Urgent Care Physician

Pinon Health Center Facility

Pinon Health Center (PHC) serves a rural area. The Pinon Health Center is an outpatient clinic and is associated with the Chinle Service Unit - Indian Health Service in the Heart of the Navajo Reservation - Northern Arizona. Pinon Health Center provides medical care to approximately 11,000 patients - the majority of which are Navajo, and many still speak the language. The Outpatient Clinic has a wide range of health services that include Community Health Nutrition, Counseling Services, Dental, Family Medicine, Health Promotion, Laboratory, Midwifery, Native Medicine, OB/GYN, Optometry, Patient Advocacy, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Public Health Nursing, Radiology, Speech Therapy, Navajo Nation Emergency Medical Services and Navajo Nation Health Education.

Responsibilities (included but not limited to):

• Documenting observations, assessments, and changes in patient's condition
• Performing minor procedures such as suturing, splinting, epistaxis management, etc.
• Collaborating with health team members to facilitate positive patient care outcomes
• Ordering appropriate diagnostic tests and treatments
• Determining need for hospitalization at this facility or transferring the patient to another facility
• Individuals who possess good organizational skills which enable completion of work
• Ability to utilize electronic medical record
• Demonstrated ability to assume leadership in a patient centered program
• Ability to establish effective communication with patients, families, visitors and members of the healthcare team

Requirements:

• The degree or diploma from a professional registered Physician program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant.
• Must have a MD/DO degree from an accredited school of medicine, with additional 2-6 years' residency training in an applicable specialty.
• Board certified in either Family Practice Medicine or Internal Medicine.
• The Contractor must have thirty-six (36) months of Physician experience, with a minimum of twelve months (12) in the specialty required by the contract, unless otherwise approved. Must have a resume that provides experience that equips the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.
• As applicable by specialty – Current Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) are mandatory.

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