UCLA Health

Sr. Nurse Anesthetist

UCLA Health  •  $132.84 - $168.53/hr  •  Onsite  •  11 days ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
a combination of 8, 10, or 12 hours shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays totaling 40 hours per week. Work will be assigned to various ORs
Posted Date
03/23/2026
Salary Range $132.84 - 168.53 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
indefinite
Job #
29513


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of an anesthesiologist, the Sr. Nurse Anesthetist will perform safe anesthesia care, consisting of the following: pre-operative assessment, writing of appropriate pre-op orders as specified by approved standard procedure, administration of all types of anesthetic and techniques, patient monitoring intra-operatively, provides for intra-op course and emergence and assists as necessary in post-operative care. You may be assigned to a combination of 8, 10, or 12 hours shifts, including evening, nights, weekends, and holidays totaling 40 hours per week as well as on call shifts. Work will be assigned to various OR's.

Salary range: $132.84-$168.53/hourly


Job Qualifications

  • Required:
  • Knowledge of current nursing, anesthesia and critical care techniques as evidenced by the following:
  • Valid California RN and CRNA license- required
  • Graduated from an accredited Master's or DNP program in Nurse Anesthesia -required
  • Current certification/re-certification by the National Board of Certification & Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists -required
  • BLS and ACLS certifications from AHA or ARC -required
  • Required: Ability to perform thorough pre, intra-operative, and post-operative assessments and formulate safe anesthesia care plan.
  • Required: Skill in performing pre-operative assessment of surgical and non-surgical patients, including:
  • a. Identification of pre-existing disease entities and their potential impact upon anesthesia care and plan documentation of past medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests, ECG and chest X-ray
  • b. Understanding interactions of pre-operative drug therapy with proposed anesthetic plan and agents for all age groups
  • c. Identification of abnormalities on physical examination which pose potential problems in anesthesia management
  • d. Understanding the medical indications for delay of elective surgery and for pre-operative specialty consultation
  • Required: Ability to explain the proposed anesthetic technique, alternatives, risks and problems, thus obtaining proper documented legal informed consent prior to the administration of anesthesia.
  • Required: Ability to properly and completely document significant information to form an anesthesia record of pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative events.
  • Required: Skill in determining safe airway management and interpretation of physiological monitoring. Ability to interpret physiological data (ECG, BP, vital signs,PCWP, SVR) and adjust intervention to optimize patient safety in all age groups.
  • Required: Ability to safely insert venous and arterial monitoring lines and devices under medical direction of anesthesiologist.
  • Required: Knowledge of pharmacology, dosage, side effects and contraindications of all drugs currently employed in anesthesia practice atUCLA.
  • Required: Skill in performing all techniques of MAC, regional and generalanesthesia commonly employed at UCLA for all age categories
  • Required: Ability to recognize return of consciousness and reflexes signaling safe emergence from anesthesia, transport of patient to recovery room and informed report to qualified medical personnel who will assume care of the patient
  • Required: Knowledge of current clinical and theoretical education and research techniques as evidenced by experience, academic credential degree, and license.
  • 2 years CRNA experience required


As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

UCLA Health

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded
1955
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