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Hours Full-time
Location Tucson, AZ
Tucson, Arizona

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Medical Officer (Emergency Medicine Physician) Sells Hospital Position Summary: Physician provides diagnostic, preventative and therapeutic services in Emergency Department, outpatient and inpatient settings. As an expert licensed provider, the incumbent is responsible for both direct and indirect specialized child, adolescent, and adult services, administrative duties, and continuing education. Scope of Work: As a senior staff physician, incumbent performs and provides the diagnosis, care and treatment of primarily emergency care and some inpatients. Position is located at the Tohono O'odham Nation Sells Hospital, Emergency Department, Sells, Arizona. Incumbent works under the general supervision of the Clinical Director, who provides administrative supervision. Incumbent functions with considerable independence during the course of patient care. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Provides preventative, acute, and emergency care for pediatric to geriatric age patients primarily in the Emergency Department, with cross-coverage as needed for the Outpatient and/or Inpatient facilities. Interviews and examines patients, reviews past medical history, and requests and/or performs diagnostic tests and examinations. Makes preliminary diagnosis, recognizing rare and difficult to identity symptoms or signs. Directs, prescribes or provides a full treatment regimen, or arranges for specialized care or patient referral as necessary. Makes note of observations which are incorporated into clinical records. Manages and oversees all medical categories for cases which do not require referral. Provides total patient care including prevention, health maintenance, early diagnosis, treatment and follow-up services. Routine duties, shall include, even if rarely required, providing medical care and public health services to individuals eligible for services provided by TONHC in homes, schools, clinics, job sites, and other community locations within the TONHC service area. Makes observations appropriate to the patient's underlying disease and treatment plan, including current symptoms. Reviews patient medications, diet, therapy course, adherence to treatment management plan and other observations in order to develop, modify and assess the treatment plan. Instructs and counsels patients and their families. Performs and/or assists other physicians in the performance of minor surgery. Delivers infants when necessitated by urgent/emergent circumstances, and provides or arranges for postpartum care. Coordinates and integrates information obtained into ongoing health care information systems utilized by TONHC. Ensures preparation of appropriate medical records for all patients seen to ensure the accumulation and organization of all pertinent clinical data needed to provide comprehensive medical care. Disseminates clinical reports and correspondence concerning patients to physicians, hospitals, and other individuals and facilities. Works closely with allied health professionals to provide effective interdisciplinary health care services and treatment. Participates in a comprehensive Quality Improvement Program that meets accreditation standards of The Joint Commission. Ensures clinical care is consistent with standards of practice, guidelines, and department specific policies and procedures. Communicates effectively with patients and families in situations of medical, psychosocial, and cultural complexity. Performs other job related duties as assigned and contributes to a team effort. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Skill in respectful and compassionate intercultural communication. Ability to carry out professional practice in a manner fully respectful of Tohono O'odham culture, customs and traditions. Knowledge of applicable federal, state, tribal laws, regulations and requirements. Knowledge of legal regulations and requirements pertaining to confidentiality, specifically to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Knowledge of the economic, educational, health and social challenges faced by Native Americans in rural and urban settings. Ability to provide effective comprehensive health care for patients across a full range of clinical scenarios. Ability to responsibly develop new approaches for situations in which the established techniques/practices and/or treatment regimen has not been effective. Ability to work independently with a wide latitude to determine and pursue a course of treatment with and for patients. Ability to travel within and outside the boundaries of the Tohono O'odham Nation as necessary to carry out duties and responsibilities. Skill in providing superior customer service to external and internal customers. Ability to cope adaptively in stressful situations. Ability to communicate efficiently and effectively both verbally and in writing. Ability to exercise independent judgment. Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with other employees and the general public. Minimum Qualifications: Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from a United States or Canadian medical school approved by a recognized accrediting body in the year of applicant's graduation. Or, a Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a medical school not of the USA or Canada that provided education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States, as demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), or a Fifth Pathway Certificate. Completion of approved internship and a license to practice medicine. One to two years of professional experience beyond the completion of formal internship training or progressive experience equivalent in breadth and intensity, or completion of three to four years of residency training. Licenses, Certifications, Special Requirements: Must possess and maintain a permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a territory of the United States. Upon recommendation for hire a criminal background and National FBI check is required to determine suitability for hire. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license, (no DUIs or major traffic citations within the last three years). Must submit a 39-month driving record with the employment application. Must meet the Tohono O'odham Nation tribal employer's insurance requirements to receive a driver's permit to operate program vehicles. Based on the department's needs, incumbent(s) may be required to demonstrate fluency in both the Tohono O'odham Language and English as a condition of employment. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Incumbent works on a regularly assigned, rotated or call-back basis to provide continuity of medical care during evenings, nights, holidays and weekends. Some travel is required. The work is performed primarily in an  mergency room setting which exposes the incumbent to communicable diseases and environmental stress. There is exposure to sharp needles and scalpels, body fluids, respiratory secretions, and contaminated clothing and linen. Incumbent is required to comply with OSHA regulations regarding universal precautions and the use of personal protective equipment. This list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only of the tasks performed by this position and is not all-inclusive. “The Tohono O'odham Nation is an "Alcohol/Drug Free Work Place" Arizona Daily Star. Keywords: Medical Officer, Location: Tucson, AZ - 85701