KurzSolutions
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
KurzSolutions, Shiprock, New Mexico, United States, 87420
CRNA - Certified Registered Nurse AnesthetistThe Trails of the Ancients Byway
The Location - Navajo Nation, Shiprock, NMWitness the sculpted horizons of the southwest, where man-made boundaries mean nothing to the rugged lands. Here the past is the present where Hopi families still carry water to pueblo villages perched atop high mesas. Granaries at Keet Seel ruins in Navajo National Monument hold corn cobs stored seven centuries ago. Navajo families farm centuries-old field in Canyon de Chelly National Monument, site of prehistoric cliff dwelling inhabited by the Anasazi, ancestors of today's Pueblo Tribes. And Hopi and Navajo artisans still sell their trademark rugs and jewelry at the Hubble Trading Post.
Explore the Four Corners Region
The Facility - Northern Navajo Medical CenterThe Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico is located in the Four Corners area of the United States where New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah meet. Northern Navajo Medical Center is one of five facilities located within the Shiprock Service Unit. The Shiprock Service Unit is the largest service unit of the Navajo Nation.
Approximately 80,837 Native Americans (mostly Navajo) are enrolled at Northern Navajo Medical Center. The inpatient load is 29 per day and the outpatient volume averages 600 per day.
A variety of services are available including internal medicine, family practice, urgent and emergency care, pediatrics, general surgery, women's health, mental health, respiratory therapy, outpatient rehabilitation services, pharmacy, optometry, dental, public health nursing, social services, health promotion/disease prevention, radiology, laboratory and benefits coordination.
Northern Navajo Medical Center employs 860 full-time employees. The medical staff consists of 75 physicians and 24 mid-level providers.
RESPONSIBILITIESThe CRNA will work a variable schedule, arranged in advance (usually a minimum of two weeks) and approved by the Chief of the Anesthesia Department. Duties include the following:
ttend outpatient clinic sessions, evaluating patient complaints, making diagnoses, designing treatment plans, educating the patient and family about their condition and initiating care.Perform general anesthesia for elective, urgent and emergent cases. Provide sedation to include: minimal, moderate, and deep sedation.Provide anesthesia to include: neuraxial (epidural and spinal) and extremity blocks. Provide anesthesia services for all age groups and degrees of disability to include trauma.Prepares prescriptions accurately following federal and UP Public Health Service Laws and Policies. CRNA agrees to assure appropriateness of drug therapy.The Anesthesiologist/CRNA will assure that drug therapy is safe, efficacious, and cost-effective. Standards of care developed and adopted by the professional staff of the facility shall be the criteria for appropriateness of drug therapy.The Anesthesiologist/CRNA shall screen the patient health record to avoid inappropriate drug interactions and monitor patients for the appropriateness of therapy.REQUIREMENTS
Must have twelve months of anesthesia experience with twelve months in the specialty requiredll anesthesia providers shall be Board Certified and possess a current, valid, unrestricted license in a state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico or a Territory of the United StatesThe following certifications must be maintained during employment: BLS, PALS, ACLS
www.kurzsolutions.comKurzSolutions is committed to improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with the top healthcare talent in the market.
The Location - Navajo Nation, Shiprock, NMWitness the sculpted horizons of the southwest, where man-made boundaries mean nothing to the rugged lands. Here the past is the present where Hopi families still carry water to pueblo villages perched atop high mesas. Granaries at Keet Seel ruins in Navajo National Monument hold corn cobs stored seven centuries ago. Navajo families farm centuries-old field in Canyon de Chelly National Monument, site of prehistoric cliff dwelling inhabited by the Anasazi, ancestors of today's Pueblo Tribes. And Hopi and Navajo artisans still sell their trademark rugs and jewelry at the Hubble Trading Post.
Explore the Four Corners Region
The Facility - Northern Navajo Medical CenterThe Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico is located in the Four Corners area of the United States where New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah meet. Northern Navajo Medical Center is one of five facilities located within the Shiprock Service Unit. The Shiprock Service Unit is the largest service unit of the Navajo Nation.
Approximately 80,837 Native Americans (mostly Navajo) are enrolled at Northern Navajo Medical Center. The inpatient load is 29 per day and the outpatient volume averages 600 per day.
A variety of services are available including internal medicine, family practice, urgent and emergency care, pediatrics, general surgery, women's health, mental health, respiratory therapy, outpatient rehabilitation services, pharmacy, optometry, dental, public health nursing, social services, health promotion/disease prevention, radiology, laboratory and benefits coordination.
Northern Navajo Medical Center employs 860 full-time employees. The medical staff consists of 75 physicians and 24 mid-level providers.
RESPONSIBILITIESThe CRNA will work a variable schedule, arranged in advance (usually a minimum of two weeks) and approved by the Chief of the Anesthesia Department. Duties include the following:
ttend outpatient clinic sessions, evaluating patient complaints, making diagnoses, designing treatment plans, educating the patient and family about their condition and initiating care.Perform general anesthesia for elective, urgent and emergent cases. Provide sedation to include: minimal, moderate, and deep sedation.Provide anesthesia to include: neuraxial (epidural and spinal) and extremity blocks. Provide anesthesia services for all age groups and degrees of disability to include trauma.Prepares prescriptions accurately following federal and UP Public Health Service Laws and Policies. CRNA agrees to assure appropriateness of drug therapy.The Anesthesiologist/CRNA will assure that drug therapy is safe, efficacious, and cost-effective. Standards of care developed and adopted by the professional staff of the facility shall be the criteria for appropriateness of drug therapy.The Anesthesiologist/CRNA shall screen the patient health record to avoid inappropriate drug interactions and monitor patients for the appropriateness of therapy.REQUIREMENTS
Must have twelve months of anesthesia experience with twelve months in the specialty requiredll anesthesia providers shall be Board Certified and possess a current, valid, unrestricted license in a state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico or a Territory of the United StatesThe following certifications must be maintained during employment: BLS, PALS, ACLS
www.kurzsolutions.comKurzSolutions is committed to improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with the top healthcare talent in the market.