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Job Description

Administer anesthesia, monitor patient's vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1151.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 164,030.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 78.00
Currently, there are 39,860 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Nurse Anesthetists”.

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Tasks for “Chief Nurse Anesthetist”

Insert peripheral or central intravenous catheters.
Calibrate and test anesthesia equipment.
Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.
Request anesthesia equipment repairs, adjustments, or safety tests.
Select, order, or administer pre-anesthetic medications.
Select and prescribe post-anesthesia medications or treatments to patients.
Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
Perform or manage regional anesthetic techniques such as local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve blocks and intravenous blocks.
Perform pre-anesthetic screenings, including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and document results.
Evaluate patients' post-surgical or post-anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actions or requesting consultation if complications occur.
Discharge patients from post-anesthesia care.
Disassemble and clean anesthesia equipment.
Perform or evaluate the results of diagnostic tests such as radiographs (x-rays) and electrocardiograms (EKGs).
Instruct nurses, residents, interns, students or other staff on topics such as anesthetic techniques, pain management and emergency responses.
Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
Prepare prescribed solutions and administer local, intravenous, spinal, or other anesthetics following specified methods and procedures.
Insert arterial catheters or perform arterial punctures to obtain arterial blood samples.
Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response.
Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
Develop anesthesia care plans.
Obtain informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures.
Administer post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients' cardiovascular systems.
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing.

Related Technology & Tools

Calibrated vaporizers
Laptop computers
Arterial line catheters
Anesthesia masks
Pretracheal stethoscopes
Peripheral nerve stimulators
Oropharyngeal airways
Surgical gloves
Intravenous IV infusion pumps
Oxygen concentrators
Cardiac monitors
Esophageal intubation detectors
Epidural catheters
Mechanical stethoscopes
Laryngeal mask airways LMA
Tourniquets
Pulmonary artery catheters
Oxygen flowmeters
Tracheotomy sets
Magill forceps
Personal computers
Nasal airways
Intravenous IV administration equipment
Automated external defibrillators AED
Epidural block equipment trays
Capnographs
Oxygen delivery masks
Swan Ganz artery catheters
Invasive hemodynamic pressure monitors
Gas anesthesia administration machines
End tidal carbon dioxide monitors
Endotracheal ET tubes
Electronic blood pressure cuffs
Blood collection syringes
Patient controlled analgesia PCA pumps
Electrocardiography EKG machines
Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
Pulse oximeters
Multiple lumen central line catheters
Protective face shields
Digital anesthesia machines
Precordial stethoscopes
Blood collection tubes
Safety goggles
Bispectral index monitors BIS
Electronic thermometer probes
Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB ventilators
Fiberoptic bronchoscopes
Hypodermic syringes

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