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East Memphis Surgery Center- PRN Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

CRNAIncludes callNo weekendsPer Diem MD-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$160/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

$160/Hour

  • Flexible Scheduling
  • No Call Required
  • Monday through Friday 7am to 3pm, as needed.

LifeLinc Anesthesia is seeking an experienced PRN Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to join our anesthesia team at the East Memphis Surgery Center in Memphis, Tennessee. This PRN role offers flexible scheduling in a predictable outpatient environment, along with the opportunity to practice with a collaborative team committed to delivering safe, efficient, and cost-effective anesthesia care!

About the Facility

East Memphis Surgery Center is a modern, multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center providing high-quality outpatient surgical services across several specialties, including orthopedics, ENT, ophthalmology, pain management, and general surgery. With streamlined workflows and a well-supported anesthesia model, CRNAs enjoy predictable schedules, minimal turnover time, and a strong focus on patient comfort and safety.

Conveniently located in Memphis, Tennessee, the center offers an excellent practice environment for PRN CRNAs who value work-life balance, autonomy, and a consistent outpatient caseload without call or overnight responsibilities.

Why LifeLinc?

LifeLinc Anesthesia has emerged as one of the top comprehensive anesthesia management providers in the country. Since 2003, LifeLinc has centered its mission on "Changing the Status Quo" of healthcare through innovative solutions and excellent clinical quality.

We recognize that an exceptional anesthesia team enhances patient safety and experience. This is why we enable our providers to serve as leaders in the perioperative setting, maximizing their potential and fostering long-term employment relationships.

LifeLinc’s educational arm, LifeLinc Academy, enables our providers to optimize the skills necessary to practice autonomously and attain CME credits in the process.

LEAP, Leadership Empowered Anesthesia Providers, is LifeLinc’s clinical leadership training program designed to produce clinical leaders who excel in the business of anesthesia. Come join a team committed to provider growth and continuing innovation in anesthesia!

Case Mix: ENT, General Surgery, Vascular, Podiatry, Pain Management, Urology, GYN, GI, Plastics, Ortho

Schedule: Monday through Friday 7am to 3pm, as needed. Weekday and weekend call as need. Call is optional.

Benefits Benefits are available to employees working 30 hours or more per week. This position is not benefit eligible. Malpractice Professional Liability will be covered by LifeLinc.

Responsibilities

Administrative Duties

  • The CRNA must function as a collaborator and team member to accomplish applicable goals and functions of LifeLinc.
  • Develop standards for continuity of care and case management.
  • Remains cognizant of rules and regulation as they pertain to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and remains compliant at a local, state, and federal level.
  • Clinical Duties
  • The CRNA scope of practice includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Performing and timely and accurately documenting a pre-anesthetic assessments and patient evaluations, including requesting consultations and diagnostic studies; selecting, obtaining, ordering, or administering pre-anesthetic medications and fluids; and obtaining informed consent for anesthesia.

The day-to-day responsibility of the CRNA for this position will be to provide professional anesthesia services to patients in accordance with the standard of care and state and federal laws and may include any of all of the following:

  • Managing a patient's airway.
  • Managing emergence and recovery from anesthesia.

Releasing or discharging patients from a post-anesthesia care area, and providing post-anesthesia follow-up evaluation and care related to anesthesia side effects or complications.

Responding to emergency situations by providing airway management, administration of emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.

  • Additional nurse anesthesia responsibilities which are within the expertise of the individual CRNA.
  • Communication

Attends Meetings as Needed

Works with peers to obtain required information on a timely basis and to solve outstanding issues, as appropriate.

Promotes and contributes positively to the teamwork of the department by assisting coworkers, contributing ideas and problem-solving with co-workers.

Qualifications

Education and experience equivalent to:

The Nurse Anesthetist shall be a Graduate of an approved school of nursing and a graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the AANA Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor. The CRNA will have successfully completed the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Council on Certification or its predecessor's.

Additional Qualifications

ACLS/BLS/PALS certification

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Anesthesia administrationPatient assessmentPre-anesthetic evaluationEmergency responseClinical documentationCollaborationPerioperative care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates East Memphis Surgery Center- PRN Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) at Life Linc a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery (CRNA) — ranked against 35 active Surgery (CRNA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Surgery — CRNA Career Context

Of the 40 active CRNA listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

CRNA by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.1 / 10 · top 25% in surgery (crna)ranked against 35 Surgery (CRNA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedCRNA median $280k (middle half $253k–$300k)132 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTennessee index 91.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All crna listings in Tennessee44 active1,236 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 80% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS crna listings (all specialties): 35% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 14% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Surgery listings (all professions)794 in the last 30 days493 the 30 days before (+61%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (35 Surgery (CRNA) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Tennessee figures use all crnas: too few Tennessee Surgery postings state pay.

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution

23 jobs
11
<$310k
6
$310k-345k
2
$345k-380k
4
$380k-415k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs
CME allowance
54%
401k / retirement match
54%
Sign-on bonus
50%
Relocation assistance
38%
Loan repayment
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.1
Better work-life than 80% of Surgery (CRNA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 35 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Includes call

Living in Memphis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$148k
Typical market rent
$1,259/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.2
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 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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