Nurse Anesthetist

to view the University of Arkansas System’s GDPR disclosures.**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* Current CRNA license or CRNA Licensure by date of hire* One (1) year of CRNA experience* 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.**Preferred Qualifications:** * Perform and document the preanesthesia assessment and evaluation of the patient.* Review, request, and order (as state law permits) 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 administering 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 fiberoptic intubation.* Facilitate emergence and recovery from anesthesia by evaluating patient response, 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 emergencies 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 CRNAAt the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), we are looking for health care and non-health care professionals who believe in excellence as a way of life. If you think you have the skills and commitment to succeed at the highest level, consider a career at UAMS, the state’s only academic health sciences center. Combining diverse talents and expertise, our employees work together to provide advanced patient care.We currently have a wide variety of positions available, from patient care to support staff- we may have the perfect position for you.UAMS rewards its nurses! Statewide opportunities are available in direct patient care, education, and research settings.

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