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Assistant Director Anesthesia

Assistant Director Anesthesia

Children's of Alabama

Birmingham, AL • On-site

Full-time

Posted 13 days ago


Children's Of Alabama rating

6.4

Company rating: 6.4 out of 10

Based on 40 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

716th of 1,004 rated hospitals


Job description

In Anesthesia at Main Campus Children's of Alabama
Work schedule will be Full-time on the Day Shift, Monday - Friday.
Summary:
The Assistant Director of Anesthesia is a highly skilled, advanced practice clinician and dynamic leader responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centered anesthesia care across multiple perioperative settings. This role combines clinical excellence as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) with administrative and leadership responsibilities, including staff oversight, operational planning, and quality improvement initiatives. The Assistant Director serves as the direct supervisor for Children's South CRNAs and anesthesia technicians and provides leadership support to senior CRNAs and anesthesia staff.
This position requires a flexible, self-directed professional capable of working independently, leading multidisciplinary teams, and traveling between facilities to support consistent, high-quality anesthesia care.
Other information:
Education:
  • Required: Masters (MNA or MSN)
  • Preferred: Doctoral degree (DNP)
  • Graduated from an accredited nurse anesthesia program
  • Current NBCRNA certification and eligibility for state license
  • Unencumbered RN and APRN licensure in Alabama

Experience:
  • Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating daily clinical operations, staffing, scheduling, and resource management
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with anesthesiologists, surgeons, nursing leadership, and multidisciplinary teams.
  • Strong leadership, communication, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.
Other Information:
  • Current licensure as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in the state(s) of practice.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience in perioperative or anesthesia services.
  • Strong clinical expertise across pediatric populations.
  • Proficient in hospital information systems and perioperative technology.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills.
  • Ability to travel between facilities (approximately 60%-40% split) and provide operational coverage as needed both at Children's South and Children's Downtown (Main).
  • Flexible, self-directed, and able to work within 24/7 operational demands.

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist ABON
* Basic Life Support
* Pediatric Advanced Life Support
* Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
* Registered Nurse AL Single State
Education with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Masters of Nurse Anesthesia
* Masters Degree
Nonessential:
* Doctorate of Nursing Practice
Experience with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* 5 Years job experience as Staff Level with specialization in the field of Anesthesia
Nonessential:
* 5 Years Staff Level
We specialize in taking care of children during the peri-operative period undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. We cover general anesthesia cases in Benjamin Russell (including Interventional Radiology), Lowder, imaging, NICU, and emergency airways at Children's of Alabama. We are a level 1 trauma center and serve patients from every county in Alabama and nearly every state. Children's of Alabama is one of the largest pediatric medical facilities in the United States and as part of our anesthesia team, you'll be working alongside the best in the nation.

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Since 1911, Children’s of Alabama has provided specialized medical care for ill and injured children. Ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Children’s serves patients from every county in Alabama and nearly every state. With more than 3.5 million square feet, it is one of the largest pediatric medical facilities in the United States. Children’s offers inpatient and outpatient services at its Russell Campus on Birmingham’s historic Southside with additional specialty services provided at Children’s South, Children’s on 3rd and in Huntsville and Montgomery. Primary medical care is provided in more than a dozen communities across central Alabama. Children’s is the only health system in Alabama dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children. It is a private, not-for-profit medical center that serves as the teaching hospital for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) pediatric medicine, surgery, psychiatry, research and residency programs. The medical staff consists of UAB faculty and Children’s full-time physicians as well as private practicing community physicians. Our staff is committed to providing the finest pediatric healthcare to all children. We built our legacy on our core values of trust, teamwork, compassion, innovation and commitment. We know that every time we come through these doors we will live up to our high standards as we work to make a difference in children's lives. You've chosen a career that’s all about care. If you want to make a difference the life of children and their families, if you want to advance in your profession, if you appreciate good benefits, and want to work with outstanding medical professionals in a variety of areas, then Children’s of Alabama is where you belong.

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Health care and social assistance

Company size

5,001 - 10,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Birmingham, AL, US

Year founded

1911

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