Family Practice Physician – Locum Tenens at Chenega Corporation

Overview

Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance! Chenega Government Mission Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services’ company, is looking for a Family Practice/ Internal Medicine Physician to support the Claremore Indian Hospital in support of Indian Health Services (IHS) to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level and assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to members of the 574 federally recognized Tribes across the United States.

Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork, recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We actively strive to channel our highly engaged employee’s knowledge, critical thinking, innovative solutions for our clients.

Responsibilities

• The number of patients to be seen shall be no less than an estimated 20 per eight (8) hour work day.
• Examine, diagnose, and develop treatment plans and recommendations for patients seen.
• Recommend and refer patients to other Indian Health Service providers and Purchase Referred Care
• vendors within appropriate IHS guidelines.
• The physician shall be proficient in electronically documenting services utilizing the appropriate
• electronic medical record system for patient encounters; complete all required administrative paperwork
• within 24-hours of patient visit to include electronic consults, co-signatures, completion of chart or Risk
• Management Reviews, unusual occurrences and peer review, as required.
• The physician shall be responsible for actions necessary for The Joint Commission (TJC) standard compliance and administrative policies, as directed.
• Provide consultation to the Hospital Emergency Department health care providers on an as needed basis.
• Provide physician service and staff urgent care clinic, as needed.

Qualifications

• Shall provide a complete Indian Health Service Medical Staff Application to include documentation of work history since graduation from professional school to present day in chronological order. Any time period of gaps greater than 30 days since graduation from professional school, shall be explained and a person with contact information who can verify the gaps. Complete Medical Staff Applications are to be provided to the proper credentialing office within ten business days or the facility reserves the right to move on to the next candidate.
• Physicians who spend 50 percent or more of their clinical time under contract with the Federal Government, and prescribe controlled substances shall obtain IHS Opioid Prescriber Training and provide Certification within six months of appointment and every 3 years after.
• Shall provide documentation and maintain current professional liability insurance coverage in the amounts of $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate per provider.
• Permanent, current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a state, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
• The physician(s) shall be Board Certified in or Board Eligible in Family Practice OR Internal Medicine (ABMS or AOA only).
• Physician(s) provided by the Contractor shall apply and be accepted as clinic/hospital associate member.
• Successful completion of a residency program.
• Shall provide a copy of documentation of physicians Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certificates.
• Shall speak, understand, read and write English fluently and communicate with sufficient clarity to be understood by IHS personnel and patients.
• Shall provide a copy of documentation of past insurance carriers during the past 10 years.
• Shall possess sufficient initiative, interpersonal relationship skills and social sensitivity such that he/she can relate constructively to patients of the Native American communities.
• Shall maintain standards of personal hygiene and grooming such that his/her image as a physician is compatible with the expectations of the on-site supervisor.
• Contractor shall be required to develop familiarity and abide by current policies, procedures, by-laws and regulation of the on-site clinical and medical staff.
• The contractor shall perform services in compliance with applicable standards of the Joint Commission (TJC), which is available to the general public and the Professional Services Policies of the IHS Manual, which is available from the IHS.
• The contractor shall provide during the term of the contract documentation of provider’s immunization record to reflect CDC’s Recommended Vaccines for Healthcare Workers (specifically MMR, Tdap, varicella, Hep B immunity, current (within the past year) influenza vaccination) and current annual tuberculosis screening.
• Documentation shall be provided with the completed Application for Appointment to Medical Staff and continual updates to the immunization record supplied to the Employee Health Nurse.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proficient with MS Office Suite
• Excellent written and oral communication skills