Internist

Locations: Flagstaff, AZ Type:Tribal Salary Range:Salary Negotiable Open Period:12/1/2023 to 5/26/2024 Summary:This is a part time (0.5 FTE) position. Sacred Peaks Health Center is an effort by the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC) to provide more local care to 7,000 beneficiaries who live in the Flagstaff community. Sacred Peaks Health Center's mission is to heal, to respect, and to console, while providing quality and compassionate health care. We are committed to promoting healthy lifestyles through:
• Courteous and Sensitive Service
• Respect for Community Needs and Values
• Shared Responsibility for Health
• Innovation and Responsiveness Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation is looking for exceptional people who share our mission and vision. Duties:Primary assignments include providing comprehensive continuity health and medical care for adult patients. The health care provided primarily involves patients who have common internal ailments and disabilities where the courses of treatment are fairly well known. The scope of health care delivered is typically determined by the availability of facilities or by referrals for patients requiring more complete or specialized diagnostic or treatment services. Assumes responsibility for the diagnosis, prevention, continuity of care, and rehabilitation of adult patients. Typical, but not all-inclusive assignments include the following: 1. Conducts outpatient continuity clinics appropriate to the outpatient's underlying disease and treatment plan, including current symptoms. Reviews the patient's medication, diet, therapy course, adherence to management plan; modifies regimen as indicated. Appropriately instructs and counsels patients and family members as required. 2. Interviews and examines hospitalized patients, reviews past medical history, and requests and/or performs diagnostic tests and examinations deemed, necessary to obtain all possible information related to each case. Makes preliminary diagnosis, directs, prescribes or provides treatment, or arranges for specialized care or patient referral as required. Bases decisions upon information obtained, professional medical knowledge and skills and policies and procedures. Makes notes of observations to be incorporated into clinical records. Provides emergency care as required. Provides definitive management in all medical categories for cases that do not require referral. Gives care including prevention, health maintenance, early diagnosis, and treatment and follow-up services to patients under his/her care. 3. Prepares appropriate medical records for all patients seen to assure the accumulation and organization of all pertinent clinical data needed to provide comprehensive medical care. Dictates clinical reports and correspondence concerning patients under his/her care to physicians, hospitals and other individuals and facilities. 4. Refers patients to appropriate contracted medical or other government facilities, providing full clinical information for care and diagnostic procedures that cannot be adequately provided here. Coordinates and integrates information obtained into the ongoing Health Care Program at TCRHCC and assures the provision of timely follow-up care as required. 5. Works closely with allied health professionals (i.e., Community Health Nurse, Social Workers, Health Educator, etc.) to utilize and coordinate the services of other health care professionals in the management of the patient's medical, psychological and social problems. 6. Responsible for electronic health records data entry pertinent to patient service role. Qualifications:Education: A Medical Degree, MD or DO Completion of a three (3) year residency program in Internal Medicine. Board Eligible or Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Licensure: Must possess and maintain a current and unrestricted license to practice as a physician in any state within the United States, District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Credentialing: Additional credentialing/privileging qualifications required for membership to the Medical Staff. Other Skills and Abilities: A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. All employment references must address and indicate success in each one of the following areas:
• Positive working relationships with others
• Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints
• Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences.
• Excellent clinical skills and judgment. Work Type:Permanent, Part Announcement :