CRNA - Atrium Health Cleveland

Overview

Overview

If it’s possible, you will find it at Atrium Health—the leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina and South Carolina. We invite you to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds and progressive visionaries together in our Anesthesia team at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, North Carolina.

Student Loan Repayment: $50,000

Sign on Bonus: $30,000

Atrium Health Cleveland offers a unique experience – incredible professional options in a family oriented, diversified community. Cleveland is a fully accredited acute care facility. Well-trained medical and support staffs provide comprehensive services through Centers of Excellence specializing in oncology, cardiology, rehabilitation, surgery, women and children's services and critical care. We were the first Level Three Trauma Center in the state of NC to offer advanced emergency care.  Atrium-Cleveland is partnered with Levine’s Cancer Institute and Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute. Atrium-Cleveland is located in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Warm summers, mild winters, spectacular falls, and beautiful springs invite you outdoors. Enjoy water recreation at Moss Lake and the Broad River Greenway. Go hiking at the Kings Mountain National Military Park or spend a day of play on the miniature train and antique carousel at Shelby City Park. We also offer great local restaurants and uplifting cultural and community experiences at the Don Gibson Theater and City Square.

• Shifts: Mon-Fri, a combination of 8s, 10s, and the occasional 12hr with minimal weekend shifts required.
• Wide variety of surgical procedures including: general surgery, some vascular, orthopedic (total hips, knees, shoulders), hand, plastics, gynecology, urology, ENT, pediatric, and robotics.
• 6 OR suites, 1 urologic procedure room, and an out of OR Labor and Delivery Suite.
• Approximately 5,000 OR cases per year (75% outpatient and 25% inpatient) and 2,000+ cases outside of the OR annually.
•  Care team model and have 6 anesthesiologists and 14 Full-Time and 4 PRN CRNAs at Cleveland and 2 CRNAs at Kings Mountain Hospital.

Job Summary

Essential Functions

• Manages patients undergoing general, regional and local anesthesia appropriately.
• Develops an appropriate anesthetic plan of care taking into account the patient's medical history and test results.
• Works in conjunction with the anesthesiologist to form an integrated anesthesia care team.
• Performs venous and arterial access procedures as necessary.
• Recognizes anesthetic complications or unfavorable patient conditions and adjusts anesthetic plan accordingly.
• Communicates to both the anesthesiologist and the surgeon the patient's status.
• Remains at the head of the bed when transporting the patient to the recovery unit and submits a complete report to the nurse receiving the patient.
• Performs a daily check of the anesthesia machine and other essential equipment and demonstrates knowledge of the proper use of the anesthesia machine and accessory equipment.

   

Requires frequent walking and standing. Must be able to assist in moving, by pushing, pulling or lifting, patients greater than 100 pounds. Requires frequent stooping, kneeling, bending and reaching. Able to use both hands and perform fine manipulations with the fingers. Near visual acuity, depth perception and color perception are required. Clear speech and the ability to hear is mandatory. Occasional exposure to noise and the hazards resulting from inhalation agents occur.

Education, Experience and Certifications

NC RN licensure required. Graduate of an accredited School of Nurse Anesthesia required. CRNA licensure required. BLS and ACLS HCP from AHA required.

When you join Atrium Health, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advanced healing.

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