12-hour shifts

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Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, part of Foundation Health Partners in Alaska, is seeking a full-time Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist to join its established anesthesia team serving Interior Alaska. The role is a rural health system position with a mix of routine cases, including general surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, ENT, podiatry, healthy pediatric patients, and GI procedures, performed under physician oversight. High-acuity cases occur less often, so the work stays engaging without the constant intensity of a trauma center.

The schedule runs three weeks on and two weeks off, leaving the provider with about 20 weeks off each year. Shifts are 12 hours, though many days finish early. Daily assignments involve four to five operating rooms plus one additional out-of-OR assignment in OB or GI procedures. Cases exclude craniotomies and cardiac surgery. The anesthesia group includes five full-time anesthesiologists, with plans to grow to 12 CRNAs.

Compensation includes a salary to be determined within a stated range of $315K to $378K, a $40K sign-on bonus, a $15K annual retention payment after the sign-on period, a $5K performance incentive, and a $5K CME allowance. Benefits include a 401(k), medical, dental, and vision coverage, licensure and credential reimbursement, covered malpractice insurance, and 90 days of temporary housing for relocating providers. The hospital is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, which makes it eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

Fairbanks, the second-largest city in Alaska with about 100,000 residents, has a university, an army post, and an air force base, along with a range of schools and youth sports. The airport is less than 10 minutes from the hospital, and Alaska has no state income tax or sales tax. Summer brings the midnight sun and outdoor recreation, while winter offers northern lights viewing, skiing, snowmobiling, and other cold-weather activities.

Minimum qualifications include a graduate nursing degree from a program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, current certification from the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists, and a valid current or temporary Alaska RN license. A doctoral degree, recent acute care CRNA experience within the past 12 months, and related education or experience are preferred.