Physicians Assistant

Outpatient Family Practice Physician Assistant

On the Trail of the Ancients... The Community – Navajo Nation, Shiprock, NM Witness the sculpted horizons of the southwest, where man-made boundaries mean nothing to the rugged lands. Here the past is the present where Hopi families still carry water to pueblo villages perched atop high mesas. Granaries at Keet Seel ruins in Navajo National Monument hold corn cobs stored seven centuries ago. Navajo families farm centuries-old field in Canyon de Chelly National Monument, site of prehistoric cliff dwelling inhabited by the Anasazi, ancestors of today's Pueblo Tribes. And Hopi and Navajo artisans still sell their trademark rugs and jewelry at the Hubble Trading Post. Explore the Four Corners Region The Facility – Northern Navajo Medical Center The Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico is located in the Four Corners area of the United States where New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah meet. Northern Navajo Medical Center is one of five facilities located within the Shiprock Service Unit. The Shiprock Service Unit is the largest service unit of the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS) administers health centers and hospitals providing health care to approximately 201,583 members of the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation is the largest Indian tribe in the United States and has the largest reservation, which encompasses more than 25,516 square miles in northern Arizona, western New Mexico, and southern Utah, with three satellite communities in central New Mexico. A variety of services are available including internal medicine, family practice, urgent and emergency care, pediatrics, general surgery, women's health, mental health, respiratory therapy, outpatient rehabilitation services, pharmacy, optometry, dental, public health nursing, social services, health promotion/disease prevention, radiology, laboratory and benefits coordination. Northern Navajo Medical Center employs 860 full-time employees. The medical staff consists of 75 physicians and 24 mid-level providers.

Responsibilities

• Shall perform outpatient family practice duties and manage patient's needs as described, identified by the Service Unit and as directed by the Supervisor.
• Shall provide professional Family Practice Services in the delivery of direct patient care to the Indian Health Services.
• Minor office surgery procedures may be performed.
• The COVID Car Clinic is open Monday-Friday 8:30-4 and includes assessment of patients with respiratory complains and COVID testing.
• Shall maintain a case load of 12-18 patients per day.
• Shall provide consultation with members of the Family Medicine staff on matters on patient care.
• Shall review clinical records and adhere to records documentation procedures to ensure that records are properly maintained.
• May be subject to technical direction and/or guidance of the designated Government official.

Requirements

• Must be capable of working with 1-4 physician(s) and/or physician assistants in the outpatient clinic Team.
• Must have completed an approved Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner training program and have experience in Family Practice clinical settings.
• Must possess a current, valid, unrestricted Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner license in a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a Territory of the United States.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification with American Heart Association mandatory.
• Current Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification with American Heart Association mandatory.

Terms

This contract is initially established for a 13-week base period and has flexibility to become a one-year contract.

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