Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

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: 
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  

Salary Min ($): USD $82.00 Salary Max ($): USD $137.00