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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Job Responsibilities:

+ Provides pre-anesthetic preparation and patient evaluation.

+ Ensures patient identification and obtains appropriate health history.

+ Recommends, requests, and evaluates pertinent diagnostic studies.

+ Documents pre-anesthetic evaluation.

+ Obtains informed consent for anesthesia.

+ Selects and/or administers pre-anesthetic 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.

+ Performs tracheal intubation and extubation, airway management.

+ Provides mechanical ventilation.

+ Performs venous and arterial punctures.

+ Obtains blood samples. Performs and manages regional anesthetic.

+ 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.

+ Evaluates patient response during emergence from anesthesia. Institutes pharmacological or supportive treatment to insure adequacy of patient recovery from anesthesia and adjuvant drugs.

+ Provides post anesthesia follow-up, report, and evaluation of patient’s response to anesthesia and for potential anesthetic complication.

+ Identifies and manages emergency situations. Initiates or participates in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

+ Performs or orders equipment safety checks as needed.

+ Cleans and sterilizes equipment and notifies supervisor of needed equipment adjustments/repairs.

+ May perform patient care to the extent necessary to maintain clinical expertise, competency and licensing necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care on the unit.