
Anesthetist – Hospital Based – Arthur M. Blank & Scottish Rite - flexible schedule and time off
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- Atlanta, GA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Full-Time and Part-Time opportunities in hospital and ambulatory surgery center environments
- Work/Life Balance: Enjoy flexible work schedule options – 8-hr, 10-hr, and 12hr shifts available
- Sign on Bonus and Relocation Allowance options
- Caring for You: health coverage, onsite wellness clinics and fitness facilities, childcare options, and free concierge services
- Investing in You: Continuing education to grow your skills and retirement savings contributions to invest in your future
- No minimum experience required
- N/A
- Master’s degree in Medical Science; or Master’s or Doctorate in Nursing with a concentration in Anesthesia. (The terminal degree for CRNA is now a Doctorate of Nursing Practice)
- National Commission on Certification for Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA) certification or Certification as a Nurse Anesthetist by the NBCRNA
- Current Licensure as a Physician’s Assistant - Anesthetist in the state of Georgia OR Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in the state of Georgia
- Basic Life Support (BLS) issued from the American Heart Association upon hire
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the American Heart Association within 60 days of hire
- Demonstrated writing skills in order to make entries on anesthesia record
- Demonstrated speaking and listening skills in order to communicate effectively with patients and staff
- Anesthetics Administration and Monitoring: Assist the Anesthesiologist in gathering routine pre-operative data; induce, maintain, and discontinue anesthetics as directed by the Anesthesiologist; prepare selected drugs and equipment necessary for the conduct of the planned anesthetic; promptly record complete and pertinent anesthetic information on the anesthesia record.
- Pre- and Post-Operative Duties: Manage pre-, intra-, and post-operative care, including ventilator support placement of intravenous, arterial, and central venous lines, and blood product transfusions as directed by the Anesthesiologist; regularly monitor patient by viewing and analyzing ECG, temperature, heart and breath sounds, noninvasive/invasive arterial blood pressure, gas analyzers, and other vital signs (including central venous, pulmonary arterial, and intracardiac pressures when appropriate) and equipment; monitor arterial blood gas, hematocrit and hemoglobin, and other measures determined appropriate by consultation with Anesthesiologist.
- Emergency Response and CPR: Perform initial acute CPR in life-threatening situations or as directed by a physician and instruct others in principles and practices of anesthesia, respiratory care, and CPR as directed by an Anesthesiologist; choose appropriate anesthesia and drugs to be administered in life-threatening emergencies where standard orders for resuscitation or therapy are routine or where the standard orders for the conduct of a specified anesthetic are prescribed.
- Documentation and Quality Improvement: Visit patients post-operatively to determine quality of recovery and to discover any problems arising from the conduct of the anesthetic, and report and document complications to the Anesthesiologist and documented for awareness and quality improvement; document post-anesthetic evaluation in patient’s record to include date, time, evaluation, and signature.