This role is per diem (every Tuesday) and operates out of Desert Peak Surgery Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Responsibilities:
Function as a member of the operating room team.
Provide information and emotional support to patients and their families.
Formulate an appropriate and safe anesthetic care plan for each patient utilizing the history, physical, laboratory data, discussion with patients, and any source of information that will aid in its development
Provide anesthesia care utilizing one or more of the following techniques: retrobulbar, topical, local infiltration, intravenous sedation and/or analgesia. If appropriate, management of or assisting the physician and staff in the management of any clinical emergency in the surgery suite or eye clinic.
Participate in planning for peri-operative patient care with physicians and nursing staff.
Maintain accurate and complete records of each patient’s anesthesia.
Alert the person responsible for restocking anesthesia supplies when items are needed
Qualifications:
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and an accredited school of anesthesia
Must hold a current Registered Nurse license in the state of New Mexico
Must have current certification by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Must have current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Should have a thorough knowledge of the techniques of administering ophthalmic anesthesia
A minimum of one year experience and/or demonstrated skills in peri-orbital anesthesia.
Should have knowledge of intravenous sedation administration
Should possess above-average skills in communication, decision-making, diplomacy, confidentiality, initiative, and ethics
Must have no physical or psychological impairment that would limit their ability to administer safe anesthesia
Attendance of the Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society annual meeting is encouraged