Nurse Anesthetist

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** UAMS offers amazing benefits and perks** (available for benefits eligible positions only):
* Health:
Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for qualifying staff and family
* Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave
* Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)
* Retirement:
Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS
* Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000
* Career Training and Educational Opportunities
* Merchant Discounts
* Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy
* Master's Degree or Doctorate in Nurse Anesthesia by date of hire
* 1 year of CRNA experience
* Current CRNA license or CRNA Licensure by date of hire
* Certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists by date of hire (proof of these requirements may be requested at any time).
* Must have accountability and high-level problem-solving abilities.
* Perform and document the preanesthesia assessment and evaluation of the patient.
* Review, request, and order (as permitted by state law), laboratory/diagnostic studies.
* Obtain informed consent for anesthesia and related services.
* Select, obtain, order, and administer preanesthetic medication or treatment.
* Develop and implement an anesthesia care plan.
* Select, obtain, prepare, and use equipment, invasive and non-invasive monitors, supplies, and drugs for the administration of sedation, anesthesia, and pain management services; perform safety checks as needed.
* Select, order, obtain, and administer analgesic and anesthetic agents, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids, or blood products necessary to provide anesthesia services.
* Perform all aspects of airway management, including fiber optic intubation.
* Facilitate emergence and recovery from anesthesia by evaluating patient response, and selecting, ordering, and administering medications, fluids, and ventilator support to maintain patient stability during transfer.
* Initiate and administer post-anesthesia pharmacological or fluid support of the cardiovascular system.
* Initiate and administer respiratory support to ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation in the post anesthesia period.
* Evaluate the patient’s response to anesthesia and surgery; take appropriate corrective action during the post anesthesia period.
* Provide post anesthesia follow-up evaluation and care.
* Discharge the patient from the post anesthesia care unit.
* Implement acute and chronic pain management modalities.
* Manage emergency situations by assessing, stabilizing, and determining disposition of patients, including providing airway management, administration of emergency drugs and fluids, and using basic and advanced cardiac life support techniques.
* Participates in required educational programs.
* Participates in monthly departmental meetings.
* Seeks ongoing professional educational growth.
* Maintains current licensure requirements for CRNA.
* May perform other duties as assigned.

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