Oakland, California

Locum Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

CRNANo callNo weekendsContract Independent CRNA Practice

Listed compensation

$210-$220/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday4-day week · 4×10s

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Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Position Overview: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

Coverage Duration

Immediate start for a 3-month contract

Work Environment

Operating Room only (No clinic responsibilities)

Schedule

Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM (Four 10-hour shifts), with varying days off

Clinical Responsibilities

Administer anesthesia for general, spine, neuro, orthopedic, gynecological, gastrointestinal, and urological procedures.

Trauma cases are excluded. Pediatric patients are limited to teenagers; obstetric cases will not be handled.

Call Requirements

No on-call responsibilities

Patient Volume/Case Load

Estimated patient volume to be confirmed

Staffing Structure

Details on the number of providers and support staff per shift to be provided

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) System

EPIC

Credentialing Process

Anticipated timeframe of 45-60 days from application submission

Required Certifications

Board Certification, BLS, ACLS, PALS (American Hospital Association standards)

Licensure

Active California RN license required

Key Responsibilities

The CRNA will administer anesthesia for a variety of surgical procedures including general, spine, neuro, orthopedic, gynecological, gastrointestinal, and urological cases. The role involves working in the operating room from Monday to Friday with no on-call responsibilities.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active California RN license and be board certified. Required certifications include BLS, ACLS, and PALS according to American Hospital Association standards.

Qualifications

Education: Professional certificate or licensure
Experience: 2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Anesthesia administrationGeneral anesthesiaSpine surgery anesthesiaNeuro anesthesiaOrthopedic anesthesiaGynecological anesthesiaGastrointestinal anesthesiaUrological anesthesiaEPIC EMR

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Locum Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) at Rinvio Recruitment a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) — ranked against 906 active Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

CRNA Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Anesthesia listings this role was benchmarked against, 82% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Nurse Anesthesia pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Nurse Anesthesia by the numbers
Measure	This job	Market
Work-life score	6.6 / 10 · top 25% in nurse anesthesia (crna)	ranked against 906 Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay	not listed	Nurse Anesthesia median $275k (middle half $250k–$310k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of living	California index 110.7	US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Anesthesia listings in California	37 active	901 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work setting	on-site	peers: 82% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment	not stated	US CRNA listings: 36% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 14% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Nurse Anesthesia listings	101 in the last 30 days	160 the 30 days before (−37%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Anesthesia pay trend	+6.0% vs prior quarter	—through Oct 2026

Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (906 Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match

74%

Sign-on bonus

52%

CME allowance

52%

Relocation assistance

39%

Loan repayment

13%

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Work-life snapshot

Better work-life than 80% of Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 906 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

No call
No weekends

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Living in Oakland

Typical 3-bedroom home value: $855k
Typical market rent: $2,758/mo
Residents’ average commute: 30 min
State income tax: Up to 13.3%

Sources & methodology

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.