Locum CRNA Kirksville, MO | Inpatient Ortho/Neuro/Peds + Call (Travel, Lodging & Malpractice Covered)

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Locum tenens opportunity in Kirksville, MO providing inpatient anesthesia coverage (clinical + call) on an ongoing basis, ASAP start. Schedule: weekdays 6:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. with 2nd-call/backup responsibilities and a 30-minute call response time. Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance provided by the agency. Coverage reason: supplemental.

Practice environment and patients

• Service setting: inpatient; EMR: paper charting.
• Case mix: full orthopedic, complex orthopedic, head & spine, neurosurgery, pediatric, regional, thoracic (non–open heart), OB, and pain management procedures.
• Average daily volume: TBD.
• ACT model: medical direction. Physicians are first call for OR and OB cases; CRNAs do not perform peripheral blocks and rarely perform epidurals.

Clinical responsibilities

• Provide anesthesia services under medical direction and serve as backup call for physician-managed OR and OB cases.
• Deliver general, spinal, and epidural anesthesia; manage regional anesthesia for surgical cases.
• Manage ventilation and acute hemodynamic/volume issues intraoperatively.
• Perform post-op epidurals and extremity blocks, epidural steroid injections (lumbar & cervical), and transforaminal procedures with x‑ray guidance.
• Place central venous lines, arterial lines, and pulmonary artery catheters as needed.
• Collaborate with the perioperative team to maintain patient safety and continuity of care.

Credentials and compliance

• Board status: BC/BE.
• Missouri license required.
• Certifications: ACLS, BNDD; DEA and CSRD credentials required.
• Temporary privileges available.