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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is seeking a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist to join its Inpatient Anesthesia Team in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The position is benefits eligible and scheduled for 40 hours per week, with a stated pay range of $99.75 to $159.60.

The schedule can include 11, 12, and 13-hour shifts, hybrid shifts combining 8- and 12-hour blocks, and weekend options. Continuing medical education reimbursement of up to $2,500 is available along with additional PTO days each year. Paid time off begins accruing at 25 days per year and may be used for vacation, illness, holidays, and personal matters. Parental benefits include six weeks of paid maternity leave for the birthing mother and four weeks of paid parental leave. The employer contributes up to 6% toward retirement. A sign-on incentive of up to $100,000 is offered, subject to eligibility requirements, and a relocation payment of up to $7,500 is made within the first 30 days of employment.

The campus is a level 1 trauma center within a nationally recognized academic health system. Anesthetists in the inpatient department work on a broad mix of procedures, including orthopedic, vascular, burn, cardiothoracic (on a dedicated team), neurology, ENT, general and abdominal, robotic, and gynecologic cases. Other settings may include electrophysiology, interventional radiology, MRI, the burn tank, brachytherapy, and transesophageal echocardiography.

The CRNA contributes to team-based patient care by delivering anesthesia with safe, high-quality techniques during inpatient procedures. Duties include making clinical decisions about each patient's anesthetic plan with attention to comorbidities, age, and developmental needs, and working with the medical team as needed. The role also involves supporting patient safety, quality improvement, and infection prevention, keeping accurate records under hospital standards, managing costs by conserving resources, and precepting student nurse anesthetists. Other duties may be assigned.

Candidates need graduation from an accredited nurse anesthesia program and a master's degree or higher, a North Carolina registered nurse license, and current National Board certification or recertification as a nurse anesthetist. Current BLS and ACLS certification is also required, along with the ability to show clinical competence within granted privileges and strong verbal and written communication skills. The clinician practices under the authority of the North Carolina Medical Board or the North Carolina Board of Nursing and holds departmental credentials from the institution.

The Piedmont Triad region offers affordable housing, with costs stated as 31% below the national average, along with access to well-regarded schools, a regional population of about 1.6 million, walking and biking trails, golf, arts communities, Southern dining, and craft breweries and wineries.

The employer describes its total rewards as including competitive base pay within the posted range, shift and on-call premiums, possible incentive pay for select roles, annual performance-based increases, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, paid parental leave, adoption assistance, defined contribution retirement with employer match, and an educational assistance program.