Nurse Anesthetist
Company: Alameda Health System
Location: Oakland
Posted on: January 13, 2022
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Job Description:
Summary Highland Hospital, located in Oakland, California, is
the largest facility of Alameda Health System which serves a
diverse patient population in California 's East Bay Area. As part
of Alameda County's safety net, we provide quality, accessible care
to our community's most vulnerable patients. Our providers and
staff are dedicated to our patients and would love to welcome
others who share our mission!We are currently recruiting for 3
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) for full time
positions, working 12-hour, night shifts at our Highland Hospital
's Anesthesia department. This position reports to the Chair of the
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine. This
clinician will provide services including inpatient, emergency, and
on-call care. -Clinicians within Alameda Health System (AHS) will
be expected to safely and effectively care for the following types
of surgeries, procedures and circumstances within our anesthesia
care team.If you are interested in this opportunity, we encourage
you to apply!DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: -NOTE: The following
are the duties performed by employees in this classification.
However, employees may perform other related duties at an
equivalent level. Not all duties listed are necessarily performed
by each individual in the classification.1. Provides nursing
assistance in anesthesiology; conducts patient assessments
including interview, physical examination and chard review to
determine any risks and recommend the appropriate anesthesia;
administers anesthesia to patients in surgery, in the labor
delivery suite, and in other areas of the hospital involving such
procedures as the administration of diagnostic and therapeutic
nerve blocks.2. Assists in post-anesthesia care of patients and
keeps the supervising anesthesiologist or surgeon informed of
patient's status.3. Responds to "Code Blues" as necessary; assists
in resuscitations and difficult intubations, and assists in
intubation and resuscitation of newborn infants.4. Cleans, checks,
and restores the anesthesia equipment in the different service
areas of the hospital; orders drugs and anesthesia supplies.5.
Assists in the evaluation of new techniques and procedures in
anesthesiology for introduction into the service. -MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS: -Education: Graduate of an accredited Nursing
program required; Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred;
graduation from a school of anesthesia complying with the standards
of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and the
California State Board of Registered -Nurses.Minimum Experience:
Two years of full-time experience in the administration of
anesthetics by inhalation and intravenous methods in an active
acute hospital or clinic may be substituted for the educational
requirement. Experience in obstetrical and emergency anesthesia and
experience in the intubation and resuscitation of newborn infants
is considered -desirable.Required Licenses/Certifications:
Highland General Hospital
Anesthesiology
Full Time
Night
Nursing
FTE: 0.9
Keywords: Alameda Health System, Oakland , Nurse Anesthetist, Healthcare , Oakland, California
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