Rush University Medical Center

CRNA - Rush SurgiCenter - Chicago (Downtown)-9541

Location: Chicago, IL

Department: Anesthesiology

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

Rush SurgiCenter

Chicago, IL

Rush SurgiCenter, located in downtown Chicago, invites applications for the position of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).The CRNA will function under the medical direction of the anesthesiologist with regard to pre anesthetic, anesthetic and post anesthetic patient management. The RUSH ambulatory SurgiCenter has surgical volumes of all categories and ranks #1 in Illinois by Newsweek’s America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers.

We have recently revamped the pay structure for this role to be extremely competitive. Sign-on bonuses are available!

Are you a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) who is looking to work at one of the top academic medical centers in the country? If so, Rush University Medical Center is the place to enhance your career. Everything we do centers on one goal: improving patient care.

Positions Highlights

Flexible Schedule/Call:

  • Shifts available are 8's and 10’s. Your schedule can be tailored to your specific needs. This benefit is highly beneficial and unique, facilitating your lifestyle away from the operating room. Additionally, our CRNAs are relieved on-time for their slated shifts and not on a "waterfall tear-off" system
  • No Call

SRNA Grant/Illinois Nurse Educator Loan Repayment Program

  • Rush offers all SRNAs the SRNA Grant and Service Agreement. Up to one year before starting on with Rush as an CRNA, students are eligible for a grant to help pay for the cost of their education.
  • Illinois Nurse Educator Loan Repayment Program- $5,000 of loan forgiveness per year up to four years total.

Benefits

  • Rush offers competitive pay with regular reviews and performance-based raises thereafter.
  • Rush matches 50% of the employee’s contribution to their tradition retirement savings fund, up to 6% of pay deferred into the plan.
  • 457(b) plan open to CRNAs - this equates to an additional sum of tax-deferred savings equivalent and in addition to the yearly limit for your 403(b).
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, disability, flex-spending, and vision benefits. Other benefits available such as Maternity and disability leave benefits, which would include 100% salary continuation immediately upon birth of your child or experiencing disability.
  • $50,000 fertility benefit to cover fertility- related treatments
  • Rush employers are enrolled into a pension plan after one year of service.
  • 208 hours per year of paid time-off are offered to full-time CRNAs in addition to our 7 recognized paid holidays. Part-time CRNAs receive pro-rated time-off based on their FTE. All your hours are available to utilize once you start working-you do not have to accrue time.

Education

  • $2,000 per year for continuing medical education is available for CRNAs, as well as $1,500 every three years for maintenance of licenses and certifications in addition to one workweek off per year for seminars/professional meetings. Rush also hosts weekly grand rounds that counts for one class "A" CEU-free. Additionally, every day precepting an SRNA counts as a class "B" credit.

Position Responsibilities

  • Provide anesthesia for a variety of cases in outpatient setting.
  • The CRNA will function as a faculty member and supervise SRNAs in the nurse anesthesia program.

Position Qualifications Include

  • Graduate of an accredited Nurse Anesthesia program.
  • Current IL RN/APN license.
  • CPR and ACLS.

Rush University System for Healthis an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships. Rush includes Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. Rush University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, the College of Health Sciences and the Graduate College. Rush University Medical Center is an elite medical community recognized for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. Our continued pursuits have earned Rush University Medical Center the distinction of being on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2022-2023. This places the Medical Center amongst the top 20 of the more than 4,500 hospitals evaluated. U.S. News & World Report has also recognized ten Rush programs amongst the nation’s best, including top ten national rankings for neurology and neurosurgery and orthopedics. These accolades, along with many others that include a decade of Magnet® designation, reflect the collective efforts and commitment to excellence demonstrated by our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and medical staff. Rush University Medical Center has received Vizient's Quality Leadership Award, ranking first among 99 academic medical centers across the country. All three Rush University System for Health hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index.

Interested candidates, please send your CV and cover letter to:

Halli Pockat atHalli_M_Pockat@rush.edu

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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