Primary Care Physician

Job Description

Job Description

Are you an experienced board-certified Primary Care Physician with a passion for delivering comprehensive health care?  American Indian Health and Family Services(AIHFS), a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC) and general family practice medical and behavioral health clinic is now hiring, ahead of the opening of our  New State-Of-The Art Facility, this Fall, 2026!

AIHFS is seeking a empathic physician to deliver high quality integrated, patient, and family-centered health care through ongoing collaboration with our existing medical care team, working together to ensure patients receive the most comprehensive, cost-effective, timely, and endeavors to manage their health and treatment through preventative self-management and support.

With your Life/Work balance in mind, AIHFS offers a Comprehensive Benefit Program :

• 15 Paid Holidays per calendar year, paid bereavement, paid jury duty leave - effective immediately upon hire
• Generous Paid Combined Vacation, Sick, and Personal Leave, accrual starts immediately, able to use after 30 days
• Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance Coverage is available on the 1st of the Month, following 31 days of Employment.
• For Blue Cross Network HMO plan: AIHFS contributes 100% to employee premium contributions; and 50% to dependent the contributions.
• For the Blue Cross PPO plan: AIHFS contributes up to the BCN HMO amount to employee premium contribution; and 50% of the BCN HMO plan premium towards dependents.
• 403(b) Match Program of 50% of employee contribution, up to $5,000 per year

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as the primary care physician to the community providing comprehensive patient care including prevention, health maintenance, early diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up services. Provider must ensure patient panel is not disease or condition-specific, and that panel remains open and accepting of new patients until maximum capacity is reached as determined by administrative staff.
• Adheres to industry standard of practice, as well as agency policies and bylaws, in the delivery of primary health care services. Refers patients to specialty care when indicated
• Reviews past medical history of patient, and requests diagnostic tests and examination results deemed necessary for patient care. Physician will reach out to external providers or treatment facility when appropriate and provide documentation of services received.
• Follows health promotion disease prevention (HP/DP) plan, provides or arranges for patient education at each visit as appropriate.
• Collaborates with care team members on patient treatment needs and in the creation of a treatment plan that is appropriate. Provides direction and assistance to personnel assisting in the care of the patient
• Physician is expected to review patient’s medications, diet, therapy course, adherence to self-management plan, and provides support to patients and their families in regards to their medical concerns on an ongoing basis. Ensures patient receives timely follow-up care and services.
• Provides a wide range of medical and health services including assessment of the patients, diagnosis, and treatment, evaluating the effectiveness of care, and changing or modifying treatments. Arranges referrals to specialized care when appropriate to a recognized medical or other government facility.
• Attends all patient huddles, patient case management meetings, and all department meetings as deemed necessary.
• Conducts monthly chart reviews to ensure compliance with established protocols for AIHFS providers
• Reviews clinical patient outcomes with care team on a monthly basis specific to his or her own patient panel. Ensures areas of potential improvement in delivery of health care services are identified and improvement plans are created.
• Provides cross coverage in absence of another provider and delivers care to patients outside of his or her patient panel to a degree that is clinically sound if necessary.
• Provides input and support to the Medical Director and other administrative staff on clinical matters including program development; staffing issues related to clinical performance and quality of care; QA projects; and other initiatives as necessary.
• Serves as collaborating physician, providing oversight of all agency affiliated NP/PA prescriptive authority, including DEA compliance, consultation, and required co-signatures in accordance with state regulations.
• Participate in Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings and integrative care delivery of care services.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

Education & Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of medicine and the completion of an appropriate residency. 
• An unrestricted license as a physician in the State of Michigan
• Board certification in Family Medicine or related specialty allowing service to customers of all ages.  
• Experience practicing at a mid-level or senior level of clinical responsibility
• Must be able to obtain admitting privileges for at least one local hospital (optional)
• ACLS and BLS certification

Knowledge & Skills:

• Ability to function as a health care delivery team member.
• Ability to accomplish the quality and quantity of work expected within set limits of cost and time
• Ability to plan own work and carry out assignments effectively
• Ability to communicate with others effectively both orally and in writing

Preferred Requirements: 

• Familiarity and/or experience working with the Native American community at a local level.
• Respect for and knowledge of traditional, cultural and spiritual practices of a diverse Native American Community, as well as an ability to work with other racially, culturally and ethnically diverse populations. 
• Familiarity with Athena EHR. 
• Comfort with clinic-based procedures within the scope of family practice.
• Training requirements include participation in the following AIHFS trainings: Cultural Sensitivity at AIHFS; HIPAA Compliance; and, Recipient Rights.

Work Environment/Physical Demands: The characteristics and demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is often required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

NATIVE AMERICAN/AMERICAN INDIAN PREFERENCE IN HIRING WILL BE APPLIED AS DEFINED IN THE INDIAN PREFERENCE ACT (TITLE 25, U.S. CODE SECTIONS 472 AND 473).