Chief Nurse Anesthetist jobs in New Mexico

FACILITY: Northern Navajo Medical Center

Period of performance: 6 months with an option to extend contract by another 6 months

Schedule: 5x8’s 5-8hrs shift call

Call Ratio (In House/Pager minimum 1x wk/1 wkend/month, first out post-call (paid)

EMR: RPMS, hand charting in OR

Types of cases: GYN, OB, general, light ortho, peds, scopes

Cases per day: 1-10

No Supervision or Medical Direction

Qualifications

• Must have 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
• The following certifications must be maintained during employment: BLS, PALS, ACLS

Responsibilities

• 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
• Attend 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
• 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

Job Types: Temporary, Contract

Pay: $180.00 - $205.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Healthcare setting:

• Hospital

Medical specialties:

• Anesthesiology

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Supplemental schedule:

• On call
• Overtime

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Anesthesia: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• ACLS Certification (Required)
• BLS Certification (Required)
• PALS Certification (Preferred)
• CRNA License (Required)

Work Location: In person