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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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