Locums CRNA Opportunity in Hickory, NC -Licensing Opportunity

Job description

Contract Length: 3 months
Shift Details: Days, 8/hr shifts, 32hrs or 40 hrs (can do either 4x8s or 5x8s)
*Now open to candidates with 2 or more weeks per month of availability.
Schedule: Mon-Fri, Weekends are not required, but can be used on weekends as well if candidate is open to it.
Work Details:
· Support staff: Anes Techs, 2-3 during day, 1-2 at night
· Amount of coverage needed per month: 20+ shifts
· Patients per day: Depends upon what room they are placed in. Examples: Endo: 10-16/day,
Vascular: 2-3, Ortho joints: 3-4, Spine: 1-3, General: 8-10, Gyn: 2-5/day
· Patient population/age: Spans the continuum. Pediatric cases, youngest approximately 6months (primarily dental, ENT, MRI, Urology and Ortho cases) all the way to extreme geriatric cases (100+). Bariatric service, OB/GYN (200+ deliveries/mo), general surgery, vascular surgery, 2 endoscopy rooms. Do ASA 1 to ASA 4 cases. Also have approximately 5 organ procurement cases/yr.
· Department description: OR has 12 main ORs, 2 endoscopy suites, and one separate C-section room in women’s Pavilion. Anesthesia also covers out of OR procedures in MRI, lithotripsy, ED, and Cath/CT/EP/IR.
· EMR: Meditech for hospital system, Talis for AIMS
· Hospital bed size: 258
· Special procedures: Cardiac procedures: EP ablations, cardioversions, TEE

· Skills required: Proficiency with intubation and anesthesia case management, as well as management of Endoscopy cases. Proficiency with placement of spinal for C-sections and comfy with anesthesia for C-Sections. While no previous experience with epidural placement is necessary, candidates must be comfy dosing labor epidurals for C-Sections. and epidural anesthesia. Familiarity with vascular cases, and placement of arterial lines. Experience with pediatric and OB anesthesia patients. Experience working in endoscopy setting.
Practice Setting:
• Hospital
Requirements:
· License required: NC Preferred, or Compact State
· Certifications required: ACLS, PALS, BLS (AHA Certifications required)

• Open to 2-4 weeks per month
• 4 or 5 8 hour shifts per week
• Willing to license