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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 “Staff Nurse Anesthetist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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