STAFF PHYSICIAN (GENERAL SURGERY)

Essential Duties, Functions And Responsibilities

• Interviews and examines patients, reviews past medical history, and requests/or performs diagnostic tests and examinations.
• Makes preliminary diagnosis, directs, prescribes or provides treatment, or arranges for specialized care or patient referral.
• Bases decisions on information obtained, professional medical knowledge, and prescribed 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 total patient care including diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up services.
• Performs major general surgical operations as well as advises other physicians on general surgical cases.
• Coordinates and integrates information from FDIHB and ensures timely follow-up care.
• Dictates clinical reports and care to physicians, hospitals, and other individuals and facilities.
• Works closely with Allied Health professionals in the provision of comprehensive health care services.
• Serves as a consultant to primary care physicians at FDIHB.
• Serves as the General Surgeon on call as scheduled, or when needed.
• Serves as the general representative to hospital committees as assigned.
• Serves as a member of the Medical Executive Committee, Medical Staff, and attends committee meetings.
• Participates in performance improvement activities coordinated with the hospital-wide Performance Improvement programs overseen by the hospital Quality Management committee.
• Ensures department and subordinate departments comply with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), and hospital standards.
• Works on a regularly assigned, rotation, or call-back basis to provide continuity of medical services during evenings, nights, holidays, and weekends.

Mandatory Minimum Qualifications

• No additional experience required outside of a completed training program as identified in the education qualifications listed below.
• Completion of an accredited Medical School Program.
• Completion of an accredited five (5) year general surgery residency program.
• Board Eligible or Certification by an approved American Specialty Board in Surgery.
• Active unrestricted Medical License from any U.S. State or Territory.

Applicant must have a valid, unrestricted insurable drivers license.

Resumes and references are required.

NAVAJO/INDIAN PREFERENCE FDIHB and its facilities are located within the Navajo Nation and, in accordance with Navajo Nation law, has implemented a Navajo/Indian Preference in Employment Policy. Pursuant to this Policy, applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for this position and who are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation will be given primary preference in hiring and employment for this position and members of other federally-recognized Indian tribes will be given secondary preference. Other candidates will be considered only after all candidates entitled to primary or secondary preference have been fully considered.