Physician - Health & Wellness

Starting Wage Range: $226,851.26/yr. - $433,201.52/yr.

Essential Functions:

• Provides professional medical screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of medical clinic patients. Assesses physical, psychological and social needs of both patient and family.
• Recognizes office medical emergencies and coordinates treatment including facilitating EMS transfer when necessary.
• Provides routine medical care in the outpatient setting, including episodic care for acute medical problems as well as development and implementation of individual treatment plans for with chronic conditions.
• Interprets lab, EKG, oximetry, x-ray, and other studies and provides the patient with timely reports as to the findings, appropriate treatment, and options when available.
• Prescribes both pharmacological agents and nonpharmacological therapy tailored to the individual patient's health care needs.
• Promotes counseling services and initiates referrals when appropriate. Maintains dialogue with other health care professionals (dental, mental health, chemical dependency, etc.) to promote and facilitate comprehensive healthcare services.
• Performs minor surgical/invasive procedures including but not limited to: skin-biopsy- both superficial and deep, mole/skin tag destruction, cryotherapy, circumcision, IUD insertion/removal, endocervical biopsy/endometrial biopsy, venipuncture, IV starts,
• Makes appropriate outside referrals to other health professionals, agencies, and support groups within the financial guidelines of Contract Health Services and contracted insurance companies.
• Participates in after-hours call system shared by other GRHWC medical providers.
• Modifies plan of care with the patient/family to achieve optimal health in conjunction with established treatment protocols.
• Participates and provides insight in conjunction with clinical wellness programs as determined by administrative team.
• Provides public health education beyond patient visits which includes speaking at community events and writing for publications.
• Meets or exceeds the minimum professional requirements for annual CME.
• Serves as designated medical consultant to the Health Center Outpatient Chemical Dependency Program.
• Provides medical guidance and training including preparedness training for office emergencies and disasters.
• Attends and participates in various team meetings, assigned committees and activities within GRHWC i.e. quality assurance, therapeutic, triage.
• Maintains certification in BLS.
• Authorized to serve both eligible and non-eligible beneficiaries in an outreach capacity both on and off site.

• Performs a variety of other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education, Experience, and Licenses:

• Requires a M.D. or D.O. degree, and license in the State of Oregon.
• Requires a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in practice, not including completion of required family practice residency. Experience working with Tribal or Public Health Clinics preferred.
• OR equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Driving Requirements:

• This position may require driving.

Qualifications, Registrations, and Certifications:

• Must be certified by the American Board of Family Practice or other physician specialty board for primary care medicine.
• Must be BLS certified.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills working with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Must respect all others regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or income level.
• Must be committed to providing comprehensive health care to the individual, family, and community.
• Must possess a strong knowledge base of medical conditions and treatments.
• Must be able to perform office procedures (including both invasive and non-invasive minor surgery).
• Must be able to complete patient visits and documentation in a reasonable amount of time (as determined by team-generated protocols).
• When required, will need to obtain appropriate medical consultation.
• Must maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Adherences to the organization’s policies and procedures covering the privacy, access, and patient health information in compliance with Federal and state laws and the healthcare organization’s information privacy practices.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to Native American culture is required.

Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Continually requires the ability to express or receive detailed information or important instructions through oral communication.