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Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Palos Heights, Illinois

Certified Registered Nurse Anestheti

CRNA 8.0 Work-LifeNo nightsFull-Time MD-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$230,006 - $301,600/year

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job description

Company Description
At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?
Job Description
The APRN-CRNA reflects the mission, vision, and values of NMHC, adheres to the organizations Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
The ARPN Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), in collaboration with staff anesthesiologists, provides high quality anesthetic care to patients in the inpatient and expanded outpatient facilities. The CRNA may also participate in research projects, the education of student registered nurse anesthetists, and leadership activities within the department and throughout the hospital.
Responsibilities:
Selects appropriate equipment and completes room set up in anticipation of patient's needs; completes room set up in an efficient, thorough and cost effective manner.
Ensures preoperative documentation is complete, collaborates plan of care with attending anesthesiologist and surgical team.
Manages all aspects of anesthesia care based on the patient's physiological response to anesthesia and surgery, consults attending anesthesiologists or other interdisciplinary team members as appropriate.
Performs complete, accurate and legible preoperative, intra-operative and postoperative documentation.
May perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required:
Minimum of master's degree in nursing (or equivalent) from an accredited nurse anesthesia education program.
Advance Practice Registered Nurse (IL) license.
Registered Professional Nurse (IL) license.
National Board for Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) certification.
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (American Heart Association) certification.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Preferred:
Memberships to national professional organization, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and state professional organization of primary practice; e. g., Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists (IANA).
Additional Information
Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.
Background Check
Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.
Artificial Intelligence Disclosure
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.
Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.

Job Shift: Day Job (1st)
Salary Range Minimum: $110.58
Salary Range Maximum: $145.00
Compensation: USD 110.58 - USD 145 - hourly

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient assessmentIntra-operative managementPostoperative careClinical collaborationEquipment setupRegulatory compliancePatient monitoringCritical care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Certified Registered Nurse Anestheti at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) — ranked against 912 active Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

CRNA Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Anesthesia listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$266k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $266k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

8.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 10% in Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA)

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About Northwestern Memorial Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Chicago, Illinois
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits
Sign-on bonus eligibility