9.5-hour shifts

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This Bronx, New York position sits within the Department of Anesthesiology and is covered by the NYSNA bargaining unit. The CRNA provides general and regional anesthesia to patients under the supervision of an attending anesthesiologist, and also delivers preoperative anesthesia care in the Pre-Anesthesia Assessment Center alongside that attending.

Core duties include readying the anesthesia cart and supplies, checking the anesthesia machine before each case, and preparing and labeling perioperative medications. The nurse anesthetist performs preoperative evaluations, establishes intravenous access, and applies all required monitoring. Thorough and timely documentation of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions on the anesthesia record is expected, along with handing off patient information to PACU nurses after procedures. The role also involves keeping the operating room and anesthesia areas clean and safe, alerting anesthesia technicians to equipment faults or supply shortages, and keeping precise counts of controlled substances.

Applicants need a Doctor of Nursing Practice or Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice degree from a Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs accredited program, along with NBCRNA certification. Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support credentials are also required.

The schedule is weekday day shift, Monday through Friday, from 7 AM to 5:30 PM, totaling 9.5 scheduled hours per day. The listed hourly rate is $131.28, which is the hiring rate and may change depending on shift differential, experience, education, or other relevant factors.

Benefits include health insurance with top-tier medical coverage through Empire, dental coverage through Cigna, and vision coverage through UnitedHealth Care. Paid time off consists of 20 vacation days per year (25 after five years of employment), 8 holidays, 4 personal days, and 12 sick days. Retirement benefits include a pension and retirement plan, a 403(b) plan through Fidelity, and guaranteed lifetime income for vested CRNAs at no cost upon retirement.

Additional perks include union membership, a flexible spending account for healthcare and dependent care costs, 100% tuition reimbursement for up to 18 credits per year, fitness programs, and life and accident insurance. CRNAs also receive two paid days (11.5 hours each) for continuing education conferences. The probationary period is four months for full-time staff and six months for part-time staff.