Occupation information for

Administer anesthesia, monitor patient's vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.

Currently Employed: 10,076

Yearly Projected Openings: 390

Typical Hourly Wage: $74.32 - $80+

Typical Annual Salary: $154,600 - $166,400+

• Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
• Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response.
• Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.
• Prepare prescribed solutions and administer local, intravenous, spinal, or other anesthetics following specified methods and procedures.
• Develop anesthesia care plans.
• Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
• Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
• Obtain informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures.
• Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
• Perform or manage regional anesthetic techniques such as local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve blocks and intravenous blocks.

• Arterial line catheters
• Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories
• Electronic stethoscopes or accessories
• Epidural trays or accessories
• Gas anesthesia apparatus