Chief CRNA - Rockford, IL $182,000 - $311,000
Posted Sep 3, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
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About your past
Tell me about a time you led a team of anesthesia providers through a staffing shortage.
What they are checking: Whether they can keep cases covered and safe without burning out the team.
Tell me about a time you addressed a performance or safety concern with another CRNA.
What they are checking: Whether they can have direct, fair conversations about clinical practice as a leader.
Tell me about a time you brought in a change in practice that the team pushed back on.
What they are checking: Whether they can lead change through evidence and buy-in rather than orders alone.
How do you keep your own clinical skills current while carrying leadership duties?
What they are checking: Whether they stay credible at the bedside, since a chief who loses touch loses the team's respect.
What would you do
What would you do in your first 90 days as Chief CRNA to understand how the anesthesia team is working?
What they are checking: Whether they listen and learn the department before making changes to a team that already has habits.
A surgeon is pressuring a CRNA to start a case before a patient is properly optimized. How do you step in?
What they are checking: Whether they protect patient safety and back their staff while keeping the surgical relationship working.
How would you work with the anesthesiologists so that everyone's role on the care team is clear?
What they are checking: Whether they can build trust and clear expectations between CRNAs and physicians.
What would you do to recruit and keep good CRNAs in Rockford?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that retention depends on culture, scheduling and growth, not only pay.
About the work
How would you build a schedule that offers 5x8 and 4x10 options and still covers every room?
What they are checking: Whether they can balance provider flexibility with the operating room's coverage needs.
Walk me through how you would handle an unexpected difficult airway in a patient who seemed routine.
What they are checking: Whether their clinical judgment in a crisis is strong enough to model for the team they lead.
How do you use Epic to review anesthesia quality, documentation or turnover data?
What they are checking: Whether they can use data from the EMR to find problems and track whether fixes work.
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