BWMC CRNA - Anesthesiology

• CRNAs are vital members of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
• CRNAs provide expert anesthesia care in collaboration with anesthesiologists, surgeons and a variety of healthcare providers in order to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence-based anesthesia and pain care services.
• Additionally, CRNAs are expected to actively contribute to the educational, safety and quality, and research missions of the department.
• CRNAs care for patients at all acuity levels across the lifespan in a variety of settings, including, but not limited to the BWMC operating rooms and other hospital procedural areas.
• Opportunities to practice in additional disciplines such as obstetrics and regional anesthesia are also available.
• CRNAs are expected to exhibit independent thinking, problem solving, empathy, and scientific acumen as they work collaboratively with departmental anesthesiologists within a variety of medical direction / supervision models.

Salary Range

$235,000.00 to $277,000.00

• Essential functions
• Provides pre-anesthetic preparation and patient evaluation; recommends, requests, and evaluates pertinent diagnostic studies, obtains informed consent for anesthesia.
• Develops and implements an individualized anesthetic plan of care, selecting and initiating the planned anesthesia technique; inserts invasive line catheter/devices prepares and administers anesthetic agents used in management of anesthetic care; may perform and manage regional anesthetics.
• Provides anesthesia induction, mechanical ventilation maintenance, emergence, and post anesthesia care.
• Provides peri anesthetic invasive and non-invasive monitoring utilizing current standards and techniques.
• Manages patient’s fluid, blood, electrolyte, and acid base balance; interprets and responds to abnormal findings with corrective action. \Informs attending anesthesiologist and/or surgeon of changes in patient’s condition.
• Responds to emergency situations by providing airway management, administration of emergency fluids and drugs, and using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.

• EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing and accredited nurse anesthesia program