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Catholic Health Initiatives CRNA in Chattanooga, Tennessee

CHI Memorial Medical Group (Mountain Management Services), now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, is a Management Service Organization (MSO) that provides comprehensive office management services for all Memorial Health Partners and many physicians in private practice. We are proud to be a part of the regional referral center of choice providing health care throughout Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia.

We care about our employees' well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

Free Membership to our Care@Work program supporting any child care, pet care, or adult dependent needs

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft

Adoption Assistance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Tuition Assistance for career growth and development

Matching Retirement Programs

Wellness Program

If you are passionate about the patient experience and ready to join our nationally recognized hospital, connect with us today!

Under direct physician supervision and direction, performs anesthetic management of patients undergoing surgical procedures and/or providing labor pain management to include airway management and assisting in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Essential Key Job Responsibilities

  • Performs pre-operative examination of patient, reviews medical history, and reviews patient's chart; selects type, dosage, and combinations of anesthesia required to meet needs of patient.

  • Consults with supervising physician prior to initiating anesthesia plan.

  • Administers anesthesia by intravenous injection, gas inhalation, regional block, or a combination of these, in collaboration with the supervising physician.

  • Administers analgesia for labor and postoperative pain utilizing regional blocks, intravenous injections or a combination of these in collaboration with the supervising physician.

  • Responds to and assists in acute emergency situations by performing respiratory support and assisting medical staff as required.

  • Monitors and maintains all anesthetics.

  • Performs airway management during period in which anesthesia is administered, including induction and intubation procedures.

  • Documents appropriate patient assessment data in the patient record and finalizes records in a timely fashion.

  • Demonstrates competency in the use of anesthesia and computer based systems.

  • Assesses pain level in-patients using 0-10, faces or other approved scale to promote comfort and enable patients to participate in their healing.

  • Supports operating room procedures.

  • Time and attendance procedures are consistently followed.

  • Proper identification of patients is consistently demonstrated.

  • Patient and personnel safety procedures are followed (infection control, fire safety, electric and chemical hazards identified, etc.). System issues are brought to management's attention in a timely manner.

  • Interdisciplinary team participation is evident in all areas of practice.

  • Emergency situations are immediately and competently responded to by providing airway management and by using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques as needed

  • Participates in additional areas of responsibility, which are within the expertise of the individual CRNA.

  • Participation in the administration and/or management of scheduling, material and supplies, billing and data management, development of policies and procedures is provided as needed.

  • Participation in the quality assessment process by collecting data, reporting trends/compliance, attending committee meetings, departmental review, problem focused studies and process oversight is provided as needed.

  • Participation in the education process by clinical or didactic teaching, BCLS/ACLS instruction, providing in-services, supervising residents and medical students, EMT training and/or facility continuing education is provided when needed.

  • Participation as interdepartmental liaison by interfacing with other departments such as nursing, surgery, obstetrics, post-anesthesia care units, outpatient surgery, admissions, administration, laboratory, pharmacy, etc., is provided when appropriate.

  • Participation in departmental and/or hospital wide committees as assigned.

  • Assumes responsibility for professional development of self and contributes to and assists with professional development of others.

  • Strengths and opportunities for professional development are identified and goals for self-improvement are set and documented appropriately.

  • Identified goals for professional development are met through a variety of educational forums.

  • The education and development of others is fostered by sharing information learned through individual professional development.

  • A positive environment conducive to professional development of co-workers is demonstrated on an ongoing basis including but not limited to precepting, mentoring, teaching, orienting, role modeling and team participation.

  • Annual mandatory training activities are completed within established time frames.

  • Participates in performance improvement activities.

  • Participation in Performance improvement activities and initiatives is on-going.

  • Initiative is demonstrated to proactively diagnose and resolve problems.

  • Change is met with positive, supportive behavior.

  • Professional Development

  • Participates in required educational programs.

  • Participates in monthly departmental meetings.

  • Seeks ongoing professional management educational growth.

  • Maintains current licensure requirements for CRNA practice.

    Qualifications

    Required Education and Experience: MSN

    Required Licensure and Certifications:

    ? Current Registered Nurse license and Nurse Anesthetist certification issued by TN Board of Nurse Anesthetists. Certification by American Association of Nurse Anesthetist.

    ? Current BLS and ACLS certifications.

    Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training:

    Completion of nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor. Compliance with criteria for biannual re-certification, as defined by the AANA Council on Re-certification of Nurse Anesthetists.

#1 OUTSIDE CITY by Outside Magazine! Chattanooga, Tennessee (https://www.visitchattanooga.com/) is noted as "The Scenic City" and ?GIG City? – fastest internet in the South; nestled in the heart of the mountains where the states of Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee meet. It's about a two hour drive to Atlanta, Nashville, and Birmingham.

"America's Top-Rated Cities" and "Top 10 City" in which to live and play; "Top 10 Southern Mid-Markets with Highly Diversified Economies" and one of the "Smartest Cities in the World" in which to live. This vibrant city blends "Big City" amenities with an ease of a smaller city offering: a family friendly and safe atmosphere in which to live, easily commutable, moderate cost of living, $120 million revitalized riverfront, very active Arts Council, Museums, and an extensive green way system.

Outdoor activities are abundant ranging from hang-gliding off Lookout Mountain, to floating down the Sequatchie River, to biking and horseback riding through the scenic countryside. If you are a water sport enthusiast, you will want to visit nearby Nickajack and Chickamauga Lakes or kayak/raft down the Great Ocoee River (host to the Summer Olympics). Chattanooga also has numerous challenging golf courses (Chattanooga plays host to the PGA Event - Provident Classic). The public school system in the area is very good and offers excellent local private schools providing unsurpassed educational opportunities from Signal Mountain to Lookout Mountain. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga offers a wide range of majors in undergraduate, graduate courses and medical education - 9 residency programs and 4 fellowship programs.

Area Attractions:

  • Tennessee Aquarium

  • Hunter Museum of American Art

  • Creative Discovery Museum

  • IMAX 3D Theater

  • Chattanooga Choo Choo

  • Chattanooga Zoo

  • Rock City

  • Ruby Falls

  • Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra

  • White Water Rafting

  • Rock Climbing – Largest Indoor Facility - Mountain Climbing

  • Hamilton Place Mall is TN's largest mall - 5 Regional Shopping Malls

  • Chattanooga Look Outs AA Baseball Team (Cincinnati Reds affiliate)

  • Two Professional Soccer Clubs: Chattanooga FC & Chattanooga Red Wolves

  • 21 Golf Courses

Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) is a part of CommonSpirit Health?, a nonprofit, Catholic health system committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen?both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

CommonSpirit was created by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health as a single ministry in early 2019.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 137 hospitals and more than 1,000 care centers serving 21 states; and through more than $4 billion annually in charity care, community benefits, and government program services.

With a large geographic footprint representing diverse populations across the U.S. and a mission to serve the most vulnerable, CommonSpirit is a leader in advancing the shift from sick care to well care, and advocating for social justice.

CommonSpirit Health also supports a range of community health programs, research programs, virtual care services, and home health programs addressing the root causes of poor health such as access to quality care and health equity, affordable housing, safe neighborhoods, and a healthy environment. Learn more at www.commonspirit.org.

Committed to welcoming everyone.

At CommonSpirit Health, we believe in cultivating a workplace in which diversity is celebrated and all people are included, respected, valued and celebrated. We lean on the variety of our colleagues' perspectives and backgrounds to challenge ourselves and to create a workplace that supports diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

CommonSpirit Health? and its organizations are an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Chattanooga's ONLY 5 STAR rated hospital. CHI Memorial tops CMS list in the region. CHI Memorial is ranked the 2nd BEST HOSPITAL in TN by US News. CHI Memorial is recognized as one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals&174; by Thomson Reuters, the health care industry's leading source of information on hospital quality and ?100 Great Community Hospitals? by Becker's Hospital Review. A survey conducted by Medicare.gov (http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2016/jan/07/memorial-ranked-top-local-hospital-patient-sa/343529%20) , ranks CHI Memorial Healthcare System as a leading hospital in the Chattanooga area for patient satisfaction.

CHI Memorial is a not-for-profit, faith-based 443-bed healthcare system with 3 campuses (Chattanooga and Hixson in TN and Fort Oglethorpe in GA). CHI Memorial is a Regional Referral Center of choice! Over 700 Physicians on staff and over 4,000 associates, and 550 very active volunteers providing healthcare throughout Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia. Our Center of Excellence core service lines include Oncology, Cardiac, and Orthopedics.

With the completion of our 320 million dollar renovation in July 2014, 300,000 sq. ft. have been added to the campus, added 96 patient rooms to a brand new seven-story tower, St. Anne's Chapel with original stained glass windows, a 52 bed, State of the Art, ICU; Guerry Heart and Vascular Center, 7 cardiac catheterization rooms, State of the Art Cardiac Short Stay and Critical Care Unit and grew our patient navigation program to encompass all cancer centers of excellence and the congestive heart failure program.

CommonSpirit Health? is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please click here.

The posted compensation range is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

The posted compensation range is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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