Head of Anesthesiology jobs in Delaware

Sussex Campus Hospital

STATUS: Full Time 72 Hours

SHIFT: Day/ Evening

Why Should I Join the Bayhealth Nursing Team?

Whether you are just starting out in your nursing career or have an established history of excellence in the field, we are excited for you to join our team! You deserve to work with teammates who understand the importance of your role in patient care. And that’s what you’ll find when you join Bayhealth!

We offer flexible work schedules and educational opportunities to our nurses in a variety of departments and specialties across multiple campuses.

As an organization, we believe strongly in embracing the diversity of our teams, and that applies to our nurses as well. We are dedicated to equality for people of all ages, abilities, races, languages and cultures.

In addition to providing high-quality care to our patients on an individual level, our nurses help us shape the policies and procedures that guide our care across our organization. Through shared governance councils, committees, and task forces, you will have a chance to influence the communities and patients we serve for years to come.

Benefits and Perks for Being on Our Team

Bayhealth offers employees a competitive benefits package because we value our team members, we support their career growth, and we want them and their families to stay healthy.

Our employee benefits include:

• Flexible health insurance benefits through our Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Dental, and Vision.
• Basic and supplemental accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage
• Basic and supplemental life insurance
• Bayhealth Child Care Center (Kent Co. Campus)
• Dependent life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees with personal and/or work-related problems
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) – healthcare and dependent daycare
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Choice of retirement savings plans including 410(k) and 403(b)

What’s Next

Once you have applied, a recruiter will reach out to talk more about your interest. If you are qualified for the position, we will coordinate an interview with a hiring manager and peers within the department.

General Summary:

Administers anesthesia to all age specific patients having a wide variety of surgical, obstetric, or diagnostic procedures in collaboration with an anesthesiologist. Provides airway management and trauma services on a 24-hour basis.

Responsibilities:

1. Collects and prepares materials needed for a specific procedure within 15 minutes of completion of prior case. Performs daily equipment checks to assure equipment is functioning properly.
2. For each procedure, performs a thorough pre-anesthesia assessment and evaluation of patient and accompanying chart; ensures that appropriate tests have been completed and findings/results are documented on patients chart.
3. Obtains and verifies that an informed consent has been obtained by a qualified provider; ensures all results are logged on patients chart. Participates in full-stop and time-out procedures.
4. Formulates and documents a patient-specific plan for anesthesia care, based on pre-anesthetic assessment, problem analysis, anticipated surgical procedure, current anesthesia principles, and anesthetic recommendations. Communicates and discusses these plan results with the attending anesthesiologist through specific discussion for each patient.
5. During procedure, induce and maintain anesthesia at required levels, as defined by patient specific plan, and in accordance with defined standards.
6. Conduct continuous and vigilant clinical observation of the patients physiologic condition as appropriate for the type of anesthesia used. Document all activity, including omission of any standard and the reason stated on the patient’s anesthesia record.
7. Notify attending anesthesiologist at the start and completion of every case and if patient-specific plan of anesthesia is altered before or during a procedure.
8. Audit patients€™s medical record to assure complete documentation of pertinent information. Include documentation of all interventions and patient responses.
9. Assess patients€™s status to determine when safe to transfer the responsibility of care to other qualified providers. Complete discharge documentation and record hand-off of the patient on the anesthesia record.
10. Maintains Infection Prevention standards
11. All other duties as assigned, within the scope and range of job responsibilities.

Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience:

• Education: Master Degree Nurse Anesthesia Practice
• Credential(s): Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists; Registered Nurse; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; Basic Life Support
• Experience: No Experience Required
  
  
  

Preferred Education, Credential(s) and Experience:

• Education: Doctorate Degree Nurse Anesthesia Practice
• Credential(s):
• Experience: Two (2) or more years’ experience as a CRNA; Active member of the AANA, DANA and DNA.
  

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