CAL0008N - University of Alabama at Birmingham

The CRNA will be responsible for:

• Pre-operative and immediate post-operative visits to patients, reporting the findings to theAnesthesiologist.
• Complete an accurate and thorough assessment of patients and develop a plan of care for anesthesia.
• Administers anesthesia under the direction of an Anesthesiologist and demonstrates skills including: intravenous cannulization, drug administration, airway management, endotracheal intubation, manual and mechanical ventilation, monitoring, and arterial cannulization.
• To maintain clinical records and document charges.
• Reports changes in the patient#39;s condition to anesthesiologist and surgeon.
• To check and clean anesthesia equipment in assigned area at the termination of a case.
• To report malfunctioning equipment to the Chief CRNA.
• To generate the intra-operative anesthetic report
• To function as a part of the Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation team.
• Ability to continually reassess patient and alter plan of care in collaboration with anesthesiologist.

• Current Alabama license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
• Current Alabama license to practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
• TheNurse Anesthetist must be licensed and re-certified by the following: NationalBoard of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists and Alabama Board of Nursing,Registered Nurse – CRNA.
• Provides quality patient care for the needs of the populations served and age specific groups as indicated: pediatric (gt;1 – 12 years), adolescent (gt;12 – 17 years), adult (gt;17 – 65 years), and geriatric (gt;65 years)
• BLS certification required by the end of employee provisional period. ACLS and PALS certification required within one year of employment.