CRNA Faulkner

Job Overview

The CRNA is responsible for the pre‑operative, intra‑operative, and immediate post‑operative care of the patient requiring anesthesia for surgical, medical, therapeutic or diagnostic procedures. This includes pre‑operative assessments, anesthetic care plans, assembly and care of specialized equipment, application and interpretation of data from anesthetic monitors, airway management, delivery of general, regional anesthesia and monitored anesthetic care, induction, maintenance and emergence of the patient, care of the patient in the immediate post‑operative setting, and post‑operative assessments in collaboration with a physician member of the Department of Anesthesiology.

These services are rendered in our 16 main operating rooms and may be expanded with additional education and experience.

• Pre‑anesthesia assessment
• Requesting laboratory/diagnostic studies
• Pre‑anesthetic medication
• General anesthesia and adjuvant drugs
• Regional anesthesia monitoring
• Sedation techniques
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation management
• Invasive and noninvasive placement and monitoring
• Airway management techniques
• Mechanical ventilation/oxygen therapy
• Fluid, electrolyte, acid‑base management
• Blood, blood products, plasma expanders
• Peripheral intravenous/arterial catheter placement
• Acute and chronic pain therapy
• Select, administer, and reconcile medications in accordance with Federal, State and hospital policies
• Post anesthesia care/discharge
• Seek physician direction based on patient condition
• Adhere to I.C.A.R.E Standards

Anesthesia care is given in the main operating rooms of Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, or its affiliating institutions, as well as several designated "Out of OR" locations including Radiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, CT, MRI, MRT, Endoscopy, and Angiography. These environments require attention to electrical, mechanical, gas‑driven, radiation, and laser‑emitting equipment and may be warm, cold, dimly lit, crowded, or spacious and well lit.

Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital is a 249‑bed non‑profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum. Founded in 1900, it offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties and is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. We believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life.

From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers, our patients are at the center of everything we do.

Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.