Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Provides anesthesia care in the Operating Room in support of surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures under the general supervision of an anesthesiologist. Provides preoperative evaluation and postoperative follow-up. Functions as a patient advocate as confidant, advisor, and liaison between patients, families, and physicians.

Job Description

• Anesthetizes patients.
• Selects drugs for anesthesia and emergency treatment.
• Induces and maintains anesthesia, responds to codes, and maintains the airway.
• Monitors the patient and adjusts medications as needed.
• Treats variants of the anesthesia.
• Communicates patient's status with the surgeon, anesthetist, and Charge CRNA.
• Assesses patient status, interprets hemodynamic waveforms and equipment status.
• Takes corrective measures to keep the patient stable pre, peri, and post-anesthesia.
• Conducts thorough preoperative evaluation of the patient including chart review.
• Organizes OR room with equipment monitors and drugs needed for the procedure.
• Performs diagnostic equipment checks.
• Coordinates with ancillary, nursing, and physician staff to ensure a safe environment for the patient including positioning, equipment troubleshooting, and review of surgical procedure.
• Provides anesthesia support to assigned areas.
• Charts accurately, completely, and efficiently into patient EMR.
• Transports patient safely, continues to monitor airway, and gives sign-out report to receiving team.
• Serves as an anesthesia expert, mentor, and preceptor to peers, staff, residents, students, nurses, and ancillary staff.

Requirements

• Education: Master's Degree in Nursing (Required)
• Certification(s) and License(s): Basic Life Support Certification; Licensed Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist; Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania)

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers, and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family, and our communities.

• Kindness: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• Excellence: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• Learning: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• Innovation: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• Safety: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and prescription coverage.