Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Why Choose Advocate Health?

• No Non-Compete:
  Work locums at non-Advocate Health locations
• Growth Opportunities:
  Lead, grow, and get involved!
• Challenging Environment:
  Elective and emergency surgeries with CRNA-led teams

• Sign-On Bonus: $30,000 (2-year commitment)
• Student Loan Forgiveness:
  Up to $60,000 paid directly to lenders
• Licensure & Certification Costs Covered
• CME Reimbursement: $2,000 annually + 40 hours of CME PTO
• Malpractice Insurance
• PTO based on years of experience

• $50/hour above FTE for pre-scheduled hours over 4

Provides all elements of pre-anesthesia, anesthesia and post-anesthesia services including general, regional, and monitored anesthesia care consistent with anesthesia plan and in collaboration with the surgeon/anesthesiologist/surgical team.

Manages conditions based on clinical indication, evidence-based care, cost effectiveness, and assessment of risks/benefits and alternatives.

Participates in preoperative evaluation including but not limited to assessment, exam, obtaining informed consent, ordering/administering pre‑medications, requesting and/or review of preoperative studies.

Ensures readiness and availability of equipment, supplies and medications to perform the planned anesthetic.

Delivers anesthesia care including induction, maintenance, support of life functions, and emergence from anesthesia.

Selects, obtains, and administers the necessary anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, fluids, and temperature regulating devices to manage the anesthetic, assesses response, and intervene as needed.

Performs post‑anesthesia duties including remaining with the patient and facilitating safe transfer of care to other qualified individuals; administering post‑operative epidural pain relief and other post‑operative analgesia in collaboration with the surgeon; and making post‑anesthetic visits regarding the presence or absence of anesthesia related complications.

Manage emergency situations by assessing, stabilizing, and determining disposition of patients, including providing advanced airway management, administration of emergency drugs and fluids, and using basic and advanced cardiac life support techniques.

Maintains accurate, complete, concise, and timely documentation in the electronic medical record. Substantiates and submits professional services consistent with compliant coding and billing practices.

Participates in quality, safety and peer review initiatives/performance activities, organizational and/or departmental meetings and committees, peer review, and work groups as necessary.

Participates in education and/or onboarding of new team members, students, and other health care professionals.

Seeks experiences to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and advance the profession within and outside of the organization.

Maintains standards of productivity, access, face‑to‑face time, and quality metrics to ensure optimal, safe and timely patient care delivery.

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age‑specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Age‑specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

• Active RN, and APRN/APRN‑FPA/APNP or other APRN license(s) in state(s) of practice, AND
• Active national board certification as CRNA by nationally certifying board (NBCRNA).
• Active DEA registration prior to hire
• If Illinois practice: active Illinois Controlled Substance License prior to hire
• Active ACLS, PALS, NRP as required by clinical site/practice and/or role prior to or within 6 months of hire
• Education Required:
  
  Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Experience
  
  Required:
  
  No experience required

• Demonstrated high level…