CRNA Locum Tenens Opportunity Evansville, Indiana Long-Term Assignment Multiple Practice Settings
WPA Medicine Staffing is actively recruiting experienced CRNAs for a long-term locum tenens opportunity with Deaconess Evansville. Providers will be credentialed across three locations and assigned based on daily operational needs.
Assignment Overview
- Start Date: July 6, 2026
- Assignment Length: Long-term coverage
- Minimum Commitment: 6 months
- Schedule: Monday-Friday
- Preferred Availability: Minimum 3 shifts per week
- Shift Options:
- 8-hour shifts (primarily GI coverage)
- 10-hour shifts
- Limited 12-hour shifts (primarily OR coverage)
- Need: 2-3 CRNAs to provide full-time equivalent coverage
Locations
Providers will be credentialed and scheduled across:
- Deaconess Midtown Hospital Evansville, IN
- Deaconess Gateway Hospital Newburgh, IN
- GI Surgery Center Newburgh, IN
Providers will receive a notification the evening before each shift indicating their reporting location.
Position Highlights
- Medically supervised practice model
- Strong anesthesia support team
- Epic EMR
- No OB cases
- Low pediatric volume with generally healthy pediatric patients only
- Rare travel between campuses
- Approximately 35-38 points of service covered daily across the system
Requirements
- Active Indiana License
- ACLS & BLS Certifications
- Minimum 1 year CRNA experience
- No new graduates
- Minimum 200 anesthesia cases within the past 12 months
- Clean background and malpractice history strongly preferred
Credentialing
- Typical credentialing timeframe: Approximately 2 weeks
Practice Model
- Supervisory model with anesthesiologists overseeing up to five CRNAs
- CRNAs supported in regional and general anesthesia procedures
- Physician proceduralist supervision in GI settings
- MD-only coverage for structural heart cases
Typical Case Mix
- General Surgery
- Laparoscopic Procedures
- Bariatric Surgery
- Fundoplication
- Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
- Robotic Nephrectomy
- Prostatectomy
- General Urology
- Vascular Procedures
- Open AAA
- Craniotomy
- Stereotactic Neuro Cases
- Spine Procedures with Instrumentation
- Trauma Orthopedics
- GI Procedures (EGD and Colonoscopy)
- EP Procedures
- Cardioversions
- Respiratory Procedures
Facility Highlights Deaconess Midtown Hospital
- High-volume OR environment
- GI, Neuro, Trauma, Orthopedics, Urology, Respiratory, CT and EP cases
- No OB or Open Heart
- CRNAs supported by OR nurses, surgical techs, and patient care techs
GI Surgery Center
- Fast-paced GI environment
- Up to 15 procedures daily
- Colonoscopy and EGD focused practice
- Physician proceduralist supervision model
Deaconess Gateway Hospital
- Broad surgical case mix
- High-volume OR coverage
- Similar supervisory model and support structure as Midtown
Scheduling & Overtime
- Standard start time is 7:00 AM
- Earlier arrival required for first cases beginning before 7:30 AM
- Overtime applies to hours worked beyond the scheduled shift
- Overtime must receive physician supervisor approval for reimbursement
Important Notes
- Providers must respond promptly to Epic charting notifications regarding medication reconciliation errors. Unresolved medication errors must be corrected within 24 hours of notification.
- Locums are rarely required to travel between campuses except in urgent operational situations.
- No travel stipends available.
- Local drive-in candidates preferred; travelers will be considered.
- Convenient access via Evansville Regional Airport with direct flights to several major hubs.
Contact Information
Cheryl Weisenberg
Senior Clinical Recruiter WPA Medicine Staffing, LLC
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