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Jefferson Health

CRNA (Full Time) - Methodist Hospital - Philadelphia - $75K Sign-On Bonus

Job Details

Jefferson Health’s Methodist Hospital is seeking a full-time CRNA to join its exceptional anesthesia team at a highly respected, academically affiliated hospital. The facility is predominantly outpatient and serves as a center of excellence for multiple surgical specialties, including Orthopedics, Spine, Bariatrics, and Endoscopy. This role offers a collaborative, high-quality clinical environment with exposure to diverse cases and a strong emphasis on work–life balance.

Job Description

Jefferson Health’s Methodist Hospital, featuring state-of-the-art operating rooms and recently expanded services, is seeking a full-time CRNA to join its exceptional anesthesia team. This is an outstanding opportunity to practice in a highly respected hospital affiliated with a major academic health system.

Methodist Hospital is a predominantly outpatient surgical facility (approximately 67%) and serves as a center of excellence for Shoulder and Elbow, Hand Surgery, and its recently established Spine and Bariatric programs. The hospital performs more than 3,000 endoscopies annually and is a teaching site for ultrasound-guided nerve blocks.

This role offers a dynamic and collaborative clinical environment with exposure to a wide range of specialties and innovative practices, all while maintaining a strong focus on quality care and work–life balance.

Highlights:

• Well-established, collaborative anesthesia team
• Excellent work–life balance
• State-of-the-art equipment
• Epic EMR

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• Competitive retirement contributions
• Long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Malpractice insurance with tail coverage

Jefferson Health’s Methodist Hospital is a leading community-based teaching hospital in Philadelphia, known for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care. The hospital features state-of-the-art facilities and a strong focus on outpatient surgery, serving as a center of excellence for multiple surgical specialties. As part of Jefferson Health, Methodist Hospital combines advanced clinical care with academic affiliation, innovation, and a collaborative team-based environment.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Primary Location Address

2301 South Broad Street,, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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