Where do CRNA’s work?

The short answer to this question is that CRNA’s work in hospital operating rooms, labor and delivery wards, and anywhere there is a need for anesthesia services. In the more urban areas, CRNA’s generally work for the hospital or the anesthesia groups under the supervision of the anesthesiologist. In more rural areas, there may be no anesthesiologists. In these locations, you will often find an anesthesia group that is owned by CRNA’s. As a general rule, CRNA’s at these locations are more independent, and have less back-up available for assistance. New graduate CRNA’s are often more comfortable working in locations where there is more readily available assistance.

There are also CRNA’s who work for travel agencies. These may look attractive at first, since these type positions generally pay considerably more than other positions. The thing is that these positions are straight pay. There are no benefits connected with most of these positions, and you are responsible for your own taxes.