Schedule: 40 Hours. No Calls or weekends. Competitive Benefits package including Public Service Loan Forgiveness.*** $40,000 Sign-On Bonus *** (Current MGB Employees NOT Eligible) The CRNA is responsible for the pre-operative, intra-operative, and immediate post-operative care of the patient requiring anesthesia for surgical, medical, therapeutic or diagnostic procedures. This care includes, but is not limited to, pre-operative assessments, anesthetic care plans, assembly and care of specialized equipment; application, insertion and interpretation of data from anesthetic monitors; airway management; delivery of general, regional anesthesia, and monitored anesthetic care; induction, maintenance, and emergence of the patient; care of the patient in the immediate post-operative setting; and post-operative assessments in collaboration with a physician member of the Department of Anesthesiology. These services are rendered in our 16 main operating rooms.
Clinical Responsibilities: Pre-anesthesia assessmentRequesting laboratory/diagnostic studiesPre-anesthetic medicationGeneral anesthesia and adjuvant drugsRegional anesthesia monitoringSedation techniquesCardiopulmonary resuscitation managementInvasive and noninvasive placement and monitoringAirway management techniquesMechanical ventilation/oxygen therapyFluid, electrolyte, acid-base managementBlood, blood products, plasma expandersPeripheral intravenous/arterial catheter placementAcute and chronic pain therapySelect, administer, and reconcile medications in accordance with Federal, State and hospital policies.Post anesthesia care/dischargeSeeks physician direction based on patient conditionMust adhere to I.C.A.R.E StandardsWorking Conditions: Anesthesia care is given in the main operating rooms of the Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, or its affiliating institutions, as well as several designated "Out of OR" locations, which are, for example, Radiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, CT, MRI, MRT, Endoscopy, Angiography, among others. These locations are often geographically far from the main ORs. In these environments, work proceeds in an atmosphere that includes many forms of electrical, mechanical, gas driven, and radiation and laser emitting equipment. The environment can be warm, cold, dimly lit and crowded as well as spacious and well lit.
Minimum Qualifications: State licensure as a registered professional nurse. Compliance with Massachusetts regulatory requirements regulating advanced practice for nurse anesthesia.Graduation from a program of Nurse Anesthesia education accredited by the National Board on Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) or its predecessor.Certification by the Council on Certification or recertification by the Council on Recertification or their respective predecessors.Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.About Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital: Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. At Mass General Brigham, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a 171-bed non-profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum. Founded in 1900, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive.
At Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, we believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers, our patients, and those we may never meet, are at the center of everything we do. If you're looking for more than a career, join Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care. Our employees call it home.
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Primary LocationMA-Boston-BWFH Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Main
Work LocationsBWFH Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Main
JobRegistered Nurse
OrganizationBrigham & Women's Faulkner Hospital(BWFH)
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