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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 “Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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