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NURSE ANESTHETIST

Posted Date  Mon Aug 24, 2009
Closing Date  Fri Sep 04, 2009 or until filled
Salary  * Negotiable *
FLSA Status  Exempt
Department  Anesthesiology & Pain Management
Job Category  Nursing
Hours  Monday Through Friday, 8am to 5pm
Requisition Number  09003245
Position Number  38934
Experience & Education Required (any one of the following):

1. Must be graduate of accredited school of nursing, licensed as an Advanced Practice Nurse, and graduate of school of nurse anesthesia accredited by AANA. Licensure as Registered Nurse by Board of Nurse Examiners for State of Texas, and has passed qualifying exam- ination administered by AANA required for certification as nurse  

2. anesthetist. Must also be registered by Board of Nurse Examiners for State of Texas as Nurse Anesthetist. No experience required. Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) required.  

Skills And Abilities Customer Service
Effective Communications Skills
Security This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.
 Job Duties 1. Prepares and administers anesthetic agents to patients in order to desensitize them to permit performance of medical or surgical pro- cedures.

2. Performs pre-anesthesia evaluation of patient in order to ascertain physiological and psychological factors which influence selection of anesthetic agent and formulation of plan of anesthetic manage- ment.

3. Monitors patient in operating room in order to maintain patient in homeostatic condition and to ensure unnecessary injuries are not inflicted on patient.

4. Records anesthetic information on anesthesia chart to provide permanent record necessary for care of patient, material for teaching and studies, and to establish medical-legal record.

5. Provides clinical supervision or guidance to anesthesia students, paramedical and medical students in order to contribute to their clinical training.

6. Performs other duties as assigned.

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