Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
- $8 p/hour
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- CRNA
- Nurse Anesthetist
- anesthesia administration
The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital provides anesthesia care across multiple patient acuity levels and settings, actively engaging in pre-operative assessments, anesthesia administration, monitoring, and post-operative follow-ups. This role emphasizes collaborative care within a multidisciplinary team, highlighting Avera's commitment to compassionate service and adherence to healthcare standards. Essential qualifications include an active CRNA certification and RN license, ensuring compliance with safety laws and promoting the values of Avera in patient care.
Location:
Avera Sacred Heart HospitalWorker Type:
RegularWork Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)Position Highlights
Combination of 8 hour and 12 hours shifts M-F. Weekday/wknd/hol/call rotation; 80hrs/2wks
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief Overview
Cares for patients at all acuity levels across the lifespan in a variety of settings for procedures including, but not limited to, surgical, obstetrical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and pain management.
What you will do
- Performs a pre-operative patient assessment.
- Determines a plan of care and communicating the plan of care to patient and family.
- Establishes and maintains essential venous access.
- Ensures establishment and maintenance of airway.
- Responsible for inducting, maintaining the anesthesia, and proper monitoring.
- Responsible for completing the anesthesia and the emergence from anesthesia.
- Transfers care to appropriate staff at termination of procedure.
- Performs post-operative follow-up for each case performed.
- Perform as a clinical instructor for anesthesia students.
Essential Qualifications
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:
- Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire and
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire and
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) Upon Hire
Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
- Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
- Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.
Benefits You Need & Then Some
Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan
Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.
Avera seeks to heal the whole person - body, mind and spirit - in community. When you see the name Avera, you can be confident of the health care system that provides high-quality care at more than 300 locations and more than 100 communities in the five-state region. With more than 13,000 employees and physicians, Avera is South Dakota's largest private employer. Avera is rated A1 by Moody's and AA- by Standard and Poor's.

