Hospitalist

Akicita Cyber; Chinle (AZ); On-site; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Akicita Federal is seeking a Hospitalist/Nocturnist to deliver high-quality inpatient medical care for the Indian Health Service at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility in Chinle, AZ. You will serve an underserved Navajo Nation population as part of a dedicated clinical team committed to improving health outcomes.

Responsibilities include admissions, daily rounds, discharge planning, and coordination with consultants and nursing staff.

Qualifications

• Inpatient hospitalist experience preferred
• Nocturnist experience beneficial
• Familiarity with Indian Health Service or tribal health settings advantageous
• Comfort with rapid-response and complex multi-system patients

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive inpatient medical care, including admissions, daily rounds, and discharge planning
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions in an inpatient setting
• Coordinate with specialists, nursing, and ancillary teams for safe patient transitions
• Respond to rapid-response events and provide stabilization and emergency management
• Open ICU with 4 beds; participate in 7am–7pm or 7pm–7am shifts

Job description

Akicita Federal is hiring a Hospitalist/Nocturnist to deliver high‑quality inpatient medical care for the Indian Health Service at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility in Chinle, AZ. This role places you at the heart of a tribal community health mission, providing direct patient care to an underserved population in the Navajo Nation. You’ll work as part of a dedicated clinical team committed to improving health outcomes for patients who depend on this facility as their primary source of hospital‑level care.

• Provide comprehensive inpatient medical care, including admissions, daily rounds, and discharge planning for hospitalized patients
• Diagnose and manage a broad range of acute and chronic medical conditions presenting in an inpatient setting
• Coordinate care with specialist consultants, nursing staff, and ancillary healthcare teams to ensure safe and effective patient transitions
• Respond to rapid‑response and code events, providing stabilization and emergency management as needed during assigned shifts
• Procedures: Prefer LP, paracentesis, thoracentesis, central lines
• Procedure backup: Surgery and ER available 24/7. Anesthesia performs intubations and is back up for LPs. RT available for ventilated patients 24/7
• Open ICU – 4 beds
• Schedule: 7am to 7am or 7pm to 7am
• Average daily patient census during day: 8‑10
• Average number of admissions at night: 3 typical range 0‑6
• On‑site: Behavioral Health, Dental, Emergency, Surgery
• Referred: Dermatology, Endocrinology, Podiatry, Urology
• Shifts: 7a‑7p; 7p‑7a

What sets candidates apart

• Prior experience providing care in Indian Health Service, tribal, or Federally Qualified Health Center settings
• Familiarity with the health challenges and cultural context of Native American or rural/frontier patient populations
• Experience working in critical‑access or resource‑limited hospital environments
• Comfort with a broad scope of inpatient medicine, including patients with complex, multi‑system disease presentations
• Prior nocturnist experience or demonstrated comfort with independent overnight clinical decision‑making

Akicita Federal is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Akicita Federal complies with the Indian Preference provisions of the Indian Self‑Determination and Education Assistance Act (P.L. 93‑638) where applicable.