Physician

Position Summary: Provide comprehensive primary care services, including diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease while promoting and maintaining the health of patients. Provide clinical oversight and guidance to nurse practitioners and physician assistants and collaborate with the Director of Health Services and Medical Director to enhance the quality of care delivered within the clinic.

Essential Functions:

• • Establish and maintain a compassionate, therapeutic clinical environment that supports integrated holistic health care delivery as practiced throughout the Health Services Department. 
  • Provide individualized and culturally responsive medical care to individual patients, families and the community. 
  • Evaluate patient health by through comprehensive history taking, physical examination, and review of medical records.
  • Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions by ordering, performing, and interpreting appropriate diagnostic tests (e.g., laboratory studies, imaging, electrocardiograms, etc.)
  • Develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans, including prescribing medications and other therapies.
  • Educate and counsel patients on treatment plans, preventative care, growth and development, family planning, reproductive health, and behavioral health concerns.
  • Coordinate care by referring patients to specialists and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members as appropriate. 
  • Promote disease prevention and wellness through counseling on nutrition, hygiene, and healthy lifestyle practices. 
  • Document patient care in the electronic medical record (EMR) in accordance with organizational and regulatory standards
  • Ensure continuity of care through coordination with hospitals, specialists, and other external providers. 
  • Comply with applicable federal, state, local, and Band legal and professional requirements.
  • Engage in continuous professional development through continuing education, literature review, and participation in professional organizations.
  • Contribute to quality improvement initiatives by addressing patient concerns, resolving clinical or operational issues, and implementing process improvements. 
  • Attend department and organizational meetings, as required.
  • Participate in periodic peer review and chart audits to support quality and compliance standards.

Non-Essential Functions:

• • Plan, participate, and deliver services at health fairs and other community health events.
  • Perform other related functions as assigned.

Equipment:

• • Standard medical equipment. 
  • Systems used: MS Office Applications, Electronic Medical Records
  • Uniform requirements
  • Protective gear requirements

Position Requirements: 

• • Must be licensed to practice medicine in any US state with the ability to become licensed in Michigan within the first 6 months of employment with the Band. Must have successfully completed graduate medical education at an accredited medical school, successfully completed a standardized examination (usually the United States Medical Licensing Examination), completed residency training at an accredited program (ACGME, AOA or an equivalent organization), and licensing board investigation of the applicant’s criminal history and character profile.
  • Ability to alleviate stress and anxiety and be supportive of persons and work tactfully, collaboratively, diplomatically and with highest level of confidentiality required.
  • Must pass credentials check and verification and National Practitioner’s Databank inquiry.
  • Board certified in family medicine, or Board eligible in family medicine with ability to obtain Board certification within one year of employment. 
  • Experience working with Native American or underserved communities preferred. 
  • Proficiency with MS Office Applications preferred.

Indian Preference: 

• • Pokagon Band Preference Code applies.

Physical Requirements: 

• • Frequently required to use hands and fingers to operate equipment. 
  • Frequently required to talk and hear. 
  • Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and bend, and crawl. 
  • Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision

Work Environment:

• • Work in well-lighted, heated, air-conditioned building.
  • May be exposed to blood, body tissue and fluids as well as hazardous substances/chemicals.
  • Exposure to noise of agitated patients, significant work pace/pressure.
  • Local travel is necessary, so the ability to travel as needed is required. 

Competencies:

• • Patient Care
  • Continuous Learning
  • Relationship Building
  • Exemplifying Integrity 
  • Teamwork
  • Using Information Technology