Clinical Resource Nurse - Anesthesia/PAC

Position Overview

Under the direction of the Manager Health Services - Surgery and in collaboration with the Department Head of Anesthesia, the Clinical Resource Nurse (CRN) assumes a leadership role in coordinating patient care within the healthcare team to ensure quality patient care outcomes, and promote an interdisciplinary patient-centered approach to care based on best practice. The Clinical Resource Nurse is responsible for providing clinical nursing care to pre-, intra- and post-operative surgical patients undergoing an anesthetic procedure. This includes pre‑anesthetic assessments, preparing patients for anesthesia, assisting the anesthesiologist during surgery, and maintaining and procuring equipment and supplies. The CRN screens patient charts for needs, performs pre‑operative anesthesia risk assessments—including obtaining detailed medical history, patient physical examinations, airway assessment, reviewing consults, labs, diagnostic tests and EKGs. The CRN ...