Location: Ketchikan, Alaska
Facility: Critical Access Hospital
Start Date: November 2, 2026
Assignment Duration: 6 months
FTE: 1.0
Setting: Inpatient Hospital
Beds: 25
EMR: Epic
Opportunity Overview
An exciting opportunity is available for a CRNA to provide anesthesia services at a Critical Access Hospital in beautiful Ketchikan, Alaska.
This role offers a broad clinical experience with a diverse mix of surgical, obstetric, pediatric, orthopedic, and procedural cases. The CRNA will work as part of a multidisciplinary hospital team and provide coverage in both scheduled cases and emergency situations.
Schedule & Call
- Monday Friday, 7:00 AM 3:30 PM
- Evening and weekend call required
- Current call model is approximately 2 days on / 2 days off
- Call frequency will vary based on provider availability
- Admissions responsibilities included
- Approximately 5 15 patient contacts/day, depending on volume
- 8 hours of orientation are non-billable
Clinical Environment
- 25-bed Critical Access Hospital
- Adult Level IV trauma designation
- Approximately 5 15 patient contacts per day
- All-age patient population
- General anesthesia and critical access hospital coverage
- CRNA will not work alone; multidisciplinary physician support is available
Case Mix
Experience with a broad range of cases is required, including:
- General surgery
- Endoscopy
- Total joint procedures
- Arthroscopy
- Peripheral nerve blocks
- Urology
- ENT
- Gynecology
- C-sections
- Pediatric dental, ENT, and orthopedic cases
- Labor epidurals
Collaborative Care Team
The CRNA will work alongside:
- General Surgery
- Orthopedics
- Pediatrics
- OB/GYN
- Hospitalists
- Emergency Department physicians
Requirements
- CRNA / NBCRNA certification required
- Active Alaska license in hand at time of presentation
- BLS required
- NRP required
- PALS required
- ATLS required
- ACLS required
- Epic proficient user required
- Case logs documenting relevant clinical activity from the previous 24 months
- COVID-19 vaccination required per facility policy; no exemptions
Why Ketchikan?
Take your CRNA career to one of Alaska's unique coastal communities while gaining valuable experience across a wide range of anesthesia cases. This opportunity is ideal for a CRNA who enjoys variety, autonomy within a collaborative team, and the distinctive clinical environment of a Critical Access Hospital.
Interested in this Alaska CRNA opportunity? Apply today to learn more!
