CRNA
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Description: is employing CRNA right now, this occupation will be designated in Hawaii. Detailed specification about this occupation opportunity please read the description below. Job Level : Employee Group : Employee Status : Job Type : Working Hours End : Working Hours Start : Working Days : Shift : Scheduled Hours (1-40): 1VariableVariableVariableVariableStandardRegularNoneIndividual ContributorHere in Hawaii, the spirit of aloha permeates our daily actions and interactions. It's a welcoming spirit, and one that's alive and well at Kaiser Permanente Hawaii. Since 1958, we have proudly served our island communities as ohana. Today, each of us-from our financial professionals and IT team members to our RNs and physicians on the frontline of care-contributes to that ongoing mission. If you're looking to be a part of our rich heritage of care, this is the place to put your beliefs into practice. Under general supervision and as credentialed and privileged, provides anesthesia care of patient including, but not limited to, pre-anesthetic preparation and evaluation, selection, and administration of anesthetic agents or other agents administered in management of anesthetic care, anesthesia induction, maintenance, emergence, and post anesthesia care. Supports life functions during peri-operative period. Recognizes and takes appropriate action for untoward patient responses during anesthesia. Observes and manages patient's emergence from anesthesia. Participates in life support of patient including, but not limited to, peri-anesthetic, and clinical support functions. Participates in periodic and joint evaluation of services.
Essential Functions:
- Provides pre-anesthetic preparation and patient evaluation; obtains appropriate health history; ensures patient identification; recommends, requests, and evaluates pertinent diagnostic studies; documents preanesthetic evaluation; obtains informed consent for anesthesia; selects and/or administers preanesthetic medications
- Selects, prepares, and administers anesthetic agents or other agents administered in management of anesthetic care; informs Anesthesiologist and/or surgeon of changes in patient's condition
- Provides anesthesia induction, maintenance, emergence, and post anesthesia care; inserts invasive line catheter/devices including, but not limited to, intravenous, central intravenous, and arterial catheters; performs tracheal intubation and extubation, airway management; provides mechanical ventilation; performs venous and arterial punctures
- Obtains blood samples; performs and manages regional anesthetic including, but not limited to subarachnoid and epidural blocks, intravenous regional anesthesia, transtracheal, topical and local infiltration blocks
- Manages patient's fluid, blood, electrolyte and acid base balance
- Provides perianesthetic invasive and non-invasive monitoring utilizing current standards and techniques
- Responds to abnormal findings with corrective action; recognizes and treats cardiac dysrhythmias through use of perianesthetic electrocardiogram monitoring
- Documents anesthesia related care in thorough and timely manner
- Identifies and manages emergency situations; initiates or particpates in cardiopulmonary resuscitation that involves airway maintenance, ventilation, tracheal intubation, pharmacologic cardiovascular support, and management of blood, fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance
- Additional essential functions as listed in the complete job description
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This occupation starts available on: Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:59:46 GMT