Jennifer McElreath

• Delivering anesthesia services for GI and Bronchoscopy patients ranging from ASA I to ASA IV requiring general and MAC anesthesia.
• Cases include routine screening for colonoscopies and endoscopies and advance GI and pancreatic interventions. Bronchoscopies provided for tumor staging under general anesthesia.
• Clinic and inpatient setting at Duke Hospital
• Outpatient setting Duke Gastroenterology Clinic at Brier Creek
• Assists in training new CRNAs, sharing best practices to enhance skill sets within the team.
• Collaboration with SRNAs of Duke University School of Nurse Anesthesia with DNP projects such as POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) gastric ultrasound to assess gastric content and aspiration risk at bedside and SuperNova nasal positive airway pressure mask.
• Develop anesthesia care plan based on past medical history, current status and procedure requirements.
• Select, prepare and use equipment, monitors or drugs for administration of anesthetics ensuring safe and efficient experiences for both patients and staff.
• Current with advancements in anesthesia practices through continuing education courses and professional development opportunities.

• Administered anesthesia ( general and MAC) in a fast paced ambulatory surgery center serving the pediatric and adult population. Case selection ranged from general, orthopedic ( spine and knee arthroplasty), ENT, GYN, plastics, colorectal, podiatry and opthalmology surgeries.
• Assisted with regional anesthesia techniques.
• Managed postoperative pain effectively by adjusting medication dosages or utilizing alternative therapies as needed, promoting patient comfort during recovery.
• Provided quality pain management services for patients with acute and chronic conditions using multimodal analgesia techniques.
• Delivered targeted pharmacological assistance, mechanical ventilation support and other interventions during routine and complex surgeries.

• 7 OR suites, specializing in anesthesia services for a 200 bed acute care facility.
• Administered and maintained anesthesia to patients undergoing orthopedic procedures for hip, knee and shoulder arthroplasty, general and bariatric and spine surgeries.
• Special clinical skills included performing and assisting in regional anesthesia such subarachnoid, CSE, and epidural blockade as well upper and lower extremity peripheral nerve blockade utilizing Ultrasound Guided technology.
• Responsible for clinical instruction of nurse anesthesia students from Virginia Commonwealth University.

• Anesthesia services for a Level 1 Trauma Center with 38 OR suites comprising care for neonates to geriatric ASA I to

ASA VI.

• Skill set included administration of anesthesia for general, orthopedics, neurosurgery, cardiovascular, cardiothoracic, obstetrical and organ transplants.
• Adjunct Faculty Member University of North Carolina at Charlotte/ Carolinas HealthCare System Nurse Anesthesia Program. Responsible for clinical education of nurse anesthesia students in the OR and didactic lectures in Orthopedic Surgery and Anesthesia Implications.