Nurse Anesthetist Supervisor

Supervises nurse anesthetists ensuring safe and effective patient care. Serves as a role model and expert clinician. Assists with the administration and management of personnel, fiscal, and material resources.The CRNA Supervisor is a role model, expert clinician, administrative supervisor, and mentor in clinical, professional leadership in the department, ensuring that all CRNAs are trained and competent in the skill sets required to provide safe patient care in the specialty Anesthesia and Perioperative Services. The incumbent is a working supervisor and is required to work clinically in direct patient care while performing administrative and leadership functions.

The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Supervisor manages, coordinates, and administers the practice of advanced healthcare professionals, including CRNAs. The CRNA Supervisor is a role model, expert clinician, administrative supervisor, and mentor in clinical, professional leadership in the department, ensuring that all CRNAs are trained and competent in the skill sets required to provide safe patient care in the specialty Anesthesia and Perioperative Services. The incumbent is a working supervisor and is required to work clinically in direct patient care while performing administrative and leadership functions.

The nurse anesthetist supervisor provides leadership to nurse anesthetists in anesthetic and perioperative services and supports the nurse anesthetist manager. The primary managerial responsibility of the supervisor is to provide professional support to nurse anesthetist at all UCSF Campuses where CRNAs are providing anesthetic care. The primary clinical responsibility of the CRNA Supervisor is the direct application of clinical expertise to patients and families treated by the department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Services. This position requires the flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.

UCSF Medical Center requires all Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) to be credentialed through its Medical Staff Services Office (MSSO) in order to practice and function in their clinical role. This applies to   both adult and pediatric CRNAs in the perioperative clinical settings at all UCSF Medical Center sites. Credentialing and approval of the privileges takes between 30-90 days and must be completed prior to the first working day.