Anesthesia Clinical Instructor

Fairfax Hospital – Anesthesiology | Anesthesia Clinical Instructor | Full – Time Days

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Designs, standardizes and delivers classes to orient staff to patient care standards, performance standards and procedures incorporating ASA and ASATT recommendations.
• Provides classes and clinical teaching to demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, anesthetic principles and guidelines to airway management.
• Demonstrates knowledge and comprehension in relationship to pathophysiology and anesthesia management for the following case types: CV, GI, GU, hepatic, musculoskeletal, neuro, renal and respiratory to include physiological teaching, clinical skills, ASA and ASATT recommendations.
• Provides classes and clinical teaching to demonstrate knowledge, comprehension and practical assistance with relation to fluid, whole blood, salvaged blood and blood component management: (Colloid and crystalloid solutions, IV access, fluid type vs. patient situation, ABO & RH typing, complications of administering blood, pro-active assistance of blood and blood products).
• Provides classes and clinical teaching to demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of indications for placement and procedure of invasive and non- invasive pressure monitoring: (arterial lines, central lines, intra-cardiac/ pulmonary artery pressure, ICP, Flo-trac.). Provides classes and clinical teaching to demonstrate knowledge and comprehension in relation to equipment for neuraxial anesthesia and regional anesthesia.
• Facilitates academic affiliations and collaborative partnerships within Inova Health System. Facilitates staff with obtaining continuing education contact hours. Assures that classes and activities are linked to strategic initiatives. Maintains self-development to support expertise in the department and quality in the practice setting. Provides classes to prepare anesthesia techs for ACLS and PALS certifications.
• Supports change within the organization.
• Assists with the identification of learning needs for assigned staff population. Assists with the identification of appropriate teaching strategies to achieve identified organizational learning needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Certification - Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire;
  Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support within 3 months of hire;
  Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Instructor within 6 months of hire
• Experience - 4 years of experience in anesthesiology or related healthcare field
• Education - LPN, Anesthesia Technician three or EMT certification

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.