About the Opportunity
Engaged Headhunters has been retained to recruit a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) for a premier multi-specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) in the Virginia Beach / Hampton Roads, Virginia market.
Designed for an experienced CRNA seeking predictable daytime hours without hospital trauma call or weekend burn, this role offers collaborative autonomy across orthopedic, ophthalmology, ENT, GI, and outpatient plastic/reconstructive procedures with predictable block scheduling.
Compensation & Schedule Structure
- Base Compensation: $235,000 to $275,000 W-2 annualized base salary (or $165 to $185/hr structured 1099 option based on clinician preference)
- Sign-On & Relocation: $25,000 sign-on and relocation package paid across year-one milestones
- Schedule: Monday through Friday daytime schedule (4x10s or 5x8s available) with zero overnight call, zero weekends, and zero major holidays
- Benefits: 6 weeks paid time off (PTO), $3,500 annual CME allowance plus 5 paid CME days, full malpractice coverage (with tail), health/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) retirement match
Core Clinical Responsibilities
- Outpatient Perioperative Anesthesia: Administer general anesthesia, regional nerve blocks (ultrasound-guided upper and lower extremity blocks), MAC, and conscious sedation for healthy ASA I-III outpatient surgical patients.
- Pre-Op & PACU Continuity: Perform focused pre-anesthesia assessments, collaborate with orthopedic and specialty surgeons on multimodal pain protocols, and oversee rapid, safe PACU emergence.
- Clinical Quality & Turnover Efficiency: Maintain rigorous charting, medication safety, and infection control standards in an accredited AAAHC / Medicare-certified ambulatory surgical facility.
Required Qualifications
- Certification: Active NBCRNA certification (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist).
- Licensure: Active Virginia RN and APRN/CRNA license (or multistate Nurse Licensure Compact RN eligible for expedited Virginia endorsement) plus active DEA registration, ACLS, PALS, and BLS.
- Regional Skills: Proficiency with ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks for outpatient orthopedics strongly preferred (new graduates with strong orthopedic rotation logs considered alongside experienced CRNAs).
Confidential Inquiries
All inquiries are handled confidentially by Engaged Headhunters. Your current hospital or anesthesia group is never contacted without your explicit permission.