Anesthesia Clinical Instructor

Fairfax Hospital - Anesthesiology | Anesthesia Clinical Instructor | Full - Time Days

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Designs, standardizes and delivers classes to orient staff to patient care standards, performance standards and procedures incorporating ASA and ASATT recommendations.
• Provides classes and clinical teaching to demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, anesthetic principles and guidelines to airway management.
• Demonstrates knowledge and comprehension in relationship to pathophysiology and anesthesia management for the following case types: CV, GI, GU, hepatic, musculoskeletal, neuro, renal and respiratory to include physiological teaching, clinical skills, ASA and ASATT recommendations.
• Provides classes and clinical teaching to demonstrate knowledge, comprehension and practical assistance with relation to fluid, whole blood, salvaged blood and blood component management: (Colloid and crystalloid solutions, IV access, fluid type vs. patient situation, ABO & RH typing, complications of administering blood, pro-active assistance of blood and blood products).
• Provides classes and clinical teaching to demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of indications for placement and procedure of invasive and non- invasive pressure monitoring: (arterial lines, central lines, intra-cardiac/ pulmonary artery pressure, ICP, Flo-trac.). Provides classes and clinical teaching to demonstrate knowledge and comprehension in relation to equipment for neuraxial anesthesia and regional anesthesia.
• Facilitates academic affiliations and collaborative partnerships within Inova Health System. Facilitates staff with obtaining continuing education contact hours. Assures that classes and activities are linked to strategic initiatives. Maintains self-development to support expertise in the department and quality in the practice setting. Provides classes to prepare anesthesia techs for ACLS and PALS certifications.
• Supports change within the organization.
• Assists with the identification of learning needs for assigned staff population. Assists with the identification of appropriate teaching strategies to achieve identified organizational learning needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Certification - Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support within 3 months of hire; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Instructor within 6 months of hire
• Experience - 4 years of experience in anesthesiology or related healthcare field
• Education - LPN, Anesthesia Technician three or EMT certification