Job Description
Administers anesthesia and anesthesia-related care. Monitors and supports
vital life functions. Acts as the patient's advocate while the patient
is under anesthesia. Participates in performance improvement and continuous
quality improvement activities (CQI).
- Demonstrates ability to administer all types of anesthesia, including general,
major regional, local and minimal, moderate and deep sedation.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and
the skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient,
neonate through geriatric.
- Performs and documents pre-anesthetic assessment and evaluation of the
patient, including all appropriate lab values, study results, consultative
information and pre-anesthesia clinical history.
- Ability to adequately assess and reassess pain. Utilizes appropriate pain
management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding pain
management.
Qualifications
- Current Indiana Registered Nurse License
- Graduate of a nurse anesthesia education program accredited by the AANA
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its
predecessor.
- Current certification or recertification from AANA Council on Certification
of Nurse Anesthetists or its predecessor's certification.
- Current BCLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
- Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and written
- Additional languages preferred
- Basic computer knowledge
- Working knowledge of anesthesia equipment
- Advanced pharmacology knowledge