Overview The Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist (SRNA) Employment Track is a critical recruiting pathway to support the University of Maryland School of Medicine's vision of building a robust CRNA team. CRNAs are vital members of the Department of Anesthesiology, providing expert anesthesia care in collaboration with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and other healthcare providers to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence-based anesthesia and pain care services. CRNAs are expected to contribute to the department's educational, safety and quality, and research missions. They care for patients across all acuity levels in settings such as UMMC General and Shock Trauma operating rooms and other hospital procedural areas. Opportunities to practice in obstetrics and regional anesthesia are also available. CRNAs are expected to exhibit independent thinking, problem solving, empathy, and scientific acumen while working collaboratively with departmental anesthesiologists under various medical direction/supervision models.

Responsibilities

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, selects and initiates the planned anesthesia technique; inserts invasive lines/catheters/devices, prepares and administers anesthetic agents; 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 using current standards and techniques.

Manages patient’s fluid, blood, electrolyte, and acid-base balance; interprets and responds to abnormal findings with corrective action.

Education and/or Experience

Be a senior student, in good standing, with less than one year of education, at an accredited nurse anesthesia educational program.

Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and BLS by the American Heart Association.

National Provider Identifier (NPI) and Taxonomy code required at time of hire.

Total Rewards The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of University of Maryland’s Faculty Physician’s Inc. salary range for this position. Some candidates will not be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will depend on factors such as geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, internal equity, responsibility factor and span of control, education/training, and other qualifications. University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. offers a total rewards package that supports health, life, career, and retirement. More information is available on the University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. opportunities site.

Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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