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Utah For Safe Anesthesiologist Assistant Practice
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CNN published a survey of Top 50 Jobs In U.S. where both Anesthesiologists and Anesthesiologist Assistants ranked very high in terms of salaries and pay. Full Story ____________________________________________
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How to Hire an Anesthesiologist Assistant
By Al Rothstein
Shane Angus had visions of living near the water, taking him back to his California roots. But his chosen profession, the Anesthesiologist Assistant, is not licensed to work in his home state.
"I wanted to be in a state where there was an ocean culture," he says.
Things began to fall into place when the legislature for another state known for its ocean culture, Florida, licensed Anesthesiologist Assistants in 2004. His wife was considering law schools there, making the Sunshine State an ideal choice for the couple. Shane was well-qualified, having graduated from the AA program at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Politics Stood in the Way
But Shane didn't realize the job search would take months. Even though Anesthesiologist Assistants were licensed, no one had been hired yet, and there was a lot of hesitation among anesthesia groups to do so. In fact, there was pressure NOT to hire Anesthesiologist Assistants.
"I actually had to talk to many groups," he remembers. "All were positive about AAs, but some were apprehensive to hire us even though they desperately needed staff. This was because of a few vocal nurse anesthetists who openly threatened to walk out if I was hired."
This did not happen with the group that eventually hired Shane, Anesthesia Unlimited. But the road through other groups and hospitals was bumpy.
"I was the first AA working under an AA license in the state of Florida and I am proud of that. However being the original can be difficult."
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AA's The Answer To The Nursing Shortage?
We know it’s coming...
Just as we hold our collective breaths for an impending hurricane, so too, do we dread the worsening, critical nursing shortage. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Fact Sheet, October 2007, the impending crisis will only intensify by the year 2020, when our national shortage will surge to over 340,000 nurses.
The situation is much like the perfect storm: retiring nursing faculty members; a nursing workforce of advanced age and retiring; our local population swelling 22% by 2020; and baby boomers’ ranks continue to age and require acute health care services. As the forces merge, the problem heightens. The result: disaster.
As if this were not enough, staffing hospitals with sufficient nurses is virtually impossible. When nurses leave for additional certifications, their departure exacerbates the increasing tempest. But, there is hope for relief; Anesthesiologist Assistant
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Who Are DNAP's? Why Should AA's Care?
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