Nocturnist

Nocturnist

Be more than what you know yourself to be, here in Shiprock The Community – Shiprock, NM. The meaning of Shiprock in Navajo language is one that invokes imagination to all to know, which in the language is Tse Bit'a'I, which means winged rock. It refers to the legend of the great bird that brought the Navajo from the north to their present lands, to the Four Corners region. When you use your imagination, Shiprock viewed from certain angles truly does resemble a large sitting bird with folded wings; the north and south summits are the tops of the wings for the giant creature. Witness the sculpted horizons of the southwest, where man-made boundaries mean nothing to the rugged lands. Here, the past is present where Hopi families still carry water to pueblo villages perched atop high mesas. Granaries at Keet Seel ruins in Navajo Nation Monument hold corn cobs stored seven centuries ago. Navajo families farm centuries-old fields in Canyon de Chelly National Monument, the site of prehistoric cliff dwellings 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. Take a closer look at what can be experienced in Shiprock here!

Airport Information: Durango-La Plata County Airport Durango-La Plata County Airport (DRO) is located approximately 15 miles southeast of Durango, Colorado. It offers convenient access to the Four Corners region, with daily domestic flights to Denver, Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix, and Las Vegas, providing connections to major hubs across the U.S.

About the Facility – Northern Navajo Medical Center The Shiprock Service Unit (SRSU), the largest geographical service unit of the Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS), serves populations across New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. SRSU oversees one hospital, Northern Navajo Medical Center (NNMC), and two health centers: Four Corners Regional Health Center and Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center. NNMC offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, including medical-surgical, pediatric care, labor and delivery, ICU, internal medicine, family practice, emergency care, women's health, and more, with 55 inpatient beds. NNMC's Emergency Department is certified as PEDS Ready, ensuring effective pediatric emergency care. Facility Address: Highway 491 North, Shiprock, NM 87420

Responsibilities

• The Nocturnist performs, admitting history and physical Examinations.
• Co-managing/collaborating in the management of inpatients hospitalized on other medicine inpatient services.
• Writing prescriptions for medications and other items per formulary.
• Writing prescriptions for diets and nutritional items.
• Discharging a patient from inpatient care once it is determined that such care is no longer required.
• Performing patient assessment and documentation as needed for patient care.
• Ordering diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests and x-rays.
• Initiating and expediting requests for consultation and scheduling special tests and studies.
• Providing education and counseling to patients and families for preventative care, medical conditions, and use of prescribed treatment and drugs.
• The Nocturnist may coordinate and supervise the scope of practice of assigned mid-level and appropriate allied health practitioner staff to ensure their rights and practice goals are achieved and integrated expeditiously to benefit patient care, if applicable.

Requirements

• Must have graduated from an accredited Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) program to include an Internal Medicine residency program.
• Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) or American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM).
• Possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine in one of the 50 United States, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam or U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Possess and always maintain a current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration.
• Possess and maintain certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) as approved by the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Minimum one (1) year experience as a Hospitalist / Nocturnist in a hospital-based inpatient clinical activity.

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