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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 “Professor/Nurse Anesthetist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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