Crna

KurzSolutions • Gallup, NM

4h • Onsite

About The Position

The Gallup Indian Medical Center is a 99-bed hospital in Gallup New Mexico, on the border of the Navajo Reservation. Clinical specialties at the GIMC include internal medicine, cardiology, anesthesia, OB Slash GYN, general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, ENT, radiology, pathology, pediatrics, psychiatry, emergency medicine, and urology. The workload at Gallup is one of the largest in the Indian Health Service with 250,000 outpatient encounters and 5800 inpatient admissions annually. GIMC is the largest staff of all Navajo area Client facilities.

The CRNA will work a variable schedule, arranged in advance (usually a minimum of two weeks), and approved by the Chief of the Anesthesia Department. Attending outpatient clinic sessions, evaluate patient complaints, make diagnoses, design treatment plans, educate the patient and family about their condition, and initiate care. Perform general anesthesia for elective, urgent and emergent cases. The 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. Administer sedation, covering minimal, moderate, and deep levels. Offer anesthesia services for all age groups and varying degrees of disability, encompassing trauma. Administer anesthesia, including neuraxial (epidural and spinal) and extremity blocks. Prepares prescriptions accurately following federal and UP Public Health Service Laws and Policies. The CRNA screens the patient's health record to avoid inappropriate drug interactions and monitor patients for the appropriateness of therapy.

Requirements

• Twelve months of anesthesia experience with twelve months in the specialty required.
• All 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 States
• BLS, PALS, ACLS must be maintained during employment.

Responsibilities

• Attend outpatient clinic sessions, evaluate patient complaints, make diagnoses, design treatment plans, educate the patient and family about their condition, and initiate care.
• Perform general anesthesia for elective, urgent and emergent cases.
• Assure that drug therapy is safe, efficacious, and cost-effective.
• Administer sedation, covering minimal, moderate, and deep levels.
• Offer anesthesia services for all age groups and varying degrees of disability, encompassing trauma.
• Administer anesthesia, including neuraxial (epidural and spinal) and extremity blocks.
• Prepare prescriptions accurately following federal and UP Public Health Service Laws and Policies.
• Screen the patient's health record to avoid inappropriate drug interactions and monitor patients for the appropriateness of therapy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior