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UPMC Harrisburg is seeking a Chief CRNA to grow its professional team of nurse anesthetists in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The role combines direct patient care with leadership of the anesthesia care team, and the position is positioned as an opportunity to advance one's career.

The Chief CRNA is responsible for building a plan that addresses the quality, cost, and outcomes of patient care, and for guiding the care team in line with a shared philosophy of patient care. The role includes providing hands-on clinical care, serving as a model and resource for staff in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care, and setting realistic goals for CRNAs in collaboration with the wider care team. The incumbent also validates the appropriateness of care management and takes on operational and personnel duties tied to unit performance, adjusting flexibly to the unit's needs.

On the leadership side, the Chief CRNA promotes efficient, cost-conscious use of anesthesia resources and reviews care and practice concerns. The position mediates and negotiates between members of the anesthesia team, coaches and evaluates CRNAs through growth conferences and annual reviews, and helps develop staff for the charge nurse role. Other responsibilities include recruiting, interviewing, hiring, counseling, disciplining and, when needed, terminating staff under the employee standards of conduct, monitoring the CRNA schedule and payroll, responding to incident reports, ensuring regulatory compliance, holding monthly CRNA staff meetings, and carrying 24-hour accountability for the clinical unit.

Additional duties include contributing to performance improvement by monitoring patient outcomes and departmental concerns, completing required competencies and unit and system safety training, and taking part in professional development, mentoring, and involvement in professional organizations and the community. The role calls for a friendly, empathetic, and respectful approach with patients, families, and colleagues, along with effective communication across all levels of personnel and a cooperative style with other health care team members.