Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Ambulatory Surgical Center - Salem, NH
Mass General Brigham Integrated Care

Job Info

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We're offering a generous sign-on bonus ($) to welcome you to our team. Recognizing and valuing exceptional talent, we're eager to discuss the exciting details of this bonus during our interview process.

We are open to per diem, part-time, and full-time schedules - we can be flexible on hours for the right fit!

About Us

Mass General Brigham Integrated Care is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to develop new high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care.This work stems from Mass General Brigham's unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. MGB Integrated Care will provide a wide range of offerings, including outpatient surgery, imaging, primary care, behavioral and mental health, and specialty care, both digitally as well as at physical locations across the state and region.

We aspire to be people's first choice for health and care

- rooted in well-being and kindness -

by bringing world-class care closer to home (or at home!) and

being the bridge to world-renowned hospitals and research when needed.

We are looking for team members who possess not only the relevant skills and growth potential, but positive attitudes, flexibility, and creative mindsets to join our expanding team. Opportunities exist for team members to contribute both in their primary domain as well as in other areas of the organization.

Our core values are shared fundamental beliefs that guide our decision-making and behavior and bind us together as a team. At MGB Integrated Care, we are:

• Bravely Human: We approach our work with empathy, vulnerability, and kindness.
• Clearly Honest: We seek to provide clarity amongst our teams and patients.
• Proudly Collaborative: We are all part of a team - each bringing our unique talents to bear.
• Intentionally Consistent: We intentionally live our purpose, providing a cohesive experience for both patients and providers.
• Exceptionally Creative: We continue to learn, grow, and iterate on the ways we work.

The Opportunity: Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

We are seeking CRNAs for our brand-new center in Salem, NH! The 60,000 Square Foot Center, located at the vibrant Tuscan Village development of retail, restaurants, business, hotel and health-related enterprises, is now hiring for outpatient surgery.

What You'll Work On

Under general supervision of the Medical Director and the Clinical Nurse Manager of Surgical Services, the incumbent provides anesthesia services to patients. Reviews patients' medical history, assists in selection of type of anesthesia, administers anesthetic, monitors patient during procedure, and provides immediate post-anesthesia care. Incumbent is responsible for supplying documentation of continued registration as a CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist). Additionally, incumbent must be flexible to cross cover multiple locations, depending on need.

• Obtain health and medical history, perform physical examination, and construct problem lists
• Perform preoperative evaluations, including phone screening
• Collect, record, and interpret patient data
• Order appropriate laboratory, radiologic, and other diagnostic studies
• Interpret studies performed/ordered
• May initiate consultation and referrals
• Provide administration of general anesthesia (intravenous/inhalation), neuraxial anesthesia, regional anesthesia and monitored anesthesia care to appropriate patients
• Monitors the life support functions of patient during period of anesthesia as needed
  • Assesses, interprets, and treats physiologic responses to anesthesia that include oxygenation, circulation, ventilation, temperature and metabolism
  • Keeps supervisor informed of patient's condition and documents pertinent information concerning anesthetic course on patients' clinical chart
• Provide direct patient care before, during, and after procedures requiring anesthesia
• Make professional decisions for anesthesia care based upon a comprehensive health assessment
• Maintain professional standards of health care before, during, and after an anesthetic
• Prepare and evaluate the safety of anesthetic equipment, supplies and drugs
• Works with the staff of the pharmacy department in handling and use of drugs and related agents. Properly waste drugs in approved and consistent manner
• Insert invasive monitoring lines required for patient care during anesthesia and interpret the data
• Provides observation and care in immediate post-procedural period until a report of pertinent information has been given to and responsibility for patient accepted by the RN or MD covering the appropriate recovery area.
• Obtain informed consent for the following anesthesia and related procedures:
  • General anesthesia
  • Monitored anesthesia care
  • Neuraxial anesthesia
  • Regional anesthesia
  • Arterial lines
  • Spinals/Epidurals
  • Blood Transfusion
• Provides coverage at additional site locations, as needed

Qualifications
About You

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are licensed, registered, advanced practice nurses who have completed a post graduate certificate, a master's, or doctorate degree in anesthesia. Nurse anesthetists must become certified by successfully completing a national qualifying examination in the specialty of anesthesia. To maintain their license to practice anesthesia, CRNAs must be recertified biannually by attending 40 contact hours of continuing education programs. CRNAs must have current ACLS (required) and PALS (recommended) certifications and continue to maintain these certifications.

Required Experience

• Must be comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic, team-based care setting, with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team to deliver high quality care
• As this is an ambulatory surgical center, skill in addressing the needs of short-stay patients
• Effective interpersonal skills to work with surgeons, proceduralists, and staff in a variety of cases
• Flexibility to work according to the OR patient schedule, making changes as needed
• Able to use electronic patient record system (Epic)
• Fluent in verbal and written language skills
• Cultural competence and language skills for patient population is desired

How We'll Support You

• Productive and positive team-based environment
• Collaborative approach to delivering high-quality relationship-centered care
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development and growth
• Opportunities to provide feedback and contribute to innovation across iCare
• Extrinsic benefits

Work Environment

• Work is in an ambulatory surgical center located in Salem, NH
• Requires walking and periods of standing within an OR/procedural setting
• Exposure to bodily fluids, sharp instruments, anesthetic agents and cleaning products
• Computer and limited administrative work

EEO Statement
Mass General Brigham is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives, and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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