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Essential Anesthesia Management
Corpus Christi, Texas

CRNA- Up to $396(k) with 8 Weeks Off- No CALL, NIGHTS, WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS-Christus Spohn South

CRNA 8.7 Work-LifeNo callContract MD-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$317k-$396k

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Posted 53m ago · Verified live

Job Description

We are looking for a service-oriented CRNA to join our family at Christus Spohn South, located in Corpus Christi, TX, where we have a collaborative team model of 3 Physicians and 7 CRNAs. Our group prides themselves in being the best, by fostering independent clinical judgement from start to finish.

You won’t find stronger camaraderie than amongst our team, which includes the surgical staff as well. Christus Spohn South offers the best of all worlds; competitive salary, great work life balance, and wonderful practice atmosphere where everyone is proud to be a part of the team!

Christus Spohn South Highlights

  • Compensation range depending on how many hours worked- $317(k) to $396(k) plus hour differential
  • Extra Shifts available to make more
  • No Call, Nights, Holidays, or Weekends!
  • 8 Weeks Off
  • 1099 Position
  • Flexibility with schedule
  • Case types include bread and butter General surgery, Endo, Urology, Orthopedics, and GYN
  • No Hearts, Heads, Trauma or OB
  • Dedicated OB team
  • Team Oriented Group that fosters camaraderie
  • Malpractice and tail coverage provided
  • 158 bed level 3 small community hospital

Qualifications

Regional Anesthesia proficiency is preferred, but we are willing to train

New Grads Welcome

Desire to work in an autonomous, collaborative team model alongside a great group of CRNAs and Anesthesiologists

Additional Benefits

  • Access to group benefits through preferred partnerships
  • Paid Malpractice + tail

Wonderful Support from Our Corporate Clinical Leaders

  • Ability to earn additional income by picking up extra shifts at this location or our sister hospital, which is just down the street.
  • About Corpus Christi, TX

BEACH, BEACH, BEACH! The best beaches south Texas has to offer with crystal clear water and white sand beaches. Corpus Christi also boasts one of the country’s top fishing destinations for both bay fishing and offshore fishing.

Recreational living at its best, with year-round good weather, it is the perfect destination if you like anything outdoors such as, biking, kayaking, boating, hunting, running, golf etc. Also enjoy a low cost of living, excellent schools and the convenience of being just a short drive away from San Antonio.

About Us

Essential Anesthesia Management, a partnership between YPS and EmergencHealth, is a clinician-founded, clinician-led anesthesia management company striving to deliver the highest quality anesthesia care to both patients and hospitals alike.

Over the past several years, we have experienced significant growth, providing turn-key department management at over 125 facilities in 6 states. Over 1400 CRNA and Anesthesiologist providers make up the Essential Team.

We are continually seeking additional service-minded professionals to join our team and pride ourselves on hiring the best and brightest. We want to hire exceptional people. If you want to be part of a great anesthesia team that really understands the day-to-day demands in the OR, please give us a call at 602-620-3037.

Essential Anesthesia Management is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the assigned and essential functions.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality anesthesia care as part of a collaborative team of physicians and CRNAs. Perform anesthesia services for various surgical specialties including general surgery, endo, urology, orthopedics, and GYN.

Key Skills

Clinical judgmentEndoscopyGynecologyPatient careCollaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates CRNA- Up to $396(k) with 8 Weeks Off- No CALL, NIGHTS, WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS-Christus Spohn South at Essential Anesthesia Management a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) — ranked against 870 active Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

CRNA Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Anesthesia listings this role was benchmarked against, 88% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Nurse Anesthesia pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Nurse Anesthesia CRNA by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.7 / 10 · top 5% in nurse anesthesia (crna)ranked against 870 Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$317k–$396kNurse Anesthesia CRNA median $276k (middle half $250k–$299k)127 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$367k in purchasing powerTexas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Anesthesia CRNA listings in Texas104 active875 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 88% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas crna listings (all specialties): 28% state a sign-on bonus (median $55k) · 8% offer loan repayment133 active listings, Nov 2026
New Nurse Anesthesia CRNA listings122 in the last 30 days153 the 30 days before (−20%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Anesthesia CRNA pay trend+4.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (870 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.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$357k midpoint, that is roughly $14k–$25k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top contract/1099 CRNA Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs · 17 employers
8
<$280k
7
$280k-320k
4
$320k-360k
1
$396k
2
$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
74%
Sign-on bonus
53%
CME allowance
53%
Relocation assistance
47%
Loan repayment
16%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$410k
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#3

CRNA- Up to $396(k) with 8 Weeks Off- No CALL-Christus Shoreline - Corpus Christi, TX

$317k-$396k
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$275k-$350k
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 8.7
Among the best 10% of Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 870 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends
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About Essential Anesthesia Management

Hospitals and Health Care
Longview, TX
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Malpractice and tail coverage provided
8 weeks off
No call, nights, weekends, or holidays
Flexibility with schedule
Extra shifts available
Access to group benefits through preferred partnerships
1099 position

Living in Corpus Christi

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$243k≈ 0.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,422/mo≈ 5% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Corpus Christi, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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