Position Summary:

The Clinic Physician’s (CP) primary duty is to provide high quality patient care including triage, walk-ins, and ongoing patient management; preventative and chronic care.

The CP may also act in a supervisory role, supervising other medical department staff (i.e., FNPs, NPs, RN’s, or other physicians) in alignment with the agency’s mission, goals and values. The CP may also assist in coordinating medical programs with programs of other NAHC departments (i.e., WIC, Dental).

The CP shall report to the Executive Director.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide direct medical care to patients, including, but not limited to: physical examinations; development of differential diagnoses; assessment and planning, including ordering laboratory studies, medications and referrals, when appropriate.
• Administer and/or prescribe medications and other treatments as appropriate.
• Promote a healthy lifestyle by advising patients on diet, hygiene, and disease prevention. This advice may include appropriate immunizations against communicable diseases.
• Document patient information, both timely and accurately, per clinic protocol.
• Report all births, deaths, cases and instances of child and elder abuse, as well as occurrence of reportable communicable diseases to the proper authorities, as required by protocol and law.
• Provide comprehensive, high quality medical services to all patients, irrespective of gender, race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status or insurance coverage.
• Make oneself available for consultation with mid-level practitioners regarding patient care.
• Review and co-sign mid-level practitioner progress notes, as required.
• Provide direct supervision, guidance, and support for mid-level practitioners when appropriate.
• Supervise and provide direction for ancillary staff (i.e., FNPs, NPs, Medical Assistants, Nurses, and Outreach Workers) so the entire health care team may function in a coordinated and efficient manner.
• Effectively manage problems that require medical follow-up (i.e., abnormal papsmears, positive serologies and/or cultures for infectious diseases,) as well as chronic conditions (i.e., diabetes and high blood pressure.)
• Dispense medications from the on-site clinic dispensary and ensure the integrity of accurate records.
• Advise the clinic on what medications to stock, and oversee inventory and ordering, as necessary.
• Pro-actively communicate with clinical and administrative staff regarding issues relating to quality and effectiveness of clinical software databases and clinical processes.
• Actively participate on internal quality improvement teams and work with members proactively to drive quality improvement initiatives in accordance with the mission and strategic goals of the organization, federal and state laws and regulations, and accreditation standards.
• Work well under pressure, meet multiple and sometimes competing deadlines.
• Demonstrate cooperative behavior with supervisors, subordinates, colleagues, community and patients at all times.

Qualifications:

• Must be a licensed medical doctor in the state of California.
• Must have completed an accredited residency program and be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Board Eligible candidates must obtain Board Certification within one year of employment.
• Have experience in, or desire to work, within a community health center, providing care to the uninsured/underinsured population.
• Have special knowledge in preventive medicine.
• Have a current CA medical license and DEA certification
• Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.
• Have knowledge, or willingness to learn, about Native peoples and their various community resources.
• Have the ability to relate effectively to community interest groups, agencies, and medical facilities that serve the Native community.
• Previous experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR) of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is strongly desired.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) is preferred.
• Experience with disease registries is strongly preferred.

NAHC is a National Health Service Corp (NHSC) approved site where primary care physicians who are eligible for loan repayment funding can fulfill their service obligation.

NAHC is an Indian Health Program site for Indian Health Services (IHS) Loan Repayment Program.

Benefits:

Native American Health Center (NAHC) considers our employees to be our most valuable resource and offers an excellent benefit package: competitive salaries, personal time off (PTO) program, and an employer contribution 403(b) retirement plan to full-time regular status employees. We also provide medical, vision, dental and group term life insurance coverage for employees and their dependents—with a percentage of employee contribution.

Note to Applicants:

Please be advised a post job offer, pre-employment Physical and TB test are required as a condition of employment.

Additionally, you may be asked to get a Department of Justice Fingerprinting clearance as a contingency for an offer of employment. Criminal clearances are obtained to protect the welfare and safety of clients receiving services at NAHC.

Preference in hiring is given to qualified Native Americans in accordance with the Indian Preference Act (Title 25, US Code, Section 472 and 473). Applicants claiming Indian Preference must submit verification of Indian certified by tribe of affiliation or other acceptable documentation of Indian heritage.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Within the scope of Indian Preference, all candidates will receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin or other non-merit factors.

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA): Native American Health Center abides by the mandates of the ADEA (protecting individuals 40 years and older) and considers age a non-merit factor in all employment decisions and considerations.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Native American Health Center abides by the mandates of the ADA and considers disability a non-merit factor in all employment decisions and considerations. Furthermore, NAHC will make any practical, feasible, and reasonable arrangements to accommodate qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.

Note to Applicants: Please be advised that you may be asked to get a Department of Justice Fingerprinting clearance as a contingency for an offer of employment. Criminal clearances are obtained to protect the welfare and safety of clients receiving services at NAHC.

If interested, please forward resume and cover letter to:

Jennifer Luna

Human Resources

1151 Harbor Bay Pkwy Suite 203

Alameda, CA 94502

Fax: 510-748-0116

Email: HumanResources@nativehealth.org