CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST

Cooper University Health Care; Camden, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

COOPER PEDIATRICS in Camden, NJ seeks a full-time Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist to join a physician-led NORA team. You will develop and implement patient-specific anesthetic plans, select techniques, and manage airway, monitoring, and pain control across the hospital and ambulatory sites.

The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and ongoing professional development in collaboration with physicians and nursing staff.

Qualifications

• MSN or DNP in Nurse Anesthesia is required.
• Board Certified as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
• Current New Jersey RN and APN licenses.
• NBCRNA certification and DEA license required.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement patient-specific anesthetic plans.
• Select and initiate general, regional, local anesthesia or IV sedation.
• Manage anesthetics, drugs and fluids for physiologic homeostasis.
• Apply monitoring modalities to interpret patient data.
• Manage airway and pulmonary status during anesthesia.
• Oversee emergence and recovery from anesthesia.
• Provide pain relief and manage anesthesia side effects.
• Modify pain relief therapy using appropriate techniques.
• Respond to codes, trauma alerts, and airway emergencies.

Skills

Anesthesia administration

Airway management

Patient monitoring

Emergency response

Education

MSN or DNP in Nurse Anesthesia

Tools

NBCRNA Certification

DEA License

BLS/ACLS/PALS Certifications

Job description

About us

Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Norcross Medical School of Rowan University. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, Cooper Norcross Health has revenues of more than $3 billion and an A+ credit rating from both S&P and Fitch Ratings.

Cooper Norcross Health has nearly 14,000 team members, including more than 2,200 nurses, more than 1,200 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 700 advanced practice providers.

The health system operates MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper as well as four hospitals – its 663-bed flagship Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden, its 229-bed Cooper Norcross University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, Children’s Hospital at Cooper Norcross Health in Camden, and The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, a substance abuse rehabilitation and inpatient treatment facility, in partnership with American Recovery Services.

Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in South Jersey and the busiest in the region. The hospital has been recognized as a top-performing regional hospital by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals annual survey for eight years.

More than 2.54 million patients visit Cooper Norcross Health facilities annually. Its ambulatory network encompasses three outpatient surgery centers, seven urgent care centers, a wound care center, and more than 130 physician, physical therapy, and radiology offices extending from the Delaware River to the New Jersey shore.

Cooper Norcross Health, a not-for-profit health system, was named one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2026 by Forbes, ranking among the top 200 in the nation. Visit CooperHealth.org to learn more.

Short Description

CRNA JOB DESCRIPTION -Camden, CDHI, VSC, MSC, BMA, CAPE (all locations)

Team of 85+ Full Time CRNA’s work in Physician-Led Collaborative Practice:

• Develop & implement patient specific anesthetic plan.
• Selecting & initiating planned anesthetic technique (general, regional, local anesthesia & intravenous sedation).
• Selecting, obtaining, or administering anesthetics, accessory drugs, & fluids necessary to manage & maintain physiologic homeostasis, & to correct abnormal responses to the anesthesia/surgery.
• Selecting, applying, or inserting appropriate noninvasive & invasive monitoring modalities for collecting & interpreting patient physiological data.
• Managing patient's airway & pulmonary status (endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy & extubation).
• Managing emergence & recovery from anesthesia.
• Provide relief from pain & anesthesia side effects, or to prevent or manage complications.
• Ordering, initiating or modifying pain relief therapy, through the utilization of drugs, regional anesthetic techniques, or other accepted pain relief modalities.
• Responding to emergency situations (codes/trauma alerts/airway emergencies) by providing airway management, administration of emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.

Anesthetic Locations:

• Main Hospital Operating Room (30-bed)
• Multiple outside of OR sites (OB, GI, EP Lab, TEE, Neuro IR, MRI, IR, Bronch, Pain, Trauma/Emergency Alert responses)
• Camden
  • Main Hospital Operating Room (30-bed)
  • Multiple outside of OR sites (OB, GI, EP Lab, TEE, Neuro IR, MRI, IR, Bronch, Pain, Trauma/Emergency Alert responses)
• Mt. Laurel
  • Cooper Digestive Health Center (5-bed)
• Voorhees
  • Voorhees Surgery Center (5-bed)
• Moorestown
  • Moorestown Surgery Center (9-bed)
• Willingboro
  • BMA Cooper Specialty Care GI (1-bed)
• Cape Regional
  • Main Hospital Operating Room (2-bed)
  • Surgery Center (4-bed)

Opportunities for professional career development:

• Participation SRNA education (Penn, LaSalle, Drexel, Villanova)
• Participation in Military Education/Training
• Quality & Safety/Regulatory Compliance/Survey Readiness
• Performance Improvement
• M&M
• Cost Savings Initiatives

Education Requirements

MSN or DNP in Nurse Anesthesia is required.

License/Certification Requirements

Board Certified as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Current, valid State of New Jersey RN

Current, valid State of New Jersey APN license

Current, valid certification from National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA)

Current, valid DEA license

Current BLS, ACLS, & PALS certifications

Special Requirements

Schedule Days/Hours: Full Time - Multiple shifts available