CRNA​/Anesthesiology​/Maine​/Locum Tenens​/Certified Registered NurseAnesthetist

Facility:
Lawrence General Hospital, 1 General St., Lawrence, MA 01841.

Long-term contract (through EOY). Case Mix:
General, ortho, OB, Pediatrics. Primarily main OR & endo coverage needed. OB/healthy peds preferred. 60 days, 8 or 10-hr shift. No in-house call, no weekends, no weeknights. OT not expected, but offered. Lodging: $137/day. Car Rental: $275/week. $15k completion bonus. # OR rooms: 10. CRNA-MD ratio: 3:1. MDs are not doing their own cases. Charting system: iPro, paper records.

• Pre-anesthetic evaluation.
• Prepare an appropriate health history, conduct an appropriate physical exam, request pertinent diagnostic studies, select, obtain, order, and administer pre-anesthetic medications.
• Obtain informed consent for anesthesia, anesthesia induction, maintenance, and emergence.
• Perform preoperative and intraoperative care.
• Obtain, prepare, and use all equipment, monitors, supplies, and drugs used for the administration of anesthesia, performing, and ordering safety checks as needed.
• Select, obtain, or administer the anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids, and blood products necessary to manage the anesthetics.
• Perform all aspects of airway management, inserts peripheral venous catheters, and manage Bier Blocks.
• Provide appropriate non-invasive monitoring modalities utilizing current standards and techniques.
• Evaluate patient response during emergence from anesthesia and institute pharmacological or supportive treatment to ensure patient stability during transfer.
• Provide post-anesthesia follow-up evaluation of the patient's response to anesthesia and surgical experience.
• Initiate and administer respiratory support to ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation in the post-anesthesia period.
• Initiate and administer pharmacological or fluid support of the cardiovascular system during the post-anesthetic.