Primary care, hospital medicine, behavioral health, and multi-specialty physician recruiting.
Elina Sindhu
Healthcare Recruiting
Anesthesiologist staffing agency — Anesthesia recruiting for hospitals and ASCs
Your next anesthesiologist isn't on a job board. They're running someone else's call schedule right now.
- Matched by specialty, call schedule, and culture
- Permanent and contract staffing
- Every candidate screened before introduction
Chosen by hospitals, health systems, and healthcare organizations
Anesthesia roles we place
Anesthesia programs vary in structure, case mix, and supervision model. We recruit across all of them:
MD/DO Anesthesiologists
General, cardiac, pediatric, obstetric, and neuroanesthesia
Pain Management Anesthesiologists
Interventional and chronic pain programs
CRNAs
Supervised and independent practice, inpatient and ASC settings
Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants (CAA)
ACT model programs in states where CAAs are licensed
Director of Anesthesia / Chief of Anesthesia
Department leadership with active clinical duties
Regional Anesthesia Specialists
Nerve block programs, orthopedic and sports medicine focus
We start with your program model,
not a candidate list
Before we identify a single candidate, we ask two questions most agencies skip: what's your anesthesia program model, and which provider types does it actually require? For anesthesiologist searches, we also verify:
American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) certification and active state medical license
DEA registration and ACLS
Malpractice history
Liability claims or settlements reviewed before introduction
Fellowship training verified where required
Cardiac, pediatric, regional, or pain management fellowship completion confirmed
Case type experience: cardiac, pediatric, obstetric, regional, pain management
Call and scheduling compatibility
Supervision model experience: independent, 1:2 or 1:4 medical direction, ACT
Compensation expectations and genuine interest in your opportunity
Why anesthesia searches are taking longer than they used to
Anesthesiologist recruiting has become harder to execute on job boards because the most experienced providers aren't looking. The anesthesia shortage isn't something a single job posting can fix. A large share of today's anesthesiologists are approaching retirement. According to Medicus HCS, 59% are age 55 or older, and the U.S. is projected to face a shortage of 6,300 anesthesiologists by 2036. Much of that shortage is expected to come from retirements. On the CRNA side, the 2025 DNP requirement has made the training pathway longer, and annual graduation numbers aren't expected to increase at the same pace while doctoral programs continue to expand.
That's the reality every hospital and surgery center is hiring in today.
We keep hearing "We reached out to a few anesthesiologists, but nobody was interested." Honestly, that's pretty common. Most experienced anesthesiologists aren't sitting around waiting for recruiter emails. They're busy. They're already employed. Many aren't thinking about changing jobs at all.
The conversation usually starts because the opportunity is right, not because they happened to see a job posting or reply to one email.
That's why working with an anesthesiologist recruiter who focuses on passive candidates instead of waiting for applications can make a real difference in a competitive market. We spend our time building relationships before a search even starts. When the right opportunity comes along, we're not introducing ourselves for the first time. We're picking up a conversation that's already been going.
Request candidates →Get to know the recruiters behind our searches
You'll work with recruiters who understand the realities of today's market and the specialties they recruit for.
Behavioral health physicians, emergency medicine, and difficult-to-fill physician specialties.
Ray Shimray
Healthcare Recruiting
Chief Medical Officers, Medical Directors, physician leadership, and executive healthcare hiring.
Annie Larkin
Healthcare Recruiting
70+ additional recruiters dedicated to your specific hiring needs
Our recent anesthesiologist placements
Names and identifying details have been removed to protect client confidentiality.
CRNA
29 days
Director, Anesthesia
42 days
Staff Anesthesiologist
24 days
Frequently asked questions
Most anesthesiologists are board certified through the American Board of Anesthesiology and hold an active medical license and DEA registration. CRNAs are certified through the NBCRNA and hold an active APRN license. As of 2025, students entering accredited CRNA programs graduate with either a DNAP or DNP. The profession has officially moved to doctoral-level entry.
It depends on your state's regulations and how your anesthesia team is structured.
Anesthesiologists are physicians certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) and typically earn around $485,000 annually. CRNAs are certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) and average about $230,000, but whether they can practice independently depends on state law. CAAs are certified by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA), earn roughly $180,000 on average, and always work under the supervision of an anesthesiologist.
This is one of the first conversations we have before starting a search. Recruiting the wrong provider type for your staffing model only slows the process down. Once we understand how your anesthesia team is structured and what your state's regulations allow, we focus the search on the providers who are actually a fit.
Absolutely. Working in an ambulatory surgery center isn't the same as working in a hospital. The pace is different, the cases are different, and in many ASCs the anesthesia model is different too.
That's why we don't lump every anesthesia search together. If you're hiring for an ASC, we'll focus on providers who've already worked in that kind of setting.
We work on a contingency basis. There are no upfront fees, and you only pay if you hire someone we introduce. Before we start, we'll walk you through exactly how our fees work, how long the search is likely to take, and what's covered under our replacement guarantee.
Yes. A lot of hospitals bring in locums while they're searching for a permanent anesthesiologist or CRNA, and we can help with that too.
Whether it's a locum assignment or a permanent hire, we go through the same process. We make sure licenses, board certification, DEA registration, scheduling, and overall fit are all checked before we introduce anyone.
Posting won't find them. Waiting won't either.
Our recruiters reach them through direct outreach, not job boards, and present only candidates who match your program model, case mix, and supervision structure.
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