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CRNA Opportunity at Sanford Health ($30K Sign-On + $75K Student Loan Assistance)

Posted 5 days ago / Updated June 29, 2026

Job Highlights

Call Required Facility (Direct Hire) Full Time MN W-2

Job Description

Sanford Health is seeking full-time Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) to join its collaborative anesthesia team in Bemidji, Minnesota. If you’re looking to move beyond a medically directed practice, this opportunity offers outstanding autonomy with CRNAs practicing independently nearly all of the time while working alongside an experienced, supportive team.

Providers enjoy a broad bread-and-butter case mix with opportunities to care for obstetric, orthopedic, outpatient, pediatric, and regional anesthesia patients in a collaborative environment designed to maximize CRNA practice. With excellent compensation, generous student loan assistance, relocation reimbursement, and comprehensive benefits, this is an outstanding opportunity for both experienced CRNAs and new graduates.

Why You’ll Love This Opportunity

  • Independent collaborative practice model with only 1% medical direction
  • Excellent work-life balance and supportive team environment
  • Outstanding opportunity for new graduates
  • Broad variety of clinical cases
  • Strong CRNA autonomy
  • Hospital-employed W-2 position

Compensation & Benefits

  • Annual compensation starting around $260,000+
  • New graduate starting salary of approximately $269,489
  • $30,000 sign-on bonus
  • $75,000 student loan assistance over three years
  • Overtime paid at time-and-a-half
  • CME reimbursement
  • Relocation assistance
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Malpractice coverage provided
  • W-2 employment

Job Requirements

  • Current or eligible Minnesota CRNA license
  • NBCRNA certification required
  • Current ACLS certification required
  • Current PALS certification required
  • No fellowship training required
  • New graduates are encouraged to apply

Schedule & Practice

  • Full-time position
  • Immediate start available
  • Collaborative practice model with only 1% medical direction
  • CRNAs administer their own induction agents
  • Practice includes bread-and-butter anesthesia with orthopedics, obstetrics, outpatient surgery, regional anesthesia, pediatric cases, and preoperative clinic responsibilities
  • Some chronic pain and acute pain service responsibilities
  • Occasional cardiac ablations and rare vascular, thoracic, and trauma cases
  • No neuroanesthesia
  • Opportunity to perform arterial lines, epidurals, spinal anesthesia, axillary blocks, and other regional blocks
  • Team includes 11 CRNAs and 1 anesthesiologist

Location

Sanford Health
Bemidji, Minnesota

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