As a CRNA at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (NARMC), you’ll deliver high-quality anesthesia services for surgical and obstetrical patients, working in a collaborative team with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and perioperative staff. If you value clinical excellence, teamwork, and caring for a close-knit community, you’ll thrive here. About Us NARMC is a non-profit system with a hospital in Harrison and 13 clinics serving rural North Arkansas. Our 750+ employees provide comprehensive care guided by values of safety, quality, integrity, and community. Our mission is to provide comprehensive care for Northwest Arkansas; our vision is to be the most trusted and preferred provider. Job Summary Provide comprehensive anesthesia care across the perioperative continuum—including pre-anesthetic assessment, intraoperative management, and safe transfer of care to PACU—while upholding patient safety, accurate documentation, and productive collaboration in a care team model. Key Responsibilities Conduct pre-anesthetic review: history, physical assessment, allergies, diagnostics, and risk evaluation; meet with patients/families to educate and set expectations. Select, prepare, and utilize anesthesia equipment, monitors, supplies, and medications; ensure availability of special equipment as needed. Administer general and regional anesthesia (e.g., spinal/epidural) and provide age-appropriate care for surgical and obstetrical patients. Perform airway management; place peripheral IVs and arterial lines; manage vasoactive infusions; recognize and treat adverse responses promptly. Accurately document anesthesia care, significant events, and key coding/billing elements in the EHR. Collaborate with supervising anesthesiologist; request consultation and escalate appropriately in a team-based model. Manage induction and emergence; ensure hemodynamic stability; deliver thorough handoff to PACU. Participate in quality improvement, problem-solving, and education/precepting for students as assigned. Model professionalism, confidentiality, and positive teamwork with OR, PACU, RR, and surgical staff. Required Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license with CRNA authority (or eligibility) in the state. NBCRNA certification (active) and graduation from an accredited nurse anesthesia program. Current BLS , ACLS , and PALS (AHA). Demonstrated proficiency in general anesthesia, neuraxial techniques, airway management, MAC, and perioperative documentation. Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English; strong clinical judgment and communication skills. Maintain state APRN/CRNA licensure and NBCRNA certification; meet all CME/CE requirements. Maintain hospital medical staff appointment and delineation of privileges (core and any advanced privileges such as US-guided blocks or arterial lines). DEA registration and state controlled substance authority if prescriptive/ordering privileges are granted by medical staff bylaws.
