ANESTHESIOLOGY - CHINLE, ARIZONA
Duties: Manages and provides anesthesia services at our Hospital. Works with infants, children, adolescents, adults and geriatric patients. Minimum requirements: M.D. or D.O. Degree. Certification by the American Board of Anesthesiology is preferred but not required. ACLS. PALS. (2) Years of clinical anesthesia experience after residency training. Knowledge, skills & ability: Ability to analyze and understand sophisticated medical knowledge to include complex physiology and pharmacology and principles of anesthesia. Ability to understand and utilize a wide range of anesthetic techniques and anesthesia equipment. Demonstrated knowledge and application of allopathic medical theories and therapies. Analytical clinical judgment skills to assess complex situations and make appropriate clinical decisions. Ability to monitor the patient and take appropriate action. Anesthesia skill – utilizing equipment, medication, techniques. Communication skills- written and oral. Pre-anesthetic evaluation to determine anesthetic risk and recommendations to the patient and surgeon on appropriate anesthetic therapy. Complex medical decisions during the anesthetic process that are necessary to minimize risk and provide the best possible anesthetic outcome. Post-anesthesia evaluation to evaluate any anesthetic complications and to deal with them appropriately. These clinical decisions are reached independently and actions to resolve them are taken independently. Through medical staff committees, the medical director reviews patient management issues outcome
We run hospitals and clinics for Native Americans who live on and near the largest Indian reservation in the United States. The territory we cover is larger than West Virginia, predominantly within Arizona and New Mexico. The people we serve are primarily Navajo, but a lot of Hopi, Zuni, Ute and other Tribal members are seen by our physicians every day. Inclusive health care is provided through in patient, out patient and community health programs centered around six hospitals, seven ambulatory health centers, and sixteen health stations.
Our people offer a rich cultural heritage and our health professionals enjoy the intangible satisfaction of doing something meaningful, maintaining the highest quality of professional services with colleagues they truly respect, while having an adventure. As a clinician, you will have the opportunity to care for patients from a culturally intriguing population and you'll be part of a dedicated, motivated and highly competent health care team that serves a vital mission.
Our 278 physicians, board eligible or (mostly) board certified in most specialties, provide care to 210,000 Native American people. Our total staff exceeds 3,500. Our medical departments are quite diverse. We are proud of our excellent facilities and staff. Over ninety percent of our physicians were in the top 20 percent of their training programs.
Excellent backup is available at all locations. Consultation is available from colleagues at the work site, at our other medical centers, and from specialists located in nearby Albuquerque, Phoenix, Tucson and Denver. We are seeking only physicians who are U.S. Citizens, fully licensed, (You can be licensed in any state not just Arizona or New Mexico) who have no canceled or restricted licenses anywhere. We want people who are board eligible or board certified. U.S. Citizenship is required for most specialties.
You will have a good time here! Recreational opportunities abound. We're close to skiing and mountains and lakes. There is plenty of room for hunters and fishermen. You can plant a garden, or begin a hike right off your front porch. You can get involved in exhilarating desert running, hot air ballooning, gliders or hang gliding, white water river rafting, or relax and absorb the incredible sunsets, or finally make it through all those books you've been hoping to read. Or write the great novel you've had gnawing inside you. This is a great place to start or raise a family or to have family, friends and relatives visit.
We offer the atmosphere and opportunities for an enjoyable and challenging medical practice, unlimited personal growth and exhilarating recreation.
Basic qualifications to be considered for any of the medical health care positions are you must be a U.S. Citizen, have a non-restricted license and have completed a residency in the specialty you are requesting and thus be board eligible
This position may be filled by either an anethesiologist or a CRNA.
Some Perks:
1. You gain experience in ALL aspects of practice
2. Malpractice is covered under the Federal Tort Claims Act
3. Each facility we work with qualifies for Loan Repayment program.
4. Some sites also qualify for the National Health Service Corp Loan Repayment.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: to be considered for any of the medical health care positions are you must be a US Citizen, have a non-restricted license in any US State and have completed a residency in the specialty you are requesting and thus be board eligible or board certified. Degree: Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from a school in the United States or Canada approved by a recognized accrediting body in the year of the applicant's graduation.
