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Children's Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

CRNAIncludes callFull-Time Independent CRNA Practice

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

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

Job Description

About Children’s Minnesota

Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U. S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.

Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

Department Overview

The Anesthesia Department provides all types of anesthesia services to children on an inpatient and/or outpatient basis on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and West Campuses. Additional services include: Respiratory and airway management and professional consultation for patients requiring unusual pain management techniques or analgesic nerve blocks. In order to minimize patient anxiety and fear, parental involvement during the induction of anesthesia, whenever safely possible, is encouraged.

Position Summary

Children's Minnesota's Anesthesia Department is seeking Full-time (or.8 FTE) CRNAs to join our busy practice. Our independent pediatric hospital system provides a variety of anesthesia services to children on the Minneapolis and Minnetonka West Campuses in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. We offer a case mixture that includes cardiac, neuro, level 1 trauma and neonatal. This position would cover a mix of 8-hour shifts working 7am-3:30pm and 10-hour shifts working 7am-5pm.

Children’s CRNA program provides coverage for up to 15 OR’s (9 main ORs, 3 cardiac ORs, and 3 ORs at Minnetonka) per day and over 19,000 surgical cases per year. The CRNA’s also provide 24/7 OR coverage to our Level 1 Pediatric Trauma program. In addition to the OR, our CRNA staff plays an integral role in ancillary services as needed throughout the hospital. CRNA’s are the first responders for all code blue and Level 1 traumas for airway management.

Current MN state RN License. Current BLS Certification. PALS and/or ACLS certified or eligible. Graduate of a nurse anesthesia education program, accredited by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Council of Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist License, Nurse Anesthetist National Board of Certification for Nurse Anesthetist. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist License, Nurse Anesthetist National Board of Certification for Nurse Anesthetist.

Physical Demands

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The posted pay range represents rates for a grouping of multiple jobs within a salary grade. We carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, and organizational needs. Base pay is just one piece of the total rewards program offered by Children’s Minnesota.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U. S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

Children’s Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive anesthesia services for pediatric patients in inpatient and outpatient settings across multiple campuses. Act as a first responder for Code Blue and Level 1 traumas to manage critical airways.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an AANA-accredited nurse anesthesia program with a valid CRNA license and MN state RN license. Required certifications include BLS, and either PALS or ACLS.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Pediatric AnesthesiaRespiratory ManagementCardiac AnesthesiaNeuro AnesthesiaNeonatal CareTrauma CareEmergency Response

Pediatrics — CRNA Career Context

Of the 50 active CRNA listings this role was benchmarked against, 82% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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$335k-370k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs

401k / retirement match
80%
Sign-on bonus
70%
CME allowance
65%
Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes call

Living in Minneapolis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$365k
Typical market rent
$1,682/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Children's Minnesota

Hospitals and Health Care
Minneapolis, MN
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits package