Acoma CommunityAcoma, New Mexico Acoma Pueblo is regarded as the oldest continuously inhabited community in the United States. Access to the pueblo is difficult as the faces of the mesa are sheer. Before modern times access was gained only by means of a hand-cut staircase carved into the sandstone. There are several interpretations of origin of the name "Acoma".
Some believe that the name Acoma comes from the Keresan words for the People of the White Rock, with aa'ku meaning white rock, and meh meaning people. Others believe that the word aa'ku actually comes from the word haaku meaning to prepare; a description that would accurately reflect the defensive position of the mesa's inhabitants. The nearest major airport is Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ / KABQ). This airport has domestic flights from Albuquerque, New Mexico and is 70 miles from the center of Acoma Pueblo, NM.
Explore Acoma here.About the FacilityAcoma-Canoncito-Laguna Indian Health Center This facility consists of the ACL Hospital in Acomita, and health centers at Laguna and Canoncito. The hospital provides general medical, pediatric, and obstetric impatient care with 25 beds. ACL also houses a Dialysis Unit and the New Sunrise Regional Treatment Center, a residential program for adolescents. The hospital offers a full range of outpatient and dental services as well as several specialty clinics, utilizing a combination of direct and contract services.
Full diagnostic and treatment facilities support outpatient care. Facility Address: 80B Veteran Blvd, Acoma, NM 87034ResponsibilitiesDiagnosis of visual and ocular problems through external and internal physical evaluation of the eye and ocular adnexa.Ocular pathology, diagnosis and management comprise 75% of the patient caseload, including heavy emphasis on low tension and primary open angle glaucoma.Detects neuromuscular impairment or anomalies of binocular function.Treats visual disorders through the prescription of corrective lenses and vision training and pharmacological means.Uses all forms of topical ophthalmic therapeutic medicines as well as oral therapeutic medicines to manage pathology and trauma.Provides emergency eye care services including diagnosis and treatment of ophthalmic trauma and pathology consistent with hospital clinic privileges.Utilizes laboratory and radiology services to evaluate ophthalmic conditions.Coordinates medical eye care with other physicians within the ACL Client outpatient and urgent care department when eye disease is concurrent with systemic disease.Treats unusual visual disorders through the application of advanced optometric techniques.Consults with Area Chief Medical Officer and/or private ophthalmologic consultants and medical practitioners as needed for complex cases.Refer and coordinate patients requiring medical, surgical and/or diagnostic services outside of Health Care Facility; coordinate patient transport for urgent/emergent ocular conditions.Procedures to include: Comprehensive medical eye examination, diagnosis, and treatment in an out-patient clinical setting, ordering appropriate laboratory/diagnostic tests to confirm or rule out associates or causative systemic diseases, ordering x-rays, general contact lens service, prescribe visual aids as necessary, use of instruments and pharmaceuticals agents to treat the eye. Ocular adnexa and related structures, tonometry, gonioscopy, foreign body removal, dilation and irrigation of lacrimal system, direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy Bio microscopy, retinoscopy, visual fields, refraction error evaluation Eyelash epilation, incision, and drainage of hordeolum/chalazion.RequirementsMust have graduation from an accredited Medical School of Optometry and possess a Medical Degree as a Doctor of Optometry.Shall possess a current, valid, unrestricted license to practice as an Optometrist in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the US.Must have current Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification or equivalent.SchedulePosition is currently offered for six (6) months with an additional six (6) month extension. Hours for this position are Monday-Friday 8-4:30.KurzSolutions is committed to improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with the top healthcare talent in the market.