Advanced Practice Nurse (Certified Nurse Anesthetist) Intermittent

Summary Come Join Our Team! The APN Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) provides anesthetic care to patients under their scope of practice. Care includes pre-anesthesia evaluation, peri-operative anesthetic administration and post-operative management. Specific practice settings are in Acute Medical & Surgical inpatient and outpatient. This position is located within Surgical Care at the Salem VA Medical Center in Salem, Virginia. *NOTE: This is a Temporary Not to Exceed 1 year position. Responsibilities The CRNA is directly responsible and accountable to the supervising anesthesiologist or surgeon. Duties include, but are not limited to: The CRNA is responsible for the provision of direct care, assessing monitors, providing IV sedation, conduction anesthesia or general anesthesia for patients. Performs pre-operative evaluation for surgical patients. Participates in a team approach to ensure appropriate patient assessments, anticipate patient care needs, prevent avoidable com...