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Family Health West
Fruita, Colorado, United States

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Full-time)

CRNANo weekendsFull-Time Independent CRNA Practice

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the pay range, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) provides safe, high-quality,

independent, patient-centered anesthesia care across the critical access hospital setting. The CRNA

independently evaluates patients, develops and implements individualized anesthesia plans, administers and

manages anesthesia, and provides comprehensive perioperative care in collaboration with surgeons,

physicians, nursing staff, and other members of the healthcare team.

This position offers the opportunity to practice broad-scope anesthesia in a community hospital environment,

caring for a diverse patient population and supporting a wide range of surgical, procedural, emergency, and

diagnostic services. The CRNA is expected to exercise sound clinical judgment, respond effectively to urgent

and emergent situations, and contribute to the hospital’s commitment to accessible, high-quality rural

healthcare.

General Duties

  • Reliable and punctual attendance is essential; expected to be at job as scheduled each

scheduled day.

  • Communicate necessary information to others as appropriate.
  • Maintain confidentiality of all information.
  • Demonstrate ability to provide independent anesthesia care with strong clinical judgement,

adaptability, communication skills and teamwork.

  • Ability to function effectively and independently in a critical access/rural hospital environment.
  • Perform pre-anesthesia evaluations, obtain relevant histories, assess risk, and develop

individualized anesthesia plans.

  • Independently administer and manage general, regional, neuraxial, and monitored anesthesia

care as appropriate to patient needs and clinical setting.

  • Provide perioperative management, including airway management, hemodynamic monitoring,

pain management, emergence, and post-anesthesia care.

  • Provide anesthesia services for scheduled and emergent procedures within the scope of hospital

services.

  • Support emergency surgical care as required.
  • Recognize and independently manage anesthesia-related complications and participate in

resuscitation and emergency response.

  • Collaborate effectively with surgeons, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals

while maintaining appropriate clinical autonomy.

  • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation and comply with applicable regulatory,

credentialing, and quality standards.

  • Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, education, and other activities that support

the hospital and community.

  • Maintain professional competence and remain current with evidence-based anesthesia practice.

Organizational Expectations

  • Be responsible for my own attitude.
  • Be open to constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement; accept constructive

feedback in a positive manner.

  • Be generous with my skills and abilities by educating others on new ideas and/or techniques;

offer constructive input to support the work area appropriately and respectfully.

  • Take responsibility to attend or obtain information provided at in-services, seminars and staff

meetings.

  • Demonstrate, through my actions and speech, that I represent the entire organization. I will

take action to ensure that a need is met; emulate the mission and vision statements.

  • Acknowledge and greet everyone; look approachable, with open body posture, eye contact and

a smile; communicate appropriately using good interpersonal skills.

  • Dress professionally and appropriately for my work environment.
  • Know and follow policies and procedures for both organization and department safety issues.
  • Communicate delays in services and take service recovery steps as needed.

$275k plus $10K Sign-on Bonus
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 5 pm

Immunizations required for employment

FHW Offers a Full Benefits Package Including

For All Employees

Employee Assistance Program

403 (B) with 4% match from FHW and zero day vesting schedule

FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WORKING AT LEAST 30 HOURS A WEEK

Medical Plan Options

PPO plan with copay/coinsurance and lower deductible
High Deductible Health Plan with the option for a Health Savings Account.
Telemedicine includes in both plan options.

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance/ Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance

Disability Insurance with a Short and Long Term Option.

Critical Illness and Accident Plans

Cafeteria Options: Health Reimbursement/ Flex Savings

A host of other options to include: Pet Insurance, Identity Protection, Travel protection, etc.

Key Responsibilities

The CRNA independently evaluates patients, develops anesthesia plans, and administers anesthesia across various surgical and diagnostic procedures. They provide comprehensive perioperative care while collaborating with the healthcare team to ensure patient safety and high-quality outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must be certified registered nurse anesthetists capable of functioning independently in a critical access hospital environment. The role requires strong clinical judgment, the ability to manage emergent situations, and a commitment to professional competence.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Anesthesia administrationPatient evaluationCritical careRegional anesthesiaNeuraxial anesthesia

Nursing — CRNA Career Context

Of the 50 active CRNA listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution38 jobs · 31 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
72% this job
Sign-on bonus
64% this job
CME allowance
53%
Loan repayment
28%
Relocation assistance
25%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 3.9
Better work-life than 50% of CRNA roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,227 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Fruita

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$461k
Typical market rent
$1,704/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Grand Junction, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Family Health West

Hospitals and Health Care
Fruita, Colorado
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Employee Assistance Program
403(b) Retirement Plan
Medical Plan Options
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Disability Insurance