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Dover, Delaware

Bayhealth Hospital - Assistant Chief CRNA

CRNAFull-Time MD-Supervised State

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Job Description

Role Overview

Join our team at Bayhealth as an Assistant Chief CRNA.

We're seeking a full-time CRNA interested in combining clinical practice with leadership responsibilities. This role includes Assistant Chief CRNA duties, a leadership stipend, and the opportunity to support the Chief CRNA and anesthesia team while maintaining an active clinical practice.

  • Practice Highlights
  • Diverse case mix
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Collaborative physician and CRNA care team

Compensation & Benefits

  • Total Estimated Compensation: $313,000+
  • Leadership Stipend
  • Sign-On Bonus Available
  • 8 weeks PTO plus paid holidays
  • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Malpractice coverage with tail coverage
  • CME and professional development support

About The Facility

Why Bayhealth? Bayhealth is central and southern Delaware’s largest healthcare system, delivering high-quality, compassionate care to the communities it serves. With a mission to strengthen the health of the community one life at a time, Bayhealth provides a seamless, patient-first experience supported by cutting-edge technology and a dedication to clinical excellence.

Bayhealth operates two main campuses—Kent and Sussex. Together, the campuses reflect Bayhealth’s commitment to expanding access to care and advancing healthcare in the region.

About NorthStar

Why NorthStar?

NorthStar Anesthesia CRNAs represent the best in the profession thanks to our clinician-centric, collaborative work environments and highly engaged clinical leaders. We partner with hospitals and surgery centers across the country, fostering a culture of support, professional development, and innovation.

NorthStar is committed to advancing technology and enhancing the provider experience—empowering our teams to focus on delivering exceptional patient care. At NorthStar Anesthesia, we believe in a better way to operate.

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Key Responsibilities

The Assistant Chief CRNA will balance clinical practice with leadership duties, including supporting the Chief CRNA and the anesthesia team. This role involves maintaining an active clinical practice while ensuring high-quality, compassionate patient care across the hospital's campuses.

Requirements

Candidates must be qualified CRNAs interested in both clinical and leadership responsibilities. The role requires the ability to work collaboratively within a physician and CRNA care team environment.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical leadershipTeam collaborationCase management

CRNA Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Anesthesia listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

Nurse Anesthesia pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Nurse Anesthesia by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score4.2 / 10 · above average in nurse anesthesia (crna)ranked against 888 Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedNurse Anesthesia median $285k (middle half $255k–$300k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingDelaware index 99.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Work settingon-sitepeers: 74% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS CRNA listings: 36% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 14% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Nurse Anesthesia listings98 in the last 30 days144 the 30 days before (−32%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Anesthesia pay trend+2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (888 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 4.2
Better work-life than 50% of Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 888 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About NorthStar Anesthesia

Hospitals and Health Care
Irving, TX
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Leadership Stipend
Sign-On Bonus Available
8 weeks PTO plus paid holidays
Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
401(k) with company match
Malpractice coverage with tail coverage
CME and professional development support

Living in Dover

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$314k
Typical market rent
$1,702/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.5
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dover, DE metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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