CAA opportunity at large practice in Macon, GA, collaborating in a care team model, based at Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center

Description

This practice offers a full array of anesthesia services for Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center. This Macon, GA-based facility is recognized for excellence on a national level and is among the premier teaching hospitals in the United States. As the second-largest hospital in Georgia, it has 637 licensed beds for medical surgical, cardiac surgery, trauma treatment, and pediatrics. The facility has a Level I Trauma Center; a children’s hospital built in 2019; 34 operating rooms and several ancillary suites; and a stand-alone outpatient facility.

Awards

• Magnet recognized by American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Named one of Healthcare’s Most Wired

Case Assignments

General surgery, cardiac, pediatrics, OB and GYN services, ortho, trauma, plastics, ENT, urology, and neurosurgery

Shifts

The schedule is 5 days/week with 8-hour shifts. Very limited call schedule with only one weekend and one holiday on-call a year.

Team

Leadership

April Tanner, CRNA

Team Highlights

The practice consists of 16 anesthesiologists and 58 anesthetists including CRNAs and Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants (CAAs) who all work together in a care team model.

Our care team model means that we focus on giving everyone a voice, while supporting, respecting, and helping to deliver care excellence.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• Pre-anesthesia assessment
• Obtains and/or verifies patient consent
• Discuss anesthetic options and risks with the patient
• Induction, maintenance, and emergence from anesthesia
• Monitoring of the patient's physiological condition
• Performance of clinical intervention as needed

Requirements

• Master’s Degree from an Accredited Anesthesiologist Assistant Program
• Complies with American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants licensure guidelines

Lifestyle

Macon, GA:

Located in the center of Georgia, the city of Macon helps fuel the Central Georgia economy. Here, the new Southern lifestyle retains links to its cultural heritage and history, with traditional soul food restaurants, vintage Southern mansions, live music events at the birthplace of Southern rock, and friendly people. Leisure time in Macon offers many options, from daytime recreational activities to evening fun with fine dining and dancing.

• Area Attractions:
  • Festivals include Macon’s International Cherry Blossom Festival, the Central Georgia Greek Festival, and the Ocmulgee Indian Celebration
  • Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
  • Museums – Tubman Museum, Hay House, Museum of Arts & Science, and Cannonball House
  • Farmers markets and crafts markets
  • Ancient Native American Indian mounds

• Colleges and Schools Include:
  • Wesleyan College, Mercer University, Middle Georgia State University
  • Carter Elementary School, Cirrus Charter Academy, Academy for Classical Education, Ballard Hudson Middle School

Total Rewards

• Salary: $145K-$200K
• Sign-on bonus: $30K
• Generous paid time off
• Generous benefits package, including:
  • Health, life, vision, dental, disability, and AD&D insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts / Health Savings Accounts
  • 401(k)
  • Fully paid malpractice insurance coverage
  • Leadership and professional development opportunities