8-hour shifts

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This full-time CRNA opening is at Merit Health Wesley, a 211-bed acute care hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, that serves the Pine Belt region. The facility offers cardiovascular, orthopedic, neurology, women's, emergency and advanced surgical services, and it holds a distinction as the region's first accredited chest pain center along with the sole local accreditation for heart failure care.

The posting lists a base salary of $240,000 per year, with call pay of up to $100,000. Benefits include CME reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, employer-funded health, dental and vision coverage, a 401k, employer-paid life insurance, and short- and long-term disability.

Call runs at a 1-in-4 ratio covering both weekdays and weekends.

The anesthesia work centers on conscious sedation and MAC cases in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Case types include obstetric, gynecologic, endoscopy, urology, ophthalmology, general, cardiovascular, and neuro spine procedures, excluding neuro head cases.

Core clinical duties cover pre-anesthetic evaluation, ordering medications and fluids, obtaining informed consent, airway management, managing emergence, discharging patients from recovery, and handling emergencies with advanced or basic life support. The CRNA also follows AANA and federal, state and local rules, and helps develop continuity-of-care standards.

The role requires strong written and verbal English, the ability to present information to staff, patients and families, teamwork, basic computer skills in Microsoft Office, and strict adherence to HIPAA privacy practices, including an annual compliance exam.

Candidates need a graduate degree from an accredited nurse anesthesia program, certification through the AANA Council on Certification, at least two years of independent practice experience, and current ACLS, BLS and PALS credentials.