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Integrated Anesthesia Associates (IAA) to Exhibit at upcoming Connecticut Association of Nurse Anesthetists (CANA) event on March 11, 2017

Are you or someone you know interested in a new CRNA career opportunity?

IAA Partners will be exhibiting and sharing information at the 2017 Connecticut Association of Nurse Anesthetists (CANA) event on Saturday March 11, 2017 from 7:15 AM to 4:00 PM EST, at the Radisson Hotel (formally the Crowne Plaza) on 100 Berlin Road, in Cromwell, CT 06416.

This annual CANA meeting is an opportunity for you to enhance your anesthesia knowledge, earn your mandatory continuing education credits (CE’s), update your knowledge regarding state and federal issues that relate to nurse anesthesia practice and network with your CRNA colleagues. It’s also an amazing opportunity to speak with IAA Partners directly about the potential career opportunities that await you!

According to the Connecticut Association of Nurse Anesthetist Website, the goal of the CT Association of Nurse Anesthetists is to “provide you with the latest information surrounding Nurse Anesthesia in the state of Connecticut”. CANA’s Mission is to maintain and advance nurse anesthesia practice through advocacy and education.

New career opportunities await

Did you know that there are currently over 450 CRNAs in the state of Connecticut providing anesthesia in hospitals, outpatient centers and clinics”? We’ve come a long way since the late 1800’s and it’s no secret that becoming and working as a specialized Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist offers health professionals a uniquely gratifying opportunity to work with surgeons and other Anesthesia professionals to provide exceptional quality of care during a patient’s most critical time of need.

In fact, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), today, more than 42,000 nurse anesthetists nation-wide provide cost-effective high-quality patient care that is essential to America’s health care system”.

Take your career to the next level: Become a CRNA and join our team!

Why IAA? Because where you train and work matters.
As a new member of our team, your personal happiness and professional satisfaction are our utmost priority.

IAA’s Nurse Anesthesia Program of Hartford offers you
•Clinical and didactic teaching opportunities
•Financial compensation for lectures
•Grand Rounds, presentations held annually
•12 CEUs free for attending presentations
•Earn class B credits for clinical instruction
•Faculty Development Workshop
•DNAP as entry to practice
•CCSU affiliation for didactic portion

When the best seek you out, you’ll enjoy a wonderful array of benefits, including:
• Competitive compensation packages
• Continuing education allowance
• Sign-on bonus
• Recruitment bonus
• Flexible scheduling
• No weekends required
• Night shifts available
• No overnight call required
• Free parking
• ACLS and PALS recertification
• Access to free state mandated CEUs
• Latest and greatest technology
• Single use fiber optic laryngoscopes
• Ample video laryngoscopes and difficult airway equipment
• New state of the art orthopedic hospital

CRNA Leadership Opportunities with IAA
• CRNA Manger
• CRNA sub-specialty Clinical Leaders
• Obstetric Anesthesia Committee
• Journal Club
• Regional anesthesia for CRNAs
• CRNA representation departmentally and throughout Hartford Healthcare
• Statewide CRNA representation with CANA

Current IAA Clinical Affiliations
• Children’s Ambulatory Surgery Center
• Clinical Fertility Center
• Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
• Griffin Hospital
• Hartford Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center
• Hartford Hospital Eye Surgery Center
• John Dempsey Hospital / University of Connecticut Health Center
• Litchfield Hills Surgery Center
• Middlesex Endoscopy Center, LLC
• Orthopedic Associates Surgery Center
• OptiCare
• Pain Management – A Division of Integrated Anesthesia Associates
• Park Avenue Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
• St. Vincent’s Medical Center
• West Hartford Surgery Center

IAA values and fosters professional teamwork: We take care of each other!
• Collaborative practice
• Monthly CRNA meetings
• CEUs monthly at departmental meetings
• Consistent communication of information
• Anesthesia techs and support staff always available
• Staff happy hours and social events

What Our CRNA’s Have to Say

“My career at IAA allows me to practice among many different disciplines while becoming proficient in many skills with continued growth and the education of others.”
Mike Summa, CRNA, APRN, MS Orthopedic Clinical Leader

“IAA provides CRNA’s with a multitude of options that just aren’t available at other institutions. Working at a large level 1 Trauma Center affords opportunities such as complex obstetrics, large vascular cases and challenging colorectal cases just to name a few. IAA allows you to carve out a niche for yourself whether in plastics, orthopedics or same day surgery.”
Brad Hamilton CRNA, APRN, MS

“I appreciate how my input is valued & appreciated by the anesthesiologists and surgeons that I work with. It is great to be valued in a team that wants the best for their patients.”
Michael Wilhelm CRNA, APRN, MS

“The CRNA anesthesia practice at IAA offers me the opportunity to utilize my strong knowledge base and regional anesthesia skills while caring for a high risk obstetric population. I am a valued member of the multidisciplinary team.”
Rayna Lewac CRNA, APRN, MS

“We care for neonates under 1 kilo to adult-sized 18-year-olds and everything in between. We cover all specialties ranging from healthy ENT cases to complex cardiac procedures. There are opportunities to experience neurosurgical cases, orthopedics, GU, general surgery, dental surgery, plastics and eye surgery. We are a clinical training site for SRNAs from the Hartford and Quinnipiac University Nurse Anesthesia programs. If you are interested in pediatrics, consider joining our group of talented CRNAs!
Elizabeth Betson CRNA, APRN, Pediatric Clinical Leader

About IAA

IAA is the largest medical practice corporation of its kind in Connecticut. We set the standard of excellence for patient care and outstanding service.

We are currently seeking motivated team players to join our practice. Providing anesthesia services to a wide variety of clinical affiliations, we offer mentorship programs and strive to have each CRNA reach their maximum potential.

IAA offers an autonomous practice and fosters a collegial environment. New graduates are welcome!

We invite you to contact us today to find out how you can join the premier anesthesia group in Connecticut.

Learn more about Integrated Anesthesia Associates

Integrated Anesthesia Associates (IAA) to Exhibit at upcoming Connecticut Association of Nurse Anesthetists (CANA) event on March 11, 2017