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Locum CRNA – Fairbanks, AK
Start Date: January 5, 2026
End Date: April 6, 2026
Shift: Monday–Friday, 5x8-Hour Days (7:00 AM – 4:00 PM)
Setting: Ambulatory Surgery Center
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
Job Description
A well-established ambulatory surgery center in Fairbanks is seeking a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to join their team. This locum opportunity offers a consistent weekday schedule with occasional overtime available.
Responsibilities
Start Date: January 5, 2026
End Date: April 6, 2026
Shift: Monday–Friday, 5x8-Hour Days (7:00 AM – 4:00 PM)
Setting: Ambulatory Surgery Center
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
Job Description
A well-established ambulatory surgery center in Fairbanks is seeking a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to join their team. This locum opportunity offers a consistent weekday schedule with occasional overtime available.
Responsibilities
- Provide anesthesia care for outpatient surgical procedures
- Perform nerve blocks and plexus anesthesia
- Manage ventilation in the OR setting
- Practice independently with support from the surgical team
- Prepare for procedures starting at 7:30 AM (arrival by 7:00 AM)
- General surgery
- Hernias
- Eyes, ears, sinus
- Orthopedic general
- Colonoscopies
- No urology or complex hospital-level cases
- Independent practice environment
- Average annual patient volume: ~2,800
- One Thursday per month may involve neuro ortho cases
- Credentialing is expedited internally with Alaska primary source verification
- Active Alaska license or willingness to obtain
- Comfortable practicing independently
- Experience with regional anesthesia and nerve blocks preferred
- No call required
- Overtime opportunity available