Primary Care Physician

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview

Akicita Federal is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Primary Care Physician specializing in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine to support the Indian Health Service at Cass Lake Hospital on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota.

This position offers the opportunity to provide high-quality, culturally responsive care within a mission-driven federal healthcare system. The physician will serve the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and surrounding American Indian and Alaska Native communities in a collaborative, community-focused clinical environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive outpatient primary care to patients across the lifespan.

• Diagnose and treat acute illnesses, injuries, and chronic health conditions.

• Conduct physical examinations and provide preventive care, wellness screenings, and patient education.

• Manage chronic conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease.

• Order and interpret laboratory tests, imaging studies, and other diagnostic procedures.

• Develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans.

• Prescribe and manage medications in accordance with applicable federal and facility requirements.

• Maintain complete, accurate, and timely documentation in the facility’s electronic health record.

• Coordinate specialty referrals and follow-up care, including Purchased/Referred Care when appropriate.

• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, behavioral health professionals, and other members of the care team.

• Support integrated care initiatives in partnership with behavioral health, diabetes, and public health nursing programs.

• Provide coverage for same-day and urgent patient visits as assigned.

• Participate in quality improvement, peer review, and accreditation activities.

• Follow all Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, and facility policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from an accredited institution.

• Successful completion of an accredited residency in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.

• Board certification or board eligibility through an American Board of Medical Specialties or American Osteopathic Association-recognized board.

• Active, current, full, and unrestricted medical license in any U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia.

• Current and unrestricted DEA registration.

• Current Basic Life Support certification.

• Ability to satisfy federal background investigation requirements.

• Ability to complete Indian Health Service credentialing and privileging requirements.

• Compliance with facility health, vaccination, and immunization requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification.

• Experience working with American Indian or Alaska Native populations.

• Previous experience within an Indian Health Service, tribal, rural, or medically underserved healthcare setting.

• Familiarity with RPMS, federal electronic health records, or comparable clinical systems.

• Experience working in a Critical Access Hospital or rural healthcare environment.

• Demonstrated commitment to culturally responsive, patient-centered care.