"We were tired of being placed wrong — by people who'd never drawn up a propofol syringe or managed a difficult airway."
AVEA CRNA was founded by two Florida-based CRNAs and a healthcare executive with over 45 combined years in the OR, the ICU, and everything in between. When our co-founder Kristin decided to go 1099, the hard part wasn't the clinical work. What followed was CV ownership games, outdated rates, recruiters who couldn't answer basic clinical questions — and a process designed to benefit everyone except the CRNA.
We tried direct contracts and hit walls. We watched facilities struggle to fill critical roles while experienced CRNAs sat frustrated on the sidelines. The gap wasn't clinical expertise — it was a fundamentally broken recruiting system.
So we sat down as a team and asked: what would recruiting look like if it was built for the CRNA first?
That question became AVEA CRNA. A firm where your recruiter has actually stood where you're standing. Where you know the rate, facility details, and expectations before you say yes. Where no one owns your CV, and no one disappears after the contract is signed.
We maintain active clinical practice because staying in the OR keeps us honest. It means understanding what "a good fit" actually looks like on the floor — not just on paper. That's the lens through which we place every single candidate, and why our clients keep coming back.
We built AVEA for CRNAs who are done settling, and for facilities who need the right candidate quickly — not months later. This is what recruiting looks like when the recruiter has skin in the game.
