At NorthStar Anesthesia, we take a team-first approach to ensure we have the right people in the right place providing the right care for patients. So, no matter your clinical interests, we have the right role and case mix to help you grow and lead as a physician—all while balancing work and life.
With clinician-centered staffing and work-life balancing benefits, we offer a positive environment where you can focus on great patient care.
Here, optimal performance and outcomes come from close collaboration among clinical, operations, and executive teams, from the local to national level. Decisions made in meeting rooms reflect the realities you experience in operating rooms.
Our Physician and CRNA-led Office of Clinical Quality engages clinicians in meaningful quality improvement activities and training opportunities, expanding best practices in patient safety.
Founded in 2004 by an anesthesiologist and a CRNA, NorthStar is built on a legacy of clinician leadership—we know what it takes to balance the art and science of patient care. We focus on the business of anesthesia care so you can excel in it.
What this looks like in practice: a schedule and caseload driven by your clinical interests. Leadership pathways and teaching opportunities. A salary structure and benefits that support your way of life. And a team-based culture with core values that enhance the physician experience—ultimately enhancing the patient’s experience, too.
At NorthStar, our triad model prioritizes dynamic, peer-to-peer decision-making among three key stakeholders: anesthesiologists, CRNAs, and our operations team. From the local to the national level, this triad aligns clinical teams and operations leaders to balance outstanding clinical care with optimal performance.
One of healthcare’s few certainties is change. With NorthStar, you’ll find the culture and values that support retention and long-term stability as the industry changes around us. Our team-focused model is proven to thrive through transition, so you can continue to focus on patient care—and your career.
Feel the difference of being part of one team with a unified vision of providing exceptional care by placing the patient at the center and focusing on our clinicians.
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The patients are happy to see you come in, because they know you're bringing the epidural. They know you're bringing the spinal, whatever it is they need, to make sure that you're taking care of the pain. - CRNA
We assume positive intent. We all wake up in the morning and come here to do the best for our patients and mean the best for them. - Physician, Clinical Leader – Local
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With NorthStar, you’ll experience a receptive and collaborative workplace, where we accentuate the positive and are fully committed to where we are going, as one team.
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I can't tell you how much I appreciate the support that NorthStar gave us to help build the team that we have now. - CRNA, Local Clinical Leader
It's an organization in which the CEO and top leadership are plugged in and aware of the day to day challenges facing our business. That is extremely rare. - Corporate Leader
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Join us to work alongside the best, advance your career in the face of change, and influence the next generation of anesthesia clinicians. The NorthStar culture is made up of those who aspire to be more, to give more. If this sounds like you, join us.
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Anyone who wants to work for a company who truly cares about their employees, listens and cares about issues, teamwork, works to ensure stability and growth for the future, needs to look no further than NorthStar. - CRNA
That’s what I love about the company, is it just continues to grow. There's an upward trajectory that I feel like portends a good story for us in the future. - Physician, Clinical Leader - Local
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At NorthStar Anesthesia, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to staffing our locations. Rather than emphasize ratios, we build the right staffing model for each location and case mix, prioritizing our anesthesia care team approach to meet patient needs.
We use a variety of compensation models. Base compensation covers agreed upon hours and caseload, and anything above and beyond that is compensated based on discussions among the team.
Regardless of your compensation relationship with NorthStar, we strive to optimize the administrative responsibilities involved in your practice so you can focus on what you do best: Care for patients.
Unlike a growing number of anesthesia groups, we are not funded by private equity investors. Rather, we are a leading, national anesthesia practice company, founded by an anesthesiologist and a CRNA more than 10 years ago. Supported by a long-term holding company, we are positioned to prioritize strategic, long-term investments across our business rather than short-term shareholder gains.
We aim for optimal staffing at each location to provide both the best care for patients and a healthy balance for clinicians. Scheduling is determined by local teams, which allows you to maximize the flexibility of your hours while still growing as a professional and, when possible, taking on the cases compatible with your clinical interests.
We do NOT offer opportunities for research through the OCQ. Any research opportunities in partnership with our academic hospital partners that employ the residents.
In our Triad model, CRNAs, anesthesiologists, and operations teams collaborate in decision-making at the local, regional, and national level. From daily OR board management to ongoing review and assessment of perioperative KPIs, the Triad supports optimal clinical care and business performance, with decisions made peer-to-peer, at all levels.
