Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

Administers anesthetic agents to patients according to established standards and regulations.

• Reviews and assesses patient condition and develops anesthesia management plan in collaboration with the Anesthesiologist.
• Administers anesthetic agents. Calculates doses and monitors parameters.
• Maintains patient documentation.
• Responds to code/trauma to establish and maintain patient airways via intubation. Documents treatment rendered.
• Transports patients from surgery area to post-anesthesia recovery area. Reports patient status to physician and nurse care giver.
• Provides airway management training to residents, students and other staff.
• IF ASSIGNED TO GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL: May be required to rotate work between the hospital and an ambulatory setting.

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