MUSC Health Regional CRNA Director

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The MUSC Health Regional CRNA Director provides overall management, planning, direction, supervision, and coordination for CRNAs. This position reports to the Chief Medical Director of Anesthesia for the MUSC Health RHN. The CRNA Director ensures the provision of the depts. in collaboration with other health professionals in an environment that is respectful of others, accountable for outcomes and adaptive to change. The CRNA Director oversees and provides leadership for all clinical and support activities for their areas of responsibility. This role interacts proactively with other directors, leaders, physicians, nurses, and other members of the health care delivery team to achieve desired outcomes. The CRNA Director collaborates also with Managers to align practice across the continuum of care for their areas. The CRNA Director is responsible for the planning and comprehensive operations of the nurse anesthesia practice, anesthesia technicians, and supportive staffing for the practices on a 24–hour basis.

Hours per week: 40

Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: 80% administrative, required 7 shifts a month.

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Salaried

Base salary $250,000 with 20k additional bonus potential based on achievement of agreed upon performance metrics. Lodging and travel expense reimbursement, standard MCP benefits, $2,500 professional expense allowance + 3 days of CEU/CME educational days, PTO

Requirements (Education and Work Experience): Graduate of a program approved by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. Earned a master’s degree or doctorate in nursing, nurse anesthesia, hospital administration, or related field of study. Three or more years of supervisory or management experience in a complex health care organization, preferably within a hospital. Evidence of effective leadership, positive people skills, and strong organizational abilities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversight of schedule development and deployment across the RHN sites
• Safety of patients and staff
• Knowledge of and implementation of Joint Commission standards for anesthesia
• Collaboratively ensure the presence of functional equipment
• Billing and compliance
• Recruitment and Retention
• Provides timely meetings with the division, section, or group to convey/seek information, awareness, and wellness.
• Oversight of onboarding for new practitioners
• Work with Executive Leadership, departmental leadership, CRNA managers to develop and maintain standardized credentialing process for CRNAs, as well as develop and evaluation and peer review process.
• Oversight for continuing education and professional development for CRNAs and Anesthesia Technicians.
• Works directly with medical staff to ensure compliance and accreditation standards are met in all areas of responsibility.
• Coordinate with local SRNA schools to provide sites in the RHN for SRNA rotation.
• Work with executive leadership, departmental leadership, CRNA Managers and Anesthesia Tech Supervisors to ensure appropriate salaries, revenue, expenses, and FTEs related to Anesthesia personnel to meet favorable budgetary guidelines and outcomes.
• Lead and work in inter-professional clinical and organizational teams.
• Ongoing communication within the administrative flow chart
• Budget review and interventions
• Strategic planning of division, practice, or group
• Personnel review and professional planning
• Reviews and approves all divisional policies. 
• Supports the goals of Just Culture

The Director collaborates with CRNA managers, anesthesia technician supervisors, administrative support, medical directors, Chief Medical Director of Anesthesia for the MUSC Health RHN, Executive Director of Hospital Based Services and MUSC Health Anesthesia ICCE Chief to ensure appropriate quantity and quality of staff and staffing models. The Director maintains interprofessional communication and relationships through attendance and interaction with multidisciplinary committees. 

Must demonstrate current competency in the clinical privileges extended.  Proficient in the operation of anesthesia equipment.  Current knowledge in anesthesia practice and environment.  Must exhibit basic knowledge of safety in a health care facility.  Knowledge and practice of universal precautions in patient contact is required.  Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with surgeons, residents, anesthesia faculty, administrative staff, and nursing staff.

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations: 

Must have recognition as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/CRNA in the State of South Carolina.  Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and ACLS required.  Maintain current certification is insurable by the medical malpractice insurer of MUSC for the required limits.

Additional Job Description

Physical Requirements: Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous) Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work from elevated areas. (Frequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to bend at the waist. (Continuous) Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Frequent) Ability to perform “pinching” operations. (Frequent) Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to reach overhead. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Continuous) Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous) Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to thirty-six (36) inches unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (Infrequent) Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force. (Frequent) Examples include: To transfer a 100 lb. patient that cannot assist in the transfer requires 50 lbs. of force. For everyone one hundred (100) additional pounds, assistance is required from another healthcare worker. 20 lbs. of force are needed to push a 400 lb. patient in a wheelchair on carpet. 25 lbs. of force are required to push a stretcher with a patient with one hand. Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects nearby or at a distance. (Continuous) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Continuous) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects, depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous) Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. (Continuous) Ability to work rotating shifts. (Frequent) Ability to work overtime as required. (Frequent) Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) (Selected Positions) *Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. (Continuous) *(Selected Positions) *Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. (Continuous) (Selected Positions).

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