JOB DESCRIPTION

Posterity Group LLC is currently recruiting a 1099 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in Houston Texas, to work in the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Administration Medical Center (MEDVAMC). This job opening is for a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), working 8-hour shifts (40 hours per week) Monday - Friday, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

DUTIES OF THE CRNA:

• Provide a full range of nurse anesthetist services in accordance with privileges granted.
• Administer anesthesia to any patient undergoing a surgical procedure, as designated by the attending physician.
• Perform a pre-anesthetic assessment and evaluation of the patient. This includes obtaining an informed consent from the patient, requesting consultations and/or diagnostic studies and ordering pre-anesthetic medications.
• Perform an assessment immediately prior to induction of anesthesia of the patient. This shall include a review of the medical record with regard to completeness, pertinent laboratory data, time of administration and dosage of pre-anesthesia medication, together with an appraisal of any changes in the patient's condition from that noted on previous visits. This note shall include any previous anesthetic experiences and complications thereof noted in the medical record.
• Initiate the anesthetic plan by selecting the type of anesthesia.
• Obtain consultations, as appropriate, with a staff anesthesiologist (i.e., patients meeting ASA classification 3 or greater; pediatric patients less than 3 months old)
• Maintain the patient's physiologic homeostasis and corrects abnormal responses to the anesthesia and/or surgery.
• Collect and interpret patient physiological data by selecting, applying or inserting noninvasive monitoring modalities.
• Manage the patient's airway and pulmonary status.
• Manage the patient's emergence and recovery from anesthesia by maintaining homeostasis, providing relief from pain and anesthesia side effects and preventing and managing complications through selecting, obtaining, ordering and administrating medications, fluids or ventilatory support.
• Remain with the patient as long as required by the patient's condition relative to his/her anesthesia status and until responsibility for proper patient care has been assumed by other qualified individuals. Personnel responsible for post-anesthetic care are to be advised of specific problems presented by the patient's condition.
• Record all pertinent events taking place during the introduction of, maintenance of and emergence from anesthesia, including the dosage and duration of all anesthetic agents, other drugs, intravenous fluids and blood or blood components on all patients that have received anesthesia care.
• Record post-anesthetic visits, including at least one note describing the presence or absence of anesthesia related complications within 48 hours of the procedure. While the number of visits will be determined by the status of the patient in relation to the procedure performed and the anesthetic administered, a visit should be made early in the postoperative period.
• Discharge or release from PACU according to established criteria. Provide follow-up evaluation and care related to anesthesia complications and/or side effects.
• Provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE CRNA:

• Master's degree in nursing or higher. Graduate from an academic program, approved by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs (COA).
• Graduate from a college or university accredited by National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In lieu of graduation from an NLNAC or CCNE accredited program, the nurse may be a graduate from a State Board of Nursing or accredited nursing program.
• Certified as a Registered Nurse Anesthetist from the American Association of Nurse
  Anesthetists (AANA) or the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists
  (NBCRNA).
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse anesthetist.
• Possess experience as a certified registered nurse anesthetist of at least 24 months within the preceding 48 months.
• Possess current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Possess experience with peripheral and neuraxial regional anesthesia.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen (required for access to Government computer systems)