Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

CRNAFull-Time MD-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$82-$137/hr

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Job Description

About Us

Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Norcross Medical School of Rowan University. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, Cooper Norcross Health has revenues of more than $3 billion and an A+ credit rating from both S&P and Fitch Ratings.

Cooper Norcross Health has nearly 14,000 team members, including more than 2,200 nurses, more than 1,200 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 700 advanced practice providers.

The health system operates MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper as well as four hospitals – its 663-bed flagship Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden, its 229-bed Cooper Norcross University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, Children’s Hospital at Cooper Norcross Health in Camden, and The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, a substance abuse rehabilitation and inpatient treatment facility, in partnership with American Recovery Services.

Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in South Jersey and the busiest in the region. The hospital has been recognized as a top-performing regional hospital by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals annual survey for eight years.

More than 2.54 million patients visit Cooper Norcross Health facilities annually. Its ambulatory network encompasses three outpatient surgery centers, seven urgent care centers, a wound care center, and more than 130 physician, physical therapy, and radiology offices extending from the Delaware River to the New Jersey shore.

Cooper Norcross Health, a not-for-profit health system, was named one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2026 by Forbes, ranking among the top 200 in the nation. Visit CooperHealth.org to learn more.

  • Short Description
  • CRNA JOB DESCRIPTION - Camden, CDHI, VSC, MSC, BMA, CAPE (all locations)
  • Team of 85+ Full Time CRNA’s work in Physician-Led Collaborative Practice:
  • Develop & implement patient specific anesthetic plan.
  • Selecting & initiating planned anesthetic technique (general, regional, local anesthesia & intravenous sedation).
  • Selecting, obtaining, or administering anesthetics, accessory drugs, & fluids necessary to manage & maintain physiologic homeostasis, & to correct abnormal responses to the anesthesia/surgery.
  • Selecting, applying, or inserting appropriate noninvasive & invasive monitoring modalities for collecting & interpreting patient physiological data.
  • Managing patient's airway & pulmonary status (endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy & extubation).
  • Managing emergence & recovery from anesthesia.
  • Provide relief from pain & anesthesia side effects, or to prevent or manage complications.
  • Ordering, initiating or modifying pain relief therapy, through the utilization of drugs, regional anesthetic techniques, or other accepted pain relief modalities.
  • Responding to emergency situations (codes/trauma alerts/airway emergencies) by providing airway management, administration of emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.

Anesthetic Locations: Camden

  • Main Hospital Operating Room (30-bed)
  • Multiple outside of OR sites (OB, GI, EP Lab, TEE, Neuro IR, MRI, IR, Bronch, Pain, Trauma/Emergency Alert responses)Mt. Laurel:

Cooper Digestive Health Center (5-bed)Voorhees

Voorhees Surgery Center (5-bed)Moorestown

Moorestown Surgery Center (9-bed)Willingboro

BMA Cooper Specialty Care GI (1-bed)Cape Regional

  • Main Hospital Operating Room (2-bed)
  • Surgery Center (4-bed)

Opportunities for Professional Career Development

  • Participation SRNA education (Penn, LaSalle, Drexel, Villanova)
  • Participation in Military Education/Training
  • Quality & Safety/Regulatory Compliance/Survey Readiness
  • Performance Improvement
  • M&M
  • Cost Savings Initiatives

Education Requirements

MSN or DNP in Nurse Anesthesia is required.

License/Certification Requirements

Board Certified as a Certified Registered Nurse AnesthetistCurrent, valid State of New Jersey RN Current, valid State of New Jersey APN licenseCurrent, valid certification from National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) Current, valid DEA license Current BLS, ACLS, & PALS certifications

Special Requirements

Schedule Days/Hours: Full Time - Multiple shifts available

Key Responsibilities

The CRNA will develop and implement patient-specific anesthetic plans, including the administration of anesthesia and management of physiological homeostasis. They are also responsible for managing airways, responding to emergency situations, and providing pain relief therapy across multiple clinical sites.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MSN or DNP in Nurse Anesthesia and be board certified as a CRNA. A current New Jersey RN and APN license, along with valid BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications, are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Anesthesia administrationPatient monitoringEmergency responseRegional anesthesiaGeneral anesthesiaPhysiologic homeostasis managementTrauma alert response

Anesthesiology — CRNA Career Context

Of the 50 active Anesthesiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Anesthesiology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$228k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $209k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 18 employers

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 1.5
Below most Anesthesiology (CRNA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 190 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Camden

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$169k
Typical market rent
$1,823/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Cooper Norcross University Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Camden, NJ
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Collaborative Practice Agreement Required