Nurse Anesthetist (Notional Opportunity) at Acuity-CHS, LLC — El Paso, TX

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform pre-anesthetic screenings, including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and document results.
• Develops, recommends, and implements standard operating instructions and practices pertaining to the administration and management of anesthetics that ensure client safety, confidentiality and timely, ethical and quality service.
• Select and prescribe post-anesthesia medications or treatments to patients.
• Administer post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients' cardiovascular systems.
• Evaluate patients' post-surgical or post-anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actions or requesting consultation if complications occur.
• Monitors the effects of specific anesthesia, drugs, techniques, and patient reactions.
• Select, order, or administer pre-anesthetic medications, anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.
• Discharge patients from post-anesthesia care. Performs other duties as assigned in accordance with contract requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor.
• Current Appropriate Licensure and complies with any applicable state statutory and regulatory requirements concerning CRNAs.
• Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience as a licensed Nurse Anesthetist.
• Have and maintain current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Hold a current Board of Certification.
• Proficiency with computer and common office equipment, as well as with MS Office products required.
• Ability to adapt to sudden changes and flexibility in work requirements to include potential shift changes based on operational needs and/or command priorities.
• Must be a US citizen or be a permanent resident residing in the US for 3 of the past 5 years.

### Preferred Qualifications:

• Current adjudicated Department of Homeland Security clearance.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time.
• May require bending, stooping, and lifting as required for patient care and transport.

Acuity-CHS, LLC