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Hire an anesthesiologist whose recent cases, call experience, and care team work match your operating rooms.
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What happens next
- We review your role, responsibilities and location.
- Ivan or a senior team member will reach out soon.
- You meet a focused shortlist when qualified candidates fit the agreed search.
- Fees.
- No upfront fee. Pay only if you hire, under the signed agreement.
- Exclusivity.
- Set out in the signed client agreement.
- Confidentiality.
- We agree the brief before outreach. This is not a promise of absolute anonymity.
- No hire.
- No hire means no fee on standard searches.
- Cardiac Anesthesiologist
- Pediatric Anesthesiologist
- Regional Anesthesiologist
What does an open seat cost you every week?
An open role costs you more than the recruiting fee. Someone covers the work, waits for care, or stops a service. We ask what is falling behind and who is carrying it. Use your own figures to compare the cost of waiting with the cost of hiring.
The seat is costing you every week.
Overtime, diverted patients, a stretched team and a schedule held together by favors.
The posting brought the wrong people.
Applicants arrive, but the person who has done this exact work is employed and not looking.
You are the one chasing.
Screening calls, no-shows and follow-ups land on the desk of someone with a facility to run.
What does this hire really come down to?
Anesthesia coverage changes when the physician’s actual work differs from the role on paper. A cardiac fellow may now practice general cases. A regional specialist may have limited block volume. We recruit permanent anesthesiologists by defining your daily cases, CRNA model, and after-hours coverage before presenting the role.
A state medical license and anesthesia credentials open the conversation, but recent practice decides whether a physician can support your surgeons. We ask what cases they personally anesthetized, which blocks they perform, and how recently they worked with cardiac, pediatric, or pain patients. ABA certification status and relevant fellowship training matter, yet neither replaces a discussion of current work.
One physician may personally provide anesthesia for most cases. Another may direct CRNAs across several rooms. A hybrid role can shift between both. We describe your supervision ratio, room assignments, induction duties, and escalation process so candidates can judge the work accurately.
What do we check before you see anyone?
License, ABA status, and fellowship history. We confirm the physician holds the state license needed for your position and review ABA certification status. For cardiac, pediatric, regional, or pain work, we ask how fellowship training connects to their current case mix.
- Recent case mix. We ask what they handled during a typical week, including general surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics, cardiac, pediatric, and ambulatory cases where relevant. This separates historical exposure from skills used now.
- Care team duties. We ask how many CRNAs the physician supervised, what they did personally at induction and emergence, and when they took over a case. The answers show whether their prior model resembles yours.
- Regional anesthesia work. We discuss which blocks the physician performs, how often, and whether they place blocks before surgery, in block areas, or after surgery. We also ask who handles follow-up questions when block issues arise.
- Call pattern and backup. We describe weekday, overnight, weekend, and holiday call plainly. We ask about the candidate’s recent call rotation, urgent cases they covered, and what physician or surgical backup was available.
- Credentialing history and scope changes. We ask whether privileges changed, why they changed, and whether any pending credentialing items could affect a start date. Your credentialing team evaluates eligibility for the proposed anesthesia privileges, including any limits on obstetric, pediatric, or cardiac practice.
Where do we find them, and why would they move?
We speak with anesthesiologists from independent and national anesthesia groups, academic departments, fellowship programs, and ASC anesthesia provider pools. Each source pool has different practice patterns. An academic physician may want more personal cases, while an ASC physician may seek broader hospital work or call exposure.
People may consider a move after a care team redesign, a changed call burden, a narrower case mix, or a family relocation. We ask what has changed, what they want next, and whether the proposed role addresses that decision. Compensation matters, but it is not the only reason a physician considers leaving.
Which mistakes stall the search?
A common mistake is treating a cardiac, pediatric, regional, or pain fellowship as proof of current clinical scope without asking about recent cases. Another is describing CRNA supervision vaguely, then discovering the candidate expected personal practice or a different room ratio.
Waiting until final interviews to explain call frequency, late-room coverage, emergency cases, and available backup.
How would we run the search for this opening?
We document your surgical service lines, expected personal cases, CRNA supervision ratio, regional block duties, and call schedule. We review license status, ABA certification, fellowship background, work history, recent cases, call experience, and reasons for considering a move. You meet physicians with a clear agenda: cases, care team decisions, surgeon communication, call coverage, and relocation plans if relevant.
Describe the work
We also identify which privileges are necessary at hire and which are preferred.
Screen the physician
We then present candidates whose answers match the work you described.
Run focused interviews
Compare each shortlisted physician’s recent case mix with your surgical schedule. Ask them to explain past decisions about CRNA assignments and urgent add-on cases to assess fit with your staffing model. Permanent contingency placement carries no upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. Written agreements set fee and replacement terms for standard searches.
Where this search connects
Primary Care & Hospital-Based Physicians
SpecialtyHospitals & Health Systems
SettingAcademic Medical Centers
SettingChildren's Hospitals
SettingRural & Critical Access Hospitals
SettingAnesthesiologist, Ambulatory Surgery Center
Role in a settingAnesthesiologist, Children's Hospitals
Role in a settingAnesthesiologist, Academic Medical Centers
Role in a settingFamily Medicine Physician
Related roleInternal Medicine Physician
Related roleHospitalist (incl. Nocturnist)
Related roleEmergency Medicine Physician
Related roleNational median annual wage. SOC 29-1211, Anesthesiologists.
The published occupation matches Anesthesiologist. BLS wages are not a specific employer offer.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025-05, released 2026-05-15. View source. See the full guide.
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How do you screen for the right CRNA care team experience?
We ask how the physician worked with CRNAs during induction, intraoperative management, emergence, breaks, and urgent events. We also ask about the number of rooms and the supervision ratio they managed, rather than relying on a job title. Your care team model also changes the right hire.
Do we need a cardiac, pediatric, or regional fellowship for this search?
That depends on the work the physician will perform and the privileges your organization expects. We identify whether fellowship training is essential, preferred, or less important than recent case volume in that area.
What should we disclose about call?
Share the actual rotation, overnight expectations, late-room coverage, obstetric or emergency work, and available backup. Candidates can weigh the role properly when call is described before an onsite interview.
Can you help with locum, travel, contract, or per diem coverage?
Yes, coverage is available on request. Credentialing, licensing and malpractice coverage are confirmed per engagement before anyone starts.
How do you assess whether a physician will work well with surgeons and perioperative staff?
We ask for concrete examples of disagreements about case timing, block plans, room turnover, or CRNA assignments. If a physician describes a past conflict, we ask what they said, who made the final decision, and what changed afterward.
What should you send us about this role?
Send us the role, where the person will work and what needs to change with this hire. We will ask about the work, not just the title. Share any license or schedule limits that could rule someone out before we begin the search.
Tell us the cases you need covered, the care team model, and the call reality. We will start with anesthesiologists whose recent work gives you a credible reason to interview them.
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
What happens next
- We review your role, responsibilities and location.
- Ivan or a senior team member will reach out soon.
- You meet a focused shortlist when qualified candidates fit the agreed search.
- Fees.
- No upfront fee. Pay only if you hire, under the signed agreement.
- Exclusivity.
- Set out in the signed client agreement.
- Confidentiality.
- We agree the brief before outreach. This is not a promise of absolute anonymity.
- No hire.
- No hire means no fee on standard searches.
Which other positions in this family should you consider?
What do you get at each step of the search?
Our process for every search: calibrate the seat with you, map the market, research the real people, reach out to each one personally, qualify them in live conversation, then hand you a short list with a written brief on each person and support through the offer.
Search Calibration
You get an agreed brief: the work, reporting line, credentials, schedule, and offer you can make.
Market Mapping
You get a search aimed at relevant backgrounds, including people working now who have not applied.
Professional Contact Intelligence
We check appropriate ways to reach the people identified for your search. You do not have to chase them yourself.
Persistent Personalized Outreach
We explain your actual job and follow up with people who may consider a conversation.
Live Candidate Qualification
You see people we have spoken with about the work, interest, and practical fit, not an unread resume pile.
Candidate Intelligence and Process Support
You get a written brief and support through interviews and offer discussions. You make the hiring decision.
How long will it take to see a short list?
That depends on the job, schedule, available people, and what your employer can offer. We discuss those constraints before outreach and update you as candidates respond. We do not promise a fixed shortlist date. We check the job brief before arranging interviews. Tell us which parts of the role you can change.
What if a candidate receives a counteroffer?
We ask why the person wants to move and discuss competing decisions before an offer. A counteroffer can still change their choice. Keep the duties and offer clear rather than assuming more money settles every concern. Tell us early if parts of your offer cannot change, so the candidate hears it from us first.
What are the replacement terms?
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement. Ask us to walk through those terms before you sign, so you know how a replacement would work for your opening and who would start it.
What do we not do in a standard permanent search?
We do not bill standard contingency search by the hour or simply repost your job. Temporary coverage is a separate arrangement. Any retainer or different engagement must be agreed, not assumed. Tell us early if you need coverage while the permanent search runs.