CRNA Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage in Missouri

Job description

About the facility

This community hospital operates an organized operating room program supported by six operating rooms and an established perioperative environment. The facility maintains structured workflows designed to support quality patient care delivery across a range of surgical cases. Locum tenens CRNA coverage is sought to address current staffing needs within the Anesthesia Department.

About the facility location

Missouri offers a range of attractions and activities suited to diverse interests throughout the state. Destinations such as the Gateway Arch, the Saint Louis Zoo, and Silver Dollar City provide cultural and recreational options across the region. Clinicians on assignment will find varied opportunities for exploration, including scenic routes such as Highway 36, which connects points of historical and cultural interest from St. Joseph to Hannibal.

About the clinician's workday

Clinicians in this role will provide anesthesia services under a physician supervision model during day shifts at an operating room facility in Missouri. The schedule consists of five 8-hour shifts per week, with no call coverage required for this locum tenens assignment. The anesthesia team operates under a staffing model of 3.5 MDs and 7 CRNAs, with the supervising MD providing 75% hands-on involvement. Board certification is required for all clinicians in this role. This position offers a broad mix of cases, including general surgery, robotic bariatrics, thoracic, GYN, urology, ENT, orthopedics, spine, podiatry, cataracts, GI, pulmonary procedures (bronchoscopies/EBUS), OB (C-sections and epidurals), and healthy pediatric dental and ENT cases for children older than 6 months. Additional opportunities may include MRI suite coverage and future EP cases in the cath lab. CRNAs serving as the charge provider will manage the daily schedule, evaluate pre-op patients, provide OR support and breaks, perform nerve blocks and labor epidurals, assist with occasional ICU procedures, and address PACU issues. When not assigned as the charge provider, CRNAs will work independently in their own OR rooms, so strong autonomous practice skills are required.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: Variable
• Support staff: 3.5 MDs, 7 CRNAs
• Patient population: All Ages
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: No
• % Hands on: 75%
• Supervision/medical direction: Supervision
• Staffing model: 3.5 MDs, 7 CRNAs