JOB DESCRIPTION

Consistent with Texas Licensure. MD supervised practice. The purpose of this position is to provide CRNA support to meet the patient care needs of the Department of Anesthesiology. The person is responsible for providing supervised patient care, including anesthesiology pre-op, intra-op, and post-op services.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Conducting pre-anesthesia evaluations including but not limited to: assessing patient’s medical history and how it might affect the patient’s response to anesthesia.
• Obtaining informed consents for anesthesia.
• Administering anesthetic related drugs and controlled substances.
• Selecting/inserting both invasive and noninvasive monitoring modalities.
• Performing point-of-care testing.
• Planning and initiating anesthetic techniques, including general, regional, local and sedation.
• Responding to emergency situations using airway management and other techniques.
• Facilitating emergence and recovery from anesthesia.
• Keeping detailed anesthetic records in our EMR system and other documentation as indicated.
• Additional duties as needed.

Marginal or Periodic Functions:

• Provide back up call services as needed.
• Supervision of student nurse anesthetists.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

Maintain current knowledge about new drugs and techniques as they become available. Utilize the processes of assessment, diagnosis, management and evaluation to provide care that integrates the psychosocial and physical needs of the patient/family.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Minimum Qualifications:

Master degree or higher from a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA)

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS

Required:

• Valid Texas RN License.
• Valid Texas CRNA License.
• National Certification Examination required by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).

SALARY RANGE

Commensurate with experience.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.