CRNA - Certified Nurse Anesthetist
On-siteMorrisville, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Provide full-spectrum anesthesia support for acute care surgery in austere and limited resource environments. Work with a small team to perform pre-anesthetic assessments, manage all anesthetic techniques including general, regional, and sedation, and administer medications and fluids to support damage control principles. Serve as a subject matter expert in pain and airway management, assist with post-operative patient holding duties, and select invasive monitoring modalities with or without ultrasound guidance. Order pain relief therapy using intravenous analgesia and regional techniques. Plan and conduct Critical Care Air Transport missions for ICU-level patients and assist the Emergency Physician with routine medicine. Document care and complete medical records per VIGILINT policy, perform basic medical training when requested, and may function in a leadership position based on qualifications. Requires active SECRET or higher clearance, current CRNA license and board certification, and availability for at least one 60-day OCONUS rotation annually.
Required Qualifications
- Must be available for at least one (1) ~60 day rotation OCONUS annually, plus additional training/screening events
- Provide full-spectrum anesthesia support for acute care surgery delivered in austere and limited resource environments
- Work with other members of a small team to perform pre-anesthetic assessments, develop anesthesia plan, initiate and manage all types of anesthetic techniques, including general anesthesia, regional anesthesia including neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks, and also sedation
- Serve as subject matter expert with regards to pain and airway management, and assists fellow team members in management of post-operative patient holding duties
- Selects and administers anesthetic agents, medications and fluids to include blood products as necessary to manage anesthesia, in support of damage control principles
- Select, initiate and manage all types of non-invasive and invasive monitoring modalities, including arterial and central venous catheters, with or without ultrasound guidance
- Manages complex patient airways and pulmonary function using the latest modalities of mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, video laryngoscopy, and other respiratory/airway therapy techniques
- Order, initiate or modify pain relief therapy, utilizing intravenous analgesia and regional anesthetic techniques
- Plan and conduct Critical Care Air Transport (CCAT) missions for ICU level patients as needed
- Assist the Emergency Physician with routine (Sick Call) medicine
- Based on qualifications and experience, may function in a leadership position
- Document care provided and complete medical records in accordance with VIGILINT policy
- Perform basic medical training and instruction when requested
- Performs special staff functions as required
- Active SECRET or higher security clearance
- Current and unrestricted Advanced Practice Registered Nursing license in the United States or U.S. Territory
- Current Board Certification through National Board for Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists
- Current/active civilian practice to maintain clinical currency during non-deployed periods
- United States citizen
- Current ACLS, PALS, & BLS training through American Heart Association or Red Cross
- Current United States Passport that will not expire within 1 year of employment
- Must be a legal resident of one of the 50 U.S. states
- Ability to lift 150 pounds with assistance; carry 80 pounds a distance of 30 feet and push/pull over 200 pounds, must meet the anthropometric standards of assigned platform
Desired Qualifications
- An anesthesiologist can be substituted for a CRNA; will be paid at CRNA daily rate
- Minimum five (5) years' experience as a CRNA
- Desired Minimum of five (5) years IC or U.S. Military experience
- Desired Previous Forward Resuscitation Surgical Team/Forward Surgical Team (FRST/FST) or SOF experience
- Desired experience deploying in austere and combat-like conditions in Role 1, 2, or 3 facilities
- U.S. Military or Government Sponsored deployment within the last 3 years in an austere environment and combat-like conditions
- Experience working in the Military Special Operations Community
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