Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
Quick facts
- Pay
- $135.00 - $150.00 per hour (Permanent) or $205.00 per hour (1099)
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- East Chicago, Indiana
- Background
- MD / physician
- Industry
- Health and Care — 3087 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Job Type : Full-time, Permanent (1099 also available) | Monday - Friday, 7am-3:30pm with an evening, weekend and holiday on-call rotation
Compensation: Permanent hourly rate: $135.00 - $150.00 | 1099 hourly rate: $205.00
Location: East Chicago, IN Relocation Assistance available
Join a well-established and expanding healthcare provider in Northwest Indiana that actively prioritizes physician well-being and a sustainable work-life balance. This full-time position offers the unique opportunity to design your practice around your professional goals within a premier, tech-forward environment, distinguished as one of the few HIMSS Stage VII facilities in the country.
Responsibilities:
- Perform and document a pre-anesthetic assessment and evaluation of the patient
- Call Rotation: CRNAs act as a second call to the Anesthesiologists. Typically, here for a case if there is more than 1 OR running after 3:30pm on the weekdays; or if this occurs on the weekends. We do our best to try not to schedule any electric cases past 3:30pm. When fully staffed, there is a weeknight and weekend rotation amongst 3 CRNAs. The schedules are monthly.
- Develop an appropriate anesthesia care plan based on patient history and surgical needs
- Select, obtain, and administer the anesthetic, adjuvant, and accessory drugs and fluids
- Manage patient airway and pulmonary status using masks, endotracheal intubation, or mechanical ventilation
- Facilitate emergence and recovery from anesthesia by selecting and administering medications
- Provide post-anesthesia follow-up care and evaluate patient response to anesthesia
- Support 28 ORs and Non-Operating Room Anesthesia areas including 7 GI suites, Cath Labs, and IR
- Manage a daily patient volume of 2 to 10 cases depending on complexity
- Participate in a 1 weekend per month call rotation
- Utilize AI-functionality within the Epic EMR system for inpatient and outpatient documentation
- Maintain compliance with HIMSS Stage VII standards for digital medical record sophistication
- Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nursing staff in a multidisciplinary team
- Adhere to hospital safety protocols and infection control standards
- Attend departmental meetings and contribute to quality improvement initiatives
Requirements:
- Graduate of an accredited nurse anesthesia educational program
- Current state registered nurse license
- Current state advanced practice nurse prescriber license
- Board Certified or Board Eligible by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists
- Current ACLS and BLS certifications
- Proficiency with Epic EMR systems preferred
Benefits:
- Highly competitive salary offers (negotiable - MGMA guidelines)
- Contract bonuses off of RVU's and quality metrics
- Sign-on bonus (negotiable)
- Relocation reimbursement (negotiable)
- Medical/Dental/Vision insurance plans included
- 403(b) opportunities including employer match
- Exceptional CME funds -$2,000
- Licensure reimbursement: license, CSR, DEA, Dues/Subscriptions
- Flexible time off
- Open to H-1B applicants who meet all federal requirements and possess an unrestricted Indiana medical license
- Competitive compensation package aligned with current MGMA benchmarks; final salary is indicative and subject to adjustment based on the candidate's professional experience and qualifications
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name National Coalition of Healthcare Recruiters in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Nurse Anesthetists (SOC 29-1151).
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This role doesn't clearly match a profession on the USMCA (TN) list.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Level III (experienced)Nurse Anesthetists · Indiana (state median of areas). Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $148,002 | ~15% |
| Level II | $205,577 | ~31% |
| Level III | $249,226 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $295,027 | ~61% |
This job pays $280,800–$312,000 a year (converted from an hourly rate, 2,080 hours) — that's Level III (experienced). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level III registration gets 3 entries; estimated selection chance about 46% — better than average.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.