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UMass Memorial Health
Worcester, Massachusetts

CRNA - Loan Repayment Program + New Competitive Salaries - Worcester, MA

CRNANo callNo weekendsFull-Time MD-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$275k-$331k

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Job Description

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Hiring Range

  • $177,528.00 - $319,571.20
  • (based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve.

We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

  • Location: Worcester, MA
  • Facility: UMass Memorial Health
  • Department: Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
  • Schedule: Full-Time

Hiring Range: $275,000 - $285,000

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

The Department of Anesthesiology at UMass Memorial Medical Group is seeking Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) to join our collaborative team. Our expanding group of nurse anesthetists practice at the top of their licenses as valued and integrated members of the anesthesia care team.

  • Key Highlights
  • Provide anesthesia care across a variety of surgical specialties
  • Preform pre- anesthetic assessments and develop anesthesia care plans
  • Administer anesthesia and monitor patients throughout procedures
  • Provide post-anesthesia care and pain management
  • Practice at the top of your license within a collaborative anesthesia care team
  • Diverse case mix (general surgery, orthopedics, GI, OB, pediatrics, cardiac, etc.)
  • Opportunities to work in ambulatory, inpatient, and procedural settings
  • State-of-the-art operating rooms and anesthesia technology

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited Nurse Anesthesia program
  • Certified or eligible for certification as a CRNA

Eligible for Massachusetts Licensure

  • Top Tier Benefits to Reflect Your Value and Needs.
  • Starting salary up to $331,000* (defined as exact compensation based on experience and on call participation)
  • Comprehensive loan repayment program - Up to $100,000 OR sign- on bonus option
  • Flexible scheduling is available for full and part time positions
  • 10, 12, 14, 16 and 24-hour shifts available to ensure work-life balance
  • Days, weekends, evenings, and overnights shifts available
  • 8+ weeks of (vacation/CME/holidays)
  • Practice Allowance / CME allowance - $2,500 per fiscal year
  • Pension plan, with additional retirement options
  • New paid family and medical leave; short-term and long-term disability programs
  • Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Hospital liability insurance
  • Concierge services for relocation
  • Visit UMass Memorial Medical Group to learn more about our organization

Qualified candidates may contact Krystal Vincent, Provider Recruiter, at Krystal.Vincent@umassmemorial.org or 207-754-2480

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

Key Responsibilities

The CRNA will provide comprehensive anesthesia care across various surgical specialties, including pre-anesthetic assessments and post-operative pain management. They will work as an integrated member of the anesthesia care team to ensure patient safety and high-quality clinical outcomes.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Pre-anesthetic assessmentAnesthesia care planningPatient monitoringCardiac anesthesiaClinical collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates CRNA - Loan Repayment Program + New Competitive Salaries - Worcester, MA at UMass Memorial Health a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) — ranked against 890 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, 50% require no weekends.

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

Nurse Anesthesia by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.1 / 10 · top 25% in nurse anesthesia (crna)ranked against 890 Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$286k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Anesthesia listings in Massachusetts22 active894 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 82% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · $100k loan repaymentUS CRNA listings: 36% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 14% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Nurse Anesthesia listings99 in the last 30 days144 the 30 days before (−31%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Anesthesia pay trend+4.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (890 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

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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
41% this job
Loan repayment
14% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 7.1
Better work-life than 80% of Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 890 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
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About UMass Memorial Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Worcester, Massachusetts
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Loan repayment up to $100,000 or sign-on bonus
8+ weeks vacation/CME/holidays
CME allowance $2,500/year
Pension plan
Paid family and medical leave
Short-term and long-term disability
Medical, dental, vision coverage
Hospital liability insurance

Living in Worcester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$447k≈ 1.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,122/mo≈ 9% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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