Inpatient/Outpatient: Internal Medicine or Family Practice Physician (47080)

Under general supervision of the Chief Medical Officer and/or Deputy Chief Medical Officer, the Inpatient/Outpatient - Internal Medicine (IM) or Family Practice (FP) Physician provides comprehensive medical care in both an inpatient and outpatient setting to patients of the Winslow Indian Health Care Center Inc. (WIHCC), which includes the clinical locations of Winslow, Dilkon, and Leupp, Arizona. Upholds the principles of WIHCC’s Vision, Mission, and Value Statements. Maintains confidentiality of all privileged information at all times.

This list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only of the tasks performed by this position and is not all-inclusive.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintains regular attendance and punctuality.
• Interviews and examines patients, reviews past medical history, and requests and/or performs diagnostic test and examinations necessary to obtain all possible information for each case.
• Diagnoses and treats patients with a wide range of medical problems ranging from routine preventive care to the more complex and difficult to identify and treat, including acute and inpatient care.
• Provides inpatient care for WIHCC patients at Dilkon Medical Center (DMC) as part of regular duties and schedule rotation.
• Refers patients for admission to DMC inpatient service, or outside hospitals, if care cannot be adequately provided in-house.
• Takes regular on-call and rounding rotations to cover inpatient service at DMC.
• May maintain privileges to provide inpatient care for WIHCC patients referred to Little Colorado Medical Center (LCMC), as desired.
• Coordinates and integrates information on all outpatient and inpatient referrals and assures provision of timely follow-up care as required.
• Makes appropriate entries of all care provided in patient medical records in accordance with WIHCC policies and procedures, as well as regulatory requirements and requirements of accreditation bodies and third party payers.
• Upholds all principles of confidentiality and patient care to the fullest extent.
• Adheres to all professional and ethical behavior standards of the healthcare industry.
• Adheres to WIHCCs Personnel Policies and Procedures, departmental policies, rules, and regulations.
• Interacts in an honest, trustworthy and dependable manner with patients, employees, visitors, and vendors.
• Possesses cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Maintains compliance with all Human Resources requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.