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Welcome to medical staff services for Banner Lassen Medical Center. Our goal is to provide you tools and information for practicing at Banner Lassen Medical Center along with critical information about our policies and procedures.

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Medical Staff Services

The Medical Staff Services department is available to assist you. We provide administrative support to medical staff and act as a liaison between our physicians and administration.

Medical Staff Services is located at Banner Lassen Medical Center within our administration department. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. Please contact us at (530) 252-2225 or email.

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Minimum Initial Qualifications for Core Privileges:

1. Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy with a license to practice in California.
2. Graduation from accredited medical school or college of osteopathic medicine
3. Board Certification in OR Board Admissible in the specialty of through the American Board of Medical Specialties or the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists; OR a minimum of ten (10) years of active clinical practice; OR completion of General Practice Residency.
4. Proof of Malpractice Insurance
5. Current DEA License
6. Current competence as verified through references

Minimum Qualifications for Emergency Room Physicians:

1. Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy with a license to practice in California.
2. Graduation from accredited medical school or college of osteopathic medicine
3. Successful completion of at least one year of an ACGME/AOA approved post graduate/residency training program in Emergency Medicine or a general/primary care specialty.
4. Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
5. Proof of Malpractice Insurance
6. Current DEA License
7. Current competence as verified through references

CRNA Privilege criteria

A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) must meet the following criteria:

• Graduate from an approved school of nursing and hold current state licensure as a registered nurse.
• Graduate from a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor.
• Successfully complete the certification examination administered by the Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor.
• Comply with criteria for biennial recertification of Nurse Anesthetists.  These criteria include evidence of:
              Current licensure as a registered nurse,
              Active practice as a CRNA,
              Appropriate continuing education and
              Verification of the absence of mental, physical and other problems which could interfere with the practice of anesthesia.
• Comply with the California state requirements in regulating the advanced practice of nursing.
• Be insurable by an appropriate medical malpractice insurer for the limits required by this institution.
• Be able to secure references from three practitioners who have knowledge of applicant’s competency, character and qualifications.