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About the Community – Belcourt, North Dakota
In general, North Dakota's open landscape is lush with diversity, opportunity, and possibility. With world-class fishing, hiking, biking, golfing, camping, water recreation, horseback riding, wildlife viewing, skiing, and hunting, Belcourt has no exception to there. Belcourt is within the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation with a population of approximately 2,000. It was originally known as Siipiising, which is Anishinaabe (Chippewa) for "Creek that sings with life-giving water.” The name refers to what European Americans called Ox Creek, which flows right through the center of town.

Belcourt allows you to follow your curiosity, not the crowd, to wide open spaces and love where you live. Click to explore more of what North Dakota has to offer here.

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Airport Information: If you are flying in to Belcourt, the closest international airport is the Minot International Airport, approximately 112 miles away. This airport supports the following airlines: Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and Allegiant Air. Visit their website here.

About the Facility – Belcourt (The Quentin N. Burdick Memorial HCF)
The Quentin N Burdick Memorial Health Care Facility, located in Belcourt, North Dakota, is a 27-bed hospital serving a population of approximately 14,550 Native Americans. The QNBMHCF Outpatient provides 24-Hour Emergency Services, Laboratory, Radiology (CAT Scan & Mobile MRI), and 24-Hour Pharmacy Services. Ambulatory services consist of Optometry, Dental, Clinical, Emergency, Podiatry, and Same-Day Clinic. This facility also offers Behavioral Health.

Facility Address: 1300 Hospital Loop, Belcourt, ND 58316

CRNA - RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to)

• The CRNA is responsible for Pre-anesthetic evaluation.
• Obtain and/or verify patient consent.
• Discuss anesthetic options and risks with the patient, as well as induction, maintenance, and emergence from anesthesia.
• Will induce anesthesia for major and minor surgical operations on the integumentary, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and skeletal systems.
• Shall prepare an appropriate health history, conduct an appropriate physical exam, request pertinent diagnostic studies, and select, obtain, order, and administer pre-anesthetic medications.
• Obtain informed consent for anesthesia, anesthesia induction, maintenance, and emergence.
• Shall perform preoperative and intraoperative care.
• Obtain, prepare, and use all equipment, monitors, supplies, and drugs used for the administration of anesthesia, performing, and ordering safety checks as needed.
• Select, obtain, or administer the anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids, and blood products necessary to manage the anesthetics.
• The CRNA performs all aspects of airway management, inserts peripheral venous catheters, and manages Bier Blocks.
• Provide appropriate non-invasive monitoring modalities utilizing current standards and techniques.
• Evaluate patient response during emergence from anesthesia and institute pharmacological or supportive treatment to ensure patient stability during transfer.
• Provide post-anesthesia follow-up evaluation of the patient's response to anesthesia and surgical experience.
• Initiate and administer respiratory support to ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation in the post-anesthesia period.
• The CRNA initiates and administers pharmacological or fluid support of the cardiovascular system during the post-anesthetic.

CRNA - REQUIREMENTS

• Shall have a Master of Science in Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree.
• Must be certified or recertified by the National Board of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).
• Must have 2 years experience as a CRNA.
• 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.
• Possess BLS and ACLS certification through the American Heart Association.