Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

Company: WellSpan Health
Location: York
Posted on: June 8, 2026

Job Description:

General Summary

Administers anesthetic agents to patients according to established standards and regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

Reviews and assesses patient condition and develops anesthesia management plan in collaboration with the Anesthesiologist.
Administers anesthetic agents. Calculates doses and monitors parameters.
Maintains patient documentation.
Responds to code/trauma to establish and maintain patient airways via intubation. Documents treatment rendered.
Transports patients from surgery area to post-anesthesia recovery area. Reports patient status to physician and nurse care giver.
Provides airway management training to residents, students and other staff.
IF ASSIGNED TO GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL: May be required to rotate work between the hospital and an ambulatory setting

Common Expectations:

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate, age specific treatment. Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s).
Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, inservice meetings, and workshops.
Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Required for All Jobs:

Performs other related duties as identified.
WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.
WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Physical Demands: