STAFF PHYSICIAN (PRIMARY CARE)

Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Inc.; Fort Defiance (AZ); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Inc. seeks a Family Medicine physician to provide comprehensive primary care in a community-based setting. You will diagnose and treat patients, order tests, and coordinate care with hospital and specialty services in a culturally sensitive environment.

The role requires completion of an accredited residency in Family or Internal Medicine, board eligibility or certification, and an active U.S. medical license.

Qualifications

• MD/DO degree from an accredited medical school.
• Completion of a Family Medicine or Internal Medicine residency.
• Board eligibility or board certification by ABFM or ABIM.
• Active, unrestricted medical license from any U.S. state or territory.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, treat, prevent, maintain, and rehabilitate patients in primary care.
• Interview patients, review history, perform exams, order tests as needed.
• Provide management and referrals to higher levels of care as required.
• Maintain clinical records and document patient progress.
• Provide outpatient care and follow-up within treatment plans.
• Coordinate care with hospitalists, ED staff, and other health professionals.

Skills

Valid unrestricted driver's license

Education

MD/DO from accredited medical school

Family Medicine or Internal Medicine residency

ABFM/ABIM board eligibility or certification

Active unrestricted U.S. medical license

Job description

Job Details

Description

Closing Date: Open Until Filled (OUF)

Salary Range: Dependent on Experience (DOE)

• APPLICANT MUST HAVE A VALID UNRESTRICTED INSURABLE DRIVERS LICENSE***
• RESUME AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED***

Essential Duties, Functions And Responsibilities

• Assumes responsibility for the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, maintenance therapy and rehabilitation of patients within a primary care setting.
• Interviews and examines patients, reviews past medical history, performs history and physical; requests and/or performs and follows-up with diagnostic tests and examinations deemed necessary to obtain all possible information related to patient.
• Makes preliminary diagnosis, directs, prescribes, provides treatment, and arranges for specialized care, patient referrals, or transfers to a higher level of care as required.
• Bases decisions upon information obtained, professional medical knowledge and skills and prescribed policies and procedures.
• Makes notes of observations to be incorporated into clinical records.
• Provides definitive management in all medical categories or cases that do not require referral.
• Provides total patient care including preventing health maintenance, early diagnosis, treatment and follow up services to patients.
• Conducts outpatient clinics makes observations appropriate to the patient's underlying disease and treatment plan, including current symptoms.
• Reviews the patient's medications, diet, therapy course, adherence to management plan and patient observations. Modifies regimen as indicated. Instructs and counsels patients and family members as required.
• Participates in the consultation with hospitalist/emergency department staff regarding inpatient admissions. Provides assistance to emergency staff in cases of multiple patient casualties.
• Makes appropriate referrals and obtains appropriate consultation after primary evaluation and documentation has been completed.
• Assures preparation of appropriate medical records for all patients seen to assure the accumulation and organization of all pertinent data needed to provide comprehensive medical care. Dictates clinical report summaries and correspondence concerning patients under their care in a timely manner (daily completion of inpatient progress notes).
• Required to work in a courteous and professional manner with all hospital staff and colleagues.
• Works closely with other health professionals to utilize and coordinate services in the management of the family’s medical, psychological and social problems.
• Assumes appropriate administrative duties as assigned.
• Responsible for medical student, interns, or residents assigned for training in in this specialty.
• Refers patients to appropriate contracted medical facilities, providing full clinical information for care and diagnostic procedures that cannot be adequately provided at local medical facilities.
• Coordinates and integrates information and assures the provision of timely follow up care as required.
• Assumes responsibility for medical student, interns, or residents assigned for training in this specialty.
• Serves as a consultant to other physicians regarding complicated internal medicine/intensive care unit patients and/or obstetric patients and/or pediatric patients based on specialty training.
• Participates in Quality Assurance (QA) and Performance Improvement (PI) review processes.
• Works under the Chief and Deputy Chief of Family Practice who provide general professional and administrative supervision.
• Works with considerable independence during course of patient care.
• May work on a regularly assigned, rotation or call back basis to provide continuity of medical services during evenings, nights holidays, and weekends as needed.
• Assists with patient care at Nahat'á’ Dziil Health Center as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience

MINIMUM MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS

• No additional experience required outside of a completed training program as identified in the education qualifications listed below.

Education

• Completion of an accredited Medical School Program.
• Completion of an accredited Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Residency Program.
• Board Eligible or Board Certification by the American Board of Family Medicine or the American Board of Internal Medicine.
• Active, unrestricted Medical License from any U.S State or Territory.

Please email degree or transcripts to: [e-mail]

NAVAJO/INDIAN PREFERENCE

FDIHB, Inc. is located within the Navajo Nation and, in accordance with Navajo Nation law, has implemented a Navajo/Indian Preference in Employment Policy. Pursuant to this Policy, applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for this position and who are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation will be given primary preference in hiring and employment for this position and members of other federally-recognized Indian tribes will be given secondary preference. Other candidates will be considered only after all candidates entitled to primary or secondary preference have been fully considered.