Job Description

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Job, UCM Care Network

Join a patient centered collegial, supportive, and friendly team whose mission is to provide superior health care in a compassionate manner, ever mindful of each patient’s dignity and individuality. UChicago Medicine Medical Group takes pride supporting motivated providers in delivering outstanding care in the community. 

UChicago Medicine Medical Group seeks an exceptional Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) for Ingalls Memorial Hospital location in Harvey, Illinois.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Roles and Responsibilities

• Administering anesthesia to a patient
• Maintaining anesthesia during an operation
• Managing recovery from anesthesia
• Performs preoperative assessment of the patient, which includes chart review, preop patient interview, history and physical if necessary, and establishes an anesthesia plan based on findings and discussion with the surgeon and attending anesthesiologist
• Demonstrates an expert proficiency in airway management, which includes mask ventilation, laryngeal mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation
• Case types include General surgery, Ortho, Spine, OB/GYN, Ophthalmology, Urology. Limited healthy pediatrics at Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC), rare cranis, no trauma
• Anesthesia Care Team (ACT) model, in which an anesthesiologist concurrently supervises non-physician anesthetists and/or anesthesiology residents at both UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital and Tinley Park Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) 

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Baccalaureate or Graduate Degree in Nursing or other appropriate majors
• An unencumbered license as a Registered Professional Nurse and/or APRN
• A minimum of one year of full-time work experience, or its part-time equivalent, as a registered nurse in a critical care setting within the United States
• Graduation with a minimum of a master’s degree from a Nurse Anesthesia Educational Program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
• Passed the National Certification Examination
• BLS and ACLS certificate required
• Neuraxial experience preferred but not required

Opportunity Highlights

• Exceptional benefits – Medical, dental, retirement, time off, CME allowance
• Competitive compensation with incremental paid shift opportunities
• Shift flexibility – full-time, part-time, and extra work are available as desired
• Additional Call Compensation

About UChicago Medicine Medical Group

• UChicago Medicine Medical Group is aligned with The University of Chicago Medicine.  With a history dating to 1927, the University of Chicago Medicine is a not-for-profit academic health system with hospitals, outpatient clinics and physician practices throughout Chicago and the suburbs
• UChicago Medicine Medical Group is growing rapidly, to bring the forefront of medicine to communities throughout Chicagoland
• We support physicians in providing outstanding care in the community

• UChicago Medicine Medical Group's outpatient facilities are conveniently located throughout Chicago and surrounding suburbs

Interested candidates please contact:

Tony NazarioEmail: Tony.Nazario@uchicagomedicine.org