Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Full-Time - Kenosha, WI
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Anesthesiology
Posted Jul 23 · New grads welcomed
- Unit
- PACU
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Per Diem
- On the floor
- Precepting expected
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- CRNA
- Experience
- New graduates
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Wisconsin is $38/hr, across 352 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Advocate Health is seeking dedicated Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) to join our esteemed Anesthesiology Team at Aurora Medical Center, located in the vibrant community of Kenosha, WI. This position offers a balanced work-life schedule, a supportive team environment, and the chance to practice in a nationally recognized hospital.
Major responsibilities
Provides all elements of pre-anesthesia, anesthesia and post-anesthesia services including general, regional, and monitored anesthesia care consistent with anesthesia plan and in collaboration with the surgeon/anesthesiologist/surgical team. Manages conditions based on clinical indication, evidence-based care, cost effectiveness, and assessment of risks/benefits and alternatives. Participates in preoperative evaluation including but not limited to assessment, exam, obtaining informed consent, ordering/administering pre‐medications, requesting and/or review of preoperative studies.
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Ensures readiness and availability of equipment, supplies and medications to perform the planned anesthetic. Delivers anesthesia care including induction, maintenance, support of life functions, and emergence from anesthesia. Selects, obtains, and administers the necessary anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, fluids, and temperature regulating devices to manage the anesthetic, assesses response, and intervene as needed.
Performs post-anesthesia duties including remaining with the patient and facilitating safe transfer of care to other qualified individuals; administering post-operative epidural pain relief and other post-operative analgesia in collaboration with the surgeon; and making post-anesthetic visits regarding the presence or absence of anesthesia related complications. Manage emergency situations by assessing, stabilizing, and determining disposition of patients, including providing advanced airway management, administration of emergency drugs and fluids, and using basic and advanced cardiac life support techniques. Maintains accurate, complete, concise, and timely documentation in the electronic medical record.
Substantiates and submits professional services consistent with compliant coding and billing practices. Other
responsibilities
Participates in quality, safety and peer review initiatives/performance activities, organizational and/or departmental meetings and committees, peer review, and workgroups as necessary. Participates in education and/or onboarding of new team members, students, and other health care professionals. Seeks experiences to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and advance the profession within and outside of the organization.
Maintains standards of productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality metrics to ensure optimal, safe and timely patient care delivery. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.
Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.
Minimum education and experience required
License/Registration/Certification Required
Active RN, and APRN/APRN-FPA/APNP or other APRN license(s) in state(s) of practice, AND Active national board certification as CRNA by nationally certifying board (NBCRNA). Active DEA registration prior to hire Active ACLS, PALS, NRP as required by clinical site/practice and/or role prior to or within 6 months of hire Education Required: Master's Degree in Nursing Experience Required: No experience required
Knowledge, skills, and abilities required
Demonstrated high level of cli
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Requirements
- Education Required: Master's Degree in Nursing
- Experience Required: No experience required
Place
- City
- Kenosha, Wisconsin
- Median rent
- $1,186/mo
- Local household income
- $71,239/yr
- Metro price level
- 1% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Kenosha area index 101.1, where 100 is the national average.
Kenosha sits on Lake Michigan's western shore, midway between Milwaukee and Chicago, offering a lakefront vibe with urban proximity. The city blends Midwestern practicality with a growing healthcare sector, making it a quieter landing spot for travel nurses seeking easy access to two major metros.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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You’re weighing Advocate Aurora Health in the Chicago orbit—now part of Advocate Health after the Aurora and Atrium combination—where IL and WI hospitals still carry the day-to-day identity you will feel on shift. Sites range from community campuses like 132-bed…
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