W‑2 PRN

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The role is a PRN position for a CRNA delivering anesthetic care to patients of all types undergoing every kind of procedure, working alongside a supervising or medically directing physician and following hospital policies. The CRNA administers anesthesia so that patients feel no pain during surgery or procedures, and continuously watches each patient's reaction to sedatives, analgesics and anesthetic agents, alerting the surgeon or anesthesiologist to any adverse change that could endanger safety.

Candidates must hold a current registered nurse license in West Virginia or in whichever state the services will be delivered, and must have passed and maintained national nurse anesthetist certification through the certifying body for that credential. Core responsibilities include keeping patients safe at all times, managing airways skillfully with a range of adjuncts such as bullard scopes, fiberoptic scopes and ILMAs, and practicing only within granted clinical privileges.

The CRNA takes part in pre-anesthetic evaluations and chooses agents and techniques, places intravenous and invasive monitoring lines per protocol, performs intubation and extubation, and draws arterial blood for gas analysis. Duties also cover managing induction, maintenance and emergence for general, regional and monitored anesthesia cases, responding to abnormal reactions, ordering further labs, giving fluids and blood products under the required consultation, and caring for patients after surgery.

Additional tasks include documenting patient status in the anesthesia record, completing safety checks on equipment, verifying consent and surgical site through briefings and the surgical pause, communicating with the wider peri-operative team, and covering as the sole anesthesia provider in a life-threatening emergency. The CRNA may also help teach and evaluate newly hired CRNAs, student registered nurse anesthetists and graduate nurse anesthetists, and is accountable for controlled substances under policy and state and federal rules.

The job requires close visual detail work, calm performance under high stress, dependability, and adaptability to varied work settings. The environment involves exposure to infectious patients and hazardous compounds, strict standardized safety practices, and possible back strain when moving patients. Hours may include on-call duty and work during nights, weekends and holidays. The position is based at St. Joseph's Hospital in Buckhannon, West Virginia, within the Anesthesia Provider Services cost center.