IMMEDIATE OPENING for Full-time Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetics (CRNA) to support the Keesler Air Force Base, MS. This is a temporary position, starting in June.

Core Duties:

• Manage patient anesthesia experience, perform preoperative evaluations and preparations, administer monitored anesthesia care, regional and general anesthesia, monitor and manage patient reactions to anesthesia and surgery, manage fluid therapy, perform and manage invasive monitoring, and perform post‑operative evaluations as privileged by the MTF Credentials Committee.
• 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.
• Develop and implement an anesthetic plan of care.
• 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.
• 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 ventilator support.
• 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 of the procedure.

Minimum Qualifications of CRNA:

• Master's degree in nursing.
• Graduate from an academic program, approved by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs (COA).
• 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).
• Must have and maintain BLS, Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse anesthetist.

Benefits include competitive wages

Please submit resume for immediate consideration.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: From $1.00 per hour

Medical specialties:

• Anesthesiology

Ability to Relocate:

• Keesler AFB, MS: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person