Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - Foxborough

CRNAs at Foxborough typically work 10 hour weekday shifts with efficient case flow, experienced OR staff, and strong team support. The role features a predictable weekday schedule with no call, no nights, no weekends, and no holidays.

The center includes four operating rooms with fast turnovers and a focused ambulatory case mix. The majority of cases are orthopedic procedures, with additional urology, plastics, and straightforward general surgery. CRNAs practice within the anesthesia care team model, working alongside a collaborative group of anesthesiologists, surgeons, nurses, and surgical technologists.

Responsibilities

A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is responsible for the pre-operative, intra-operative, and immediate post-operative care of the patient requiring anesthesia for surgical, medical, therapeutic, or diagnostic procedures.

• Pre-operative assessments and anesthetic care plans
• Assembly and care of specialized equipment
• Application, insertion and interpretation of data from anesthetic monitors
• Airway management
• Delivery of general, regional anesthesia, and monitored anesthetic care
• Induction, maintenance, and emergence of the patient
• Care of the patient in the immediate post-operative setting
• Post-operative assessments in collaboration with a physician member of the Department of Anesthesiology

CRNAs also fulfill a teaching function for the Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists that rotate to the BWH from Northeastern University and Boston College for their clinical experience. Clinical research may be available as an adjunct for the CRNA who is interested in that area of practice, but it is not a department requirement.

Qualifications

• Diploma Nursing required
• Master's Degree Nurse Anesthesia Practitioner required
• Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist [CRNA (NBCRNA)] required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must show evidence of analytic thinking necessary to care for a group of patients
• Must demonstrate observational skills and the ability to set priorities
• Must be able to function under stress with good interpersonal and communication skills
• Must demonstrate effective skills in applying hospital standards in area of service, teamwork, communication, respect for others, and time/priority management
• Must have physical abilities and manual dexterity to function as an anesthesia care provider and have the ability to administer all types of anesthetics, using a variety of techniques