Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Contract)

West Des Moines, IA, 50266

• Provide and coordinate patient care in primary or specialty healthcare. Within the category of APRNs are specialty areas that include nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists.
• Provide clinical Anesthesiology services.
• Be present on time for any scheduled clinics/surgeries as documented by physical presence in the clinic or operating room at the scheduled start time.
• Provide comprehensive clinical anesthesiology services including patients undergoing general surgery, orthopedic, including joint replacement, plastic, ENT, urologic, podiatric, minor vascular, Gynecology, Endoscopy, Dental/oral, and ophthalmologic operations.
• Provide primary coverage for all patients in the surgical intensive care, short stay unit, acute and chronic pain management services, diagnostic transesophageal echocardiography for medical and surgical patients, and emergency airway management.
• Responsible for staffing PACE Clinic as assisted by the Chief of Anesthesia or assigned designee and performing evaluation of patients undergoing surgical procedures.
• All services will be performed on-site in accordance with specifications contained herein to beneficiaries of the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)
• Follow all established medication policies and procedures. No sample medications shall be provided to patients.
• Provide discharge education and follow-up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all Anesthesiology clinical or surgical patients.

• Master’s degree or doctorate from a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council of Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs.
• National Certification for APRNs.
• Board Certified CRNA by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) and currently certified in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, or an equivalent certification.