Susan Methvin

• Administered anesthesia for diverse surgical procedures, ensuring patient safety and comfort.

• Led training sessions for student nurse anesthetists on best practices in anesthesia administration and patient care.
• Streamlined workflow in the anesthesia department by coordinating schedules, equipment maintenance, and staff training initiatives.
• Achieved smooth transitions of care by communicating effectively with preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative healthcare team members.
• Performed thorough post-anesthesia assessments to ensure patients'' safe recovery from surgery before transferring them to their designated units or home discharge.
• Strengthened relationships between anesthesia providers and surgical colleagues through active participation in hospital committees and collaborative quality improvement projects.
• Utilized advanced regional anesthesia techniques to minimize opioid use and promote rapid recovery from surgery.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes during high-risk surgeries and complex cases.
• Led successful initiatives to reduce operating room turnover times without compromising patient safety or care quality.
• Optimized patient comfort during surgery with personalized anesthesia plans tailored to individual needs and preferences.
• Enhanced patient safety by implementing evidence-based anesthesia techniques and monitoring protocols.
• Managed challenging airway cases with advanced techniques such as video laryngoscopy, fiberoptic intubation, or supraglottic airway devices when necessary.
• Managed emergency situations by initiating or participating in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

• Performed pre-anesthetic physical evaluations and patient interviews and documented results.
• Selected, prepared or used equipment, monitors or drugs for administration of anesthetics.

• Administered anesthesia during surgical procedures, ensuring patient safety and comfort.
• Collaborated with surgical teams to develop individualized anesthesia care plans.
• Monitored patients' vital signs and anesthesia levels throughout procedures to ensure stability.
• Educated patients and families on anesthesia processes, addressing concerns and questions.
• Maintained professional competence and certifications, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based anesthesia care to patients.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing education by attending conferences and participating in professional development opportunities.
• Collaborated with surgeons and healthcare teams to develop customized anesthesia plans tailored to individual patient needs.
• Performed pre-anesthetic physical evaluations and patient interviews and documented results.

Staff CRNA performing various types of both general and regional anesthesia