Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) | ASM

Location: Avera St Mary's Hospital – Day Shift

Position Highlights

• May be eligible for up to a $100,000 sign-on bonus
• Weekend call requirement: one weekend every 6 weeks (1.6)
• Weekday call: approximately once per week
• Post-call day off; incentive available to work post-call if needed
• Response time: 20 minutes
• $3,500 annual CME allowance
• Weekday shifts: 06:30 to 15:00

About the Role

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of moving health forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

Cares for patients at all acuity levels across the lifespan in a variety of settings for procedures including, but not limited to, surgical, obstetrical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and pain management.

Responsibilities

• Performs a pre-operative patient assessment
• Determines a plan of care and communicates the plan to patient and family
• Establishes and maintains essential venous access
• Ensures establishment and maintenance of airway
• Responsible for inducting, maintaining anesthesia, and proper monitoring
• Completes the anesthesia and manages emergence from anesthesia
• Transfers care to appropriate staff at termination of procedure
• Performs post-operative follow-up for each case performed
• Serves as a clinical instructor for anesthesia students

Requirements

• Ability to work the specified hours
• Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties
• Ability to communicate effectively, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, provided the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Qualifications

• Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) – active license in the state of practice (upon hire)
• Registered Nurse (RN) – active license in the state of practice (upon hire)
• Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist – National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) (upon hire)

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles in daily service to patients, families, and the community
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship
• Uphold Avera’s CARE standards (Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, Engagement)
• Maintain confidentiality
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating workflow with other team members
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards (e.g., CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, OSHA)

Benefits

• Paid time off (PTO) available from day one for eligible hires
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development through hands-on training and mentorship