**PURPOSE AND SCOPE:**

A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who practices both autonomously and in collaboration with a variety of health providers on the interprofessional team to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence-based anesthesia and pain care services. The CRNA cares for patients at all acuity levels across the lifespan in a variety of settings for procedures including, but not limited to, surgical, obstetrical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and pain management.

**PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:**

+ Perform and document the pre anesthesia assessment and evaluation of the patient.
+ Review, request, and order (as permitted by state law), laboratory/diagnostic studies.
+ Obtain informed consent for anesthesia and related services.
+ Select, obtain, order, and administer preanesthetic medication or treatment.
+ Develop and implement an anesthesia care plan.
+ Select, obtain, pr...