CRNA - KURZ Solutions
Houston, TX 77030
About the Job
Houston, Texas…Make it your very own!
The Community – Houston, TX
America's fourth-largest city is a cosmopolitan destination, filled with world-class dining, arts, hotels, shopping, and nightlife. It's Houston! Take a stroll through historic Heights, spend the day exploring the Museum District or head down to the infamous Space Center Houston (home to NASA's Mission Control). Later, go ahead and grab a bite in one of the dozens of award-winning restaurants, or hang out with the cool kids on Washington Avenue. There's always something to do in this Southern-hospitality-meets-urban-chic-city. Come explore YOUR Houston!
Take a closer look at what can be experienced in Houston here!
Airport Information: George Bush Intercontinental Airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport is located approximately 23 miles north of downtown Houston and offers domestic and international flights to various destinations around the world. This airport supports almost 60 non-stop flights across the country through 21 different airlines.
For more information about the airport, check out their website here!
About the Facility – Houston VAMC
The Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC) is a hospital affiliated with and operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. It is one of the department's largest hospitals, serving Harris County, Texas and 27 surrounding counties. It is named for Michael E. DeBakey, a renowned surgeon and president of Baylor College of Medicine. The hospital in on a 118-acre campus on Old Spanish Trail and Almeda, just on the edge of the Texas Medical Center. It is accredited by JCAHO, and has 343 hospital beds, a 40-bed Spinal Cord Injury Center, and a 120-bed transitional care unit for long-term care.
Facility Address: 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
CRNA - RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to)
The Community – Houston, TX
America's fourth-largest city is a cosmopolitan destination, filled with world-class dining, arts, hotels, shopping, and nightlife. It's Houston! Take a stroll through historic Heights, spend the day exploring the Museum District or head down to the infamous Space Center Houston (home to NASA's Mission Control). Later, go ahead and grab a bite in one of the dozens of award-winning restaurants, or hang out with the cool kids on Washington Avenue. There's always something to do in this Southern-hospitality-meets-urban-chic-city. Come explore YOUR Houston!
Take a closer look at what can be experienced in Houston here!
Airport Information: George Bush Intercontinental Airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport is located approximately 23 miles north of downtown Houston and offers domestic and international flights to various destinations around the world. This airport supports almost 60 non-stop flights across the country through 21 different airlines.
For more information about the airport, check out their website here!
About the Facility – Houston VAMC
The Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC) is a hospital affiliated with and operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. It is one of the department's largest hospitals, serving Harris County, Texas and 27 surrounding counties. It is named for Michael E. DeBakey, a renowned surgeon and president of Baylor College of Medicine. The hospital in on a 118-acre campus on Old Spanish Trail and Almeda, just on the edge of the Texas Medical Center. It is accredited by JCAHO, and has 343 hospital beds, a 40-bed Spinal Cord Injury Center, and a 120-bed transitional care unit for long-term care.
Facility Address: 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
CRNA - RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to)
- The CRNA attends 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.
- Anesthetist services include patients undergoing general surgery, ortho including joint replacement, ENT, urologic, podiatric, minor vascular, gynecology, endoscopy, dental/oral and ophthalmologic operations.
- The CRNA will ensure 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.
- Must have twelve months of anesthesia experience with twelve months in the specialty required.
- Shall be licensed as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 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.
KurzSolutions is committed to improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with the top healthcare talent in the market.
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KurzSolutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
KurzSolutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
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