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NorthStar Anesthesia
Springfield, Georgia

Effingham Hospital - Full-Time - Anesthesiologist

Anesthesiology 8.5 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$550K

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Role Overview

Summary of Job: NorthStar is looking for an Anesthesiologist to join our team at Effingham Hospital! 5 days/week, no nights, no call, no weekends, no holidays. Surgery center style job. Small critical access hospital with 2 ORs. Mainly medical direction, perform own cases 25% of the time. Cases: Bread & Butter, Ortho, GI, Eyes. Block proficiency required. Compensation: $550,000 PTO: 8 weeks

About The Facility

Facility Description

  • 25-bed critical access hospital
  • Supported by over 450 employees
  • The Level IV Trauma Center, treats over 18,000 patients a year
  • Our ER is staffed by Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Specialists
  • The in-hospital Surgery Center performs over 2,000 annual surgeries
  • Over 1,000 da Vinci Robotic Surgeries have been performed at EHS to-date
  • Outpatient Imaging Center includes an In-House MRI and 64-Slice CT Scan capabilities
  • Four Effingham Family Medicine locations and our Women’s Health practice serve 22,000 patients, with a 97% patient approval rating
  • Pediatric services and school-based telemedicine provide care close to home for local children
  • Location: Springfield, GA

About NorthStar

NorthStar Anesthesia is a company of caregivers, founded by an anesthesiologist and a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).

With more than 4,000 anesthesiologists and CRNAs under its banner, NorthStar partners with more than 280 health care client sites across more than 20 states and counting to deliver a more productive and efficient model of anesthesia care.

Its "care team" approach focuses on the provision of high-quality care while measurably improving operating room performance.

Key Responsibilities

Provide medical direction and perform anesthesia cases for bread and butter, ortho, GI, and eye surgeries. Manage anesthesia care within a small critical access hospital environment.

Requirements

Must be a qualified Anesthesiologist with proficiency in blocks. Ability to work 5 days a week in a surgery center style setting is required.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Orthopedic AnesthesiaGastrointestinal AnesthesiaOphthalmic Anesthesia

Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Anesthesiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 75% have no call, 57% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$550k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $571k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Anesthesiology market look like in Georgia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.5 / 10 · top 5% in anesthesiologyranked against 784 Anesthesiology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$550kAnesthesiology median $525k (middle half $475k–$588k)279 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$571k in purchasing powerGeorgia index 96.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Anesthesiology listings in Georgia23 active790 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 75% no call · 57% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedGeorgia Physician listings: 28% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 9% offer loan repayment575 active listings, Nov 2026
Anesthesiology hiring demand#15 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 53 days · 26% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 184 postings, 184 closed
New Anesthesiology listings290 in the last 30 days275 the 30 days before (+5%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Anesthesiology pay trend−2.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (784 Anesthesiology listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Effingham Hospital - Full-Time - Anesthesiologist at NorthStar Anesthesia a 8.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Anesthesiology — ranked against 784 active Anesthesiology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs · 15 employers
401k / retirement match
65%
CME allowance
61%
Sign-on bonus
57%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
17%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 8.5
Among the best 10% of Anesthesiology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 784 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Springfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$290k≈ 0.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,965/mo≈ 4% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.2
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Savannah, GA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.