Chief Anesthesia Manager - University Hospital

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC); Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston seeks a Nursing Anesthesia Services Manager to oversee one or more anesthesia teams, including CRNAs and CAAs. You will collaborate with the Director to hire, promote, and take corrective action while promoting clinical excellence.

You will lead performance evaluations, coaching, and professional development, ensure adherence to policies and standards, and help optimize staffing, budgets, and operational workflows across the department.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nurse Anesthesia required.
• Minimum five years of clinical practice experience.
• Demonstrated leadership engagement within the department required.
• Current SC CRNA license with national certification.
• BLS and ACLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee CRNAs, CAAs, and other staff; provide coaching and evaluation.
• Collaborate with Director to hire, promote, and take corrective action.
• Ensure high-quality anesthesia practice and alignment with policies.
• Develop budgets, staffing models, deployment strategies.
• Lead process improvements and interprofessional collaboration.

Job description

Job Description Summary

Manages one or more functional areas within the department and provides direct oversight of CRNAs, CAAs, or more professional and support staff, including subordinate supervisors. In collaboration with the Director of Anesthesia Providers and Technicians, exercises hiring, promotion, and corrective action authority. Ensures high-quality anesthesia practice through consistent evaluation, clinical observation, feedback, and meaningful professional engagement with providers. Supports practitioners through performance evaluation, coaching, counseling, and corrective processes to promote professional growth and clinical excellence.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Cost Center

CC000267 CHS - Anesthesia (Main)

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-37

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Job Summary/Purpose : Manages one or more functional areas within the department and provides direct oversight of CRNAs, CAAs, or more professional and support staff, including subordinate supervisors. In collaboration with the Director of Anesthesia Providers and Technicians, exercises hiring, promotion, and corrective action authority. Ensures high-quality anesthesia practice through consistent evaluation, clinical observation, feedback, and meaningful professional engagement with providers. Supports practitioners through performance evaluation, coaching, counseling, and corrective processes to promote professional growth and clinical excellence.

Maintains responsibility for evaluating and optimizing departmental processes while ensuring compliance with organizational policies, accreditation standards, and all applicable laws and regulations. Partners with leadership in the development, oversight, and ongoing monitoring of assigned cost center budgets and financial performance. Holds accountability for staffing models, coverage plans, and deployment strategies, balancing operational needs with budgetary constraints and sound financial stewardship. Functions both independently and collaboratively to support fiscal accountability and achieve key operational and financial objectives.

Promotes strong interprofessional collaboration and leads initiatives, strategic priorities, and program development efforts that positively impact departmental culture, organizational performance, and community engagement. Plans, organizes, facilitates, monitors, and evaluates departmental activities in alignment with employee and organizational goals. Partners with leaders to establish and refine operating procedures, enhance clinical and non-clinical workflows, improve productivity, and advance quality and operational outcomes across diverse care delivery settings. Proactively identifies opportunities to enhance clinical processes, scope of practice, and patient management approaches. Fosters a culture that empowers and motivates team members to perform at their highest potential.

Minimum Training and Education

Master’s degree in Nurse Anesthesia or equivalent required, with a minimum of five (5) years of clinical practice experience.

Demonstrated leadership engagement within the department required, such as completion of advanced degree coursework, leadership of quality improvement initiatives, participation on hospital-wide committees, CRNA of the Day (COD) or Lead CRNA, or participation in formal leadership development programs.

Prior experience in a leadership role is required.

Required Licensure, Certifications, and Registrations

Must be an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with a current license to practice and official recognition as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in the State of South Carolina. Certification by the Council on Certification is required, with current recertification maintained as applicable.

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification is required, either through the American Heart Association (AHA), BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA-recognized equivalent) or the American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.

Additional Job Description

Physical and Mental Requirements : Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous) Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work from elevated areas. (Frequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to bend at the waist. (Continuous) Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Frequent) Ability to perform "pinching" operations. (Frequent) Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to reach overhead. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Continuous) Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous) Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift from 36 inches to overhead 25 lbs. (Infrequent) Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force. (Frequent) Examples include: To transfer a 100 lb. patient that cannot assist in the transfer requires 50 lbs. of force. For every 100 additional pounds, assistance will be required from another healthcare worker. 20 lbs. of force is needed to push a 400 lb. patient in a wheelchair on carpet. 25 lbs. of force is required to push a stretcher with a patient with one hand. Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance. (Continuous) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Continuous) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous) Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. (Continuous) Ability to work rotating shifts. (Frequent) Ability to work overtime as required. (Frequent) Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) (Selected Positions) *Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. (Continuous) *(Selected Positions) *Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. (Continuous) (Selected Positions)

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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