reimbursement  • PTO – 7 weeks • Health, Dental, Vision Premiums 100% covered for employee • 401k 

Relocation Assistance 

Malpractice: Professional Liability will be covered by LifeLinc.  

Responsibilities

Administrative Duties:  

• The CRNA must function as a collaborator and team member to accomplish applicable goals and functions of LifeLinc.  
• Develop standards for continuity of care and case management.  
• Remains cognizant of rules and regulation as they pertain to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and remains compliant at a local, state, and federal level.  

Clinical Duties:  

The CRNA scope of practice includes, but is not limited to, the following:  

• Performing and timely and accurately documenting a pre-anesthetic assessments and patient evaluations, including requesting consultations and diagnostic studies; selecting, obtaining, ordering, or administering pre-anesthetic medications and fluids; and obtaining informed consent for anesthesia.  
• The day-to-day responsibility of the CRNA for this position will be to provide professional anesthesia services to patients in accordance with the standard of care and state and federal laws and may include any of all of the following:  
• Managing a patient's airway.  
• Managing emergence and recovery from anesthesia.  
• Releasing or discharging patients from a post-anesthesia care area, and providing post-anesthesia follow-up evaluation and care related to anesthesia side effects or complications.  
• Responding to emergency situations by providing airway management, administration of emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.  
• Additional nurse anesthesia responsibilities which are within the expertise of the individual CRNA.  

Communication: 

• Attends meetings as needed  
• Works with peers to obtain required information on a timely basis and to solve outstanding issues, as appropriate.  
• Promotes and contributes positively to the teamwork of the department by assisting coworkers, contributing ideas and problem-solving with co-workers.  

Qualifications

Education and experience equivalent to:

The Nurse Anesthetist shall be a Graduate of an approved school of nursing and a graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the AANA Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor. The CRNA will have successfully completed the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Council on Certification or its predecessor's.

Additional Qualifications

• At least two years of independent experience
• ACLS/BLS/PALS certification

Why LifeLinc?   

LifeLinc Anesthesia has emerged as one of the top comprehensive anesthesia management providers in the country. Since 2003, LifeLinc has centered its mission on "Changing the Status Quo" of healthcare through innovative solutions and excellent clinical quality. We recognize that an exceptional anesthesia team enhances patient safety and experience. This is why we enable our providers to serve as leaders in the perioperative setting, maximizing their potential and fostering long-term employment relationships. LifeLinc’s educational arm, LifeLinc Academy, enables our providers to optimize the skills necessary to practice autonomously and attain CME credits in the process. LEAP, Leadership Empowered Anesthesia Providers, is LifeLinc’s clinical leadership training program designed to produce clinical leaders who excel in the business of anesthesia. Come join a team committed to provider growth and continuing innovation in anesthesia!  

Salary : $300,000