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A PRN certified registered nurse anesthetist position is available at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The role offers flexible scheduling and a collaborative clinical setting where the CRNA works with meaningful autonomy to deliver safe, efficient, and high-quality anesthesia care. The hospital combines advanced technology with a caring East Tennessee approach and has extensive outpatient surgery and diagnostic testing capabilities.

The schedule runs Monday through Friday from 7am to 3pm, with call as needed, and the call ratio is 1:5. The case mix includes general, orthopedic, ENT, and pediatric anesthesia. The position is not eligible for benefits.

Duties include performing and documenting pre-anesthetic assessments, requesting consultations and diagnostic studies, ordering pre-anesthetic medications and fluids, and obtaining informed consent. The CRNA manages airways, oversees emergence and recovery, discharges patients from the post-anesthesia care area, and provides follow-up care for anesthesia side effects. The CRNA also responds to emergencies using airway management, emergency drugs or fluids, and cardiac life support, and develops standards for continuity of care and case management. The CRNA must follow AANA, state, and federal rules and works cooperatively with peers and colleagues.

Candidates must be graduates of an approved nursing school and of a nurse anesthesia program accredited by the AANA Council on Accreditation, and must hold AANA Council on Certification credentials. Required additional qualifications include at least two years of independent practice experience and current ACLS, BLS, and PALS certification.

The staffing firm, LifeLinc Anesthesia, describes itself as a comprehensive anesthesia management provider that has operated since 2003 with a focus on clinical quality and provider growth. Its educational arm offers continuing education credits, and its clinical leadership training program prepares providers for leadership roles.