Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Full-time)

Family Health West Employment Opportunities; Fruita (CO); On-site; USD 248,000 - 303,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

403(b) with 4% match

Medical Plan Options

Telemedicine

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Critical Illness and Accident Plans

HSA option

Job summary

Family Health West in Fruita, CO, is seeking a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) for a full-time, on-site role at our rural community hospital.

In this position you will provide independent anesthesia care across general, regional, neuraxial, and monitored techniques, perform pre-anesthesia evaluations, develop individualized plans, and collaborate with surgeons and nurses to ensure safe perioperative care.

Qualifications

• Colorado CRNA license in good standing.
• Ability to provide independent anesthesia care in a rural hospital.
• Experience with general, regional, neuraxial anesthesia.
• Strong clinical judgment and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-anesthesia evaluations and develop anesthesia plans.
• Independently administer and manage general, regional, neuraxial, and monitored anesthesia care.
• Provide perioperative management including airway and hemodynamic monitoring.
• Collaborate with surgeons, physicians, nurses, and staff.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and comply with regulatory standards.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.

Skills

CRNA

Anesthesia care

Independent judgment

Critical access hospital

Communication

Education

CRNA certification

Job description

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Full-time)

Job Category: Advanced Practice Provider

Requisition Number: CERTI002983

• Posted : August 14, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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FHW Hospital
Fruita, CO 81521, USA

Description

POSITION SUMMARY The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) provides safe, high-quality,

independent, patient-centered anesthesia care across the critical access hospital setting. The CRNA

independently evaluates patients, develops and implements individualized anesthesia plans, administers and

manages anesthesia, and provides comprehensive perioperative care in collaboration with surgeons,

physicians, nursing staff, and other members of the healthcare team.

This position offers the opportunity to practice broad-scope anesthesia in a community hospital environment,

caring for a diverse patient population and supporting a wide range of surgical, procedural, emergency, and

diagnostic services. The CRNA is expected to exercise sound clinical judgment, respond effectively to urgent

and emergent situations, and contribute to the hospital’s commitment to accessible, high-quality rural

General Duties

• Reliable and punctual attendance is essential; expected to be at job as scheduled each
• Communicate necessary information to others as appropriate.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information.
• Demonstrate ability to provide independent anesthesia care with strong clinical judgement,
• adaptability, communication skills and teamwork.
• Ability to function effectively and independently in a critical access/rural hospital environment.
• Perform pre-anesthesia evaluations, obtain relevant histories, assess risk, and develop
• individualized anesthesia plans.
• Independently administer and manage general, regional, neuraxial, and monitored anesthesia
• care as appropriate to patient needs and clinical setting.
• Provide perioperative management, including airway management, hemodynamic monitoring,
• pain management, emergence, and post-anesthesia care.
• Provide anesthesia services for scheduled and emergent procedures within the scope of hospital
• services.
• Support emergency surgical care as required.
• Recognize and independently manage anesthesia-related complications and participate in
• resuscitation and emergency response.
• Collaborate effectively with surgeons, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals
• while maintaining appropriate clinical autonomy.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation and comply with applicable regulatory,
• credentialing, and quality standards.
• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, education, and other activities that support
• the hospital and community.
• Maintain professional competence and remain current with evidence-based anesthesia practice.

Organizational Expectations

• Be responsible for my own attitude.
• Be open to constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement; accept constructive
• feedback in a positive manner.
• Be generous with my skills and abilities by educating others on new ideas and/or techniques;
• offer constructive input to support the work area appropriately and respectfully.
• Take responsibility to attend or obtain information provided at in-services, seminars and staff
• meetings.
• Demonstrate, through my actions and speech, that I represent the entire organization. I will
• take action to ensure that a need is met; emulate the mission and vision statements.
• Acknowledge and greet everyone; look approachable, with open body posture, eye contact and
• a smile; communicate appropriately using good interpersonal skills.
• Dress professionally and appropriately for my work environment.
• Know and follow policies and procedures for both organization and department safety issues.
• Communicate delays in services and take service recovery steps as needed.

$275k plus $10K Sign-on Bonus
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 5 pm

Immunizations required for employment

FHW offers a full benefits package including:

• FOR ALL EMPLOYEES:
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403 (B) with 4% match from FHW and zero day vesting schedule
• FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WORKING AT LEAST 30 HOURS A WEEK
• Medical Plan Options:
• PPO plan with copay/coinsurance and lower deductible
• High Deductible Health Plan with the option for a Health Savings Account.
• Telemedicine includes in both plan options.
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Insurance with a Short and Long Term Option.
• Critical Illness and Accident Plans
• Cafeteria Options: Health Reimbursement/ Flex Savings
• A host of other options to include: Pet Insurance, Identity Protection, Travel protection, etc.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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