CRNA Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Operating Room in Worcester, Massachusetts

Job description

About the facility

This busy hospital operates as a high-volume academic medical center with 19 operating rooms plus endoscopy, cardiac, and obstetric services. The facility maintains continuous coverage with an anesthesia care team model ensuring quality patient care across multiple surgical specialties. The hospital handles approximately 15,000 OR cases annually along with 2,000 deliveries and 300 cardiac procedures.

About the facility location

While in Worcester, you don't want to miss the Art Museum, the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, or Mechanics Hall! Check out all of these and more while on assignment here!

About the clinician's workday

The CRNA will provide anesthesia services across multiple specialties including general surgery, orthopedics, urology, ENT/ophthalmology, bariatric, vascular, neurosurgery, thoracic, gynecology, dermatology, plastic surgery, cardiac procedures, and obstetrics with no trauma cases. The facility performs approximately 15,000 OR cases annually plus 2,000 deliveries and 300 cardiac cases. Board certification and prescriptive authority are required, with OR cases being medically directed and OB CRNAs supervised. The high-volume academic environment includes participation in cardiac cases for some CRNAs and requires call coverage with specific callback percentages.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: Variable based on facility volume
• Support staff: 10 MDs and 36 CRNAs in an Anesthesia Care Team Model with nursing staff, medical assistants, and administrative support
• Patient population: All Ages
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• % Hands on: 100%
• Supervision/medical direction: Supervision
• Staffing model: Anesthesia Care Team Model