APP Director, Chief CRNA System

LCMC Health; United States; On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health seeks an executive-level APP Director, Chief CRNA System to lead CRNA services across the health system in New Orleans and beyond. This role partners with physicians and hospital leaders to drive practice standards, workforce planning, and innovative anesthesia delivery.

The Chief CRNA System will guide recruitment and development, oversee regulatory compliance, budgeting, and performance metrics while championing top-of-license practice and patient safety across multiple facilities.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing and Nurse Anesthesia
• Preferred Doctoral Degree (DNP, DNAP, PhD, or related field)
• Master's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business, or related discipline

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, operational, and clinical leadership for CRNA services across the health system.
• Oversee recruitment, engagement, retention, scheduling, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, budgeting, workforce development, and operational performance.
• Lead system-wide anesthesia initiatives to improve quality, efficiency, access, and patient outcomes.
• Ensure consistent practice standards across all locations and services.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Recruitment

CRNA leadership

Healthcare administration

Education

BSN

CNRA (CRNA)

MSN/MHA/related

DNP/DNAP/PhD (preferred)

Job description

Your job is more than a job. APP Director, Chief CRNA System LCMC Health Office of Advanced Practice New Orleans, Louisiana Lead the Future of Anesthesia Services Across LCMC Health LCMC Health is seeking a dynamic, strategic, and highly experienced Chief CRNA System / APP Director to lead and advance Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) practice across our health system. This executive-level role is an opportunity to influence the future of anesthesia care delivery, workforce development, quality, safety, and clinical excellence while partnering with physician leaders, hospital executives, and operational teams across multiple facilities. As a key member of the Office of Advanced Practice, the Chief CRNA System will champion top-of-license practice, drive system-wide initiatives, and build a high-performing anesthesia workforce dedicated to exceptional patient outcomes.

Position Summary The APP Director, Chief CRNA System provides strategic, operational, and clinical leadership for CRNA services throughout LCMC Health. This role is responsible for overseeing recruitment, engagement, retention, scheduling, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, budgeting, workforce development, and operational performance across anesthesia departments. Working collaboratively with anesthesia physicians, hospital leadership, service line executives, and clinical teams, the Chief CRNA will ensure the delivery of safe, efficient, and high-quality anesthesia services while supporting growth and innovation across the organization. This position combines executive leadership with clinical expertise and serves as the primary advocate for CRNA practice throughout LCMC Health.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Lead the vision, growth, and advancement of CRNA practice across LCMC Health.
• Develop and implement system-wide anesthesia initiatives that improve quality, efficiency, access, and patient outcomes.
• Establish departmental goals, performance standards, and strategic priorities aligned with organizational objectives.
• Collaborate with physician and executive leaders on program development, service expansion, workforce planning, and growth opportunities.
• Support long-term strategic planning for anesthesia services across the health system.

Operational Excellence

• Provide oversight of daily anesthesia operations, staffing models, scheduling, productivity, and resource utilization.
• Partner with operational leadership to identify opportunities for improved patient access, throughput, and service excellence.
• Monitor and improve key quality, safety, operational, and financial performance metrics.
• Ensure consistent practice standards across all anesthesia locations and services.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Establish and maintain processes that ensure compliance with institutional, state, and national regulatory standards.
• Assess operational and clinical risk and implement mitigation strategies to enhance patient safety.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives focused on patient outcomes, service excellence, and best practices.
• Ensure adherence to standards related to documentation, billing, coding, patient satisfaction, and clinical quality.

Workforce Development & Talent Strategy

• Lead recruitment, onboarding, mentorship, engagement, and retention efforts for CRNAs across the system.
• Develop innovative workforce strategies to attract top anesthesia talent.
• Partner with academic institutions and training programs to create and strengthen CRNA workforce pipelines.
• Foster a culture of professional growth, continuing education, collaboration, and clinical excellence.

Collaboration & Professional Leadership

• Serve as a key liaison between CRNAs, anesthesia physicians, hospital leadership, and executive teams.
• Represent LCMC Health through committee leadership, quality initiatives, professional organizations, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Promote interprofessional education and collaboration across the healthcare continuum.

Clinical Practice

• Maintain clinical practice as appropriate.
• Provide anesthesia services in operative and procedural settings.
• Support care delivery in radiology, endoscopy, emergency services, invasive procedural areas, and other locations requiring anesthesia expertise.
• Provide consultation related to respiratory and ventilatory care, airway management, hemodynamic stabilization, and emergency response.
• Participate in the management of critical events, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and advanced airway intervention.

Qualifications

Education

• Required Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing and Nurse Anesthesia
• Preferred Doctoral Degree (DNP, DNAP, PhD, or related field)
• Master's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business, or related discipline

Experience

• Required Minimum five (5) years of leadership experience in anesthesia services
• Preferred Eight (8) or more years of progressive anesthesia leadership experience
• Experience recruiting, developing, mentoring, and retaining CRNAs
• Experience leading multi-site or health system anesthesia programs
• Advanced leadership or management training (MBA, MHA, DNP, DNAP, or equivalent)

Licensure & Certifications

• Current Louisiana Registered Nurse (RN) License
• Louisiana Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) License
• Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), American Heart Association

Why Join LCMC Health?

• Influence anesthesia care across a growing health system
• Shape the future of advanced practice leadership
• Build and develop high-performing CRNA teams
• Drive innovation, quality, and patient safety initiatives
• Collaborate with exceptional physician and executive leaders
• Make a lasting impact on patient care throughout Louisiana

WORK SHIFT: Days (United States of America)

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The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.