Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
Houston, TX, United States
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Wisestaff is seeking Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNAs) to join our team at the Houston VA Medical Center in Houston, TX who possess the energy, compassion, and commitment to serve those who serve our Country. You will be given a chance to make a meaningful and personal contribution to the lives of truly special and deserving people - our Veterans! The VA Houston Healthcare System is one of the leading health care systems serving Veterans in the South Central VA Health Care Network. We're an innovative care center within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 (VISN 16), which includes medical centers and clinics in Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, southeast Texas, and northwest Florida.
Job duties:
Translates the principles of anesthesia practice into appropriate patient care.
Perform the pre-anesthetic patient history and physical, including the collection of preoperative consults and data, performs a patient evaluation and examination from which an appropriate anesthetic plan is formulated.
Communicate the anesthetic risks, benefits, and alternatives to the patient.
Prepares the patient, operating room and/or procedural area for the administration of anesthesia.
Administer inhalation, regional, intravenous, local, and/or topical anesthetics with continuous evaluations of the patient's physical status and response to anesthesia.
Performs post-anesthetic management of patients to optimize the recovery from anesthesia and minimize pain.
Ensures timely and accurate anesthetic record charting and anesthesia service documentation.
Provides patient care that is abreast of changing concepts and advancements in the profession while working effectively in an interdisciplinary environment for improvement of services and patient care.
Practices with colleagues and peers utilizing a collaborative team concept of anesthesia care while demonstrating effective communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation and interdisciplinary teamwork. This includes guiding and training doctoral level anesthesia students and medical students from Baylor College of Medicine and UT Health Science Center Houston.
Demonstrates skill in conducting and managing anesthesia for a broad range of surgical procedures and the ability to adapt and modify anesthesia techniques in order to optimize patient care.
Demonstrates the ability to perform the clinical and technical aspects of anesthesia care and has in-depth knowledge of anesthesia methods and techniques.
Effectively blends technology, sills, and competency for the advancement of anesthesia techniques, pharmacology, and equipment.
Applies new developments and theories to recognize and solve various complex anesthesia situations.
Requirements
Must hold a current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in ANY State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia
Board Certified /Board Eligible CRNA by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
Currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalency.
Be proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the government's requirements, including the ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently.
TOUR OF DUTY: The contractor shall provide maximum flexibility to the VA scheduling authority. MEDVAMC provides nurse anesthesia services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Scheduling requirements are according to the needs of the department. Personnel shall be required to work any regular or irregular tour, with 8-hour, 10 hour and 12-hour tours, or a mixture thereof, typically being the any of the following based on patient care needs:
8 Hour Tour:
Day 0645-1515.
Evening 1100-1930.
10 Hour Tour:
Day 0645-1715.
Evening 1100-2130.
12 Hour Tour:
Day 0645-1915.
The contract nurse anesthetist may be required on any tour to stay extra time according to the
schedule and patients' need.