Chief CRNA – Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

Job Details

Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital is seeking an experienced Chief CRNA to provide clinical leadership, operational oversight, and team development for our CRNA practice. This role offers an opportunity to lead a collaborative anesthesia team while advancing quality, efficiency, and excellence in patient care within a growing academic health system.

Job Description

Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital is seeking an experienced Chief CRNA to provide clinical and operational leadership for our CRNA team. This leadership role is responsible for overseeing daily CRNA operations, staffing, scheduling, quality initiatives, and team development while collaborating closely with the Chair of Anesthesiology, anesthesiologists, surgeons, nursing leadership, and perioperative services to ensure exceptional patient care.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of the CRNA team, ensuring efficient daily operations and appropriate clinical staffing.
• Develop and manage CRNA schedules to support operating room efficiency and patient care needs.
• Lead recruitment, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, orientation, and retention of CRNA staff.
• Conduct performance evaluations, provide coaching and mentorship, and support professional development.
• Foster a collaborative work environment by serving as the liaison between CRNAs, anesthesiologists, surgeons, nursing leadership, and perioperative services.
• Promote patient safety, quality improvement, and evidence-based clinical practice.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, accreditation standards, and state and federal regulatory requirements.
• Participate in departmental leadership meetings, strategic planning, budget discussions, and operational initiatives.
• Support continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, and patient satisfaction.
• Collaborate with hospital leadership to advance departmental goals and organizational priorities.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Anesthesia program.
• Master's or Doctoral degree in Nursing or Nurse Anesthesia.
• Current Pennsylvania RN and CRNA licensure (or eligibility for licensure).
• Current certification by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications (PALS preferred).
• Minimum of five (5) years of clinical CRNA experience.
• Previous leadership, supervisory, or management experience strongly preferred.

Skills and Competencies

• Proven leadership and team-building abilities.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Experience with staffing, scheduling, and workforce management.
• Strong commitment to patient safety, quality outcomes, and operational excellence.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.
• Experience leading quality improvement and regulatory compliance initiatives.

Benefits Include

• Competitive compensation and leadership incentive opportunities.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement savings plan with employer contributions.
• Generous paid time off and CME/professional development support.
• Tuition reimbursement and educational assistance.
• Malpractice coverage.
• Collaborative academic environment with opportunities for leadership and career advancement.

Why Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital is a modern, state-of-the-art community teaching hospital located in East Norriton, Pennsylvania. As part of Jefferson Health, one of the nation's leading academic health systems, Montgomery Hospital provides advanced surgical services, comprehensive perioperative care, and access to innovative technologies in a collaborative, patient-centered environment.

The Department of Anesthesiology is committed to clinical excellence, innovation, and teamwork while supporting the professional growth of its providers. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced CRNA leader to make a meaningful impact on patient care, departmental operations, and the continued growth of one of the region's premier healthcare organizations.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Albert Einstein Medical Center

Primary Location Address

559 W. Germantown Pike, East Norriton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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