Family Practice Physician (FPP)

Prairie Band Health Services•Fort Duchesne, UT

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Prairie Band Health Service is seeking a Family Practice Physician to provide healthcare services at the Uintah and Ouray Health Center in Ft. Duchesne, Utah. Local or travel locum tenens candidates are welcome to apply, and flexible scheduling is available. Family Practice Physicians are carried as independent contractors (1099). The position provides definitive management and a full spectrum of family ambulatory practice across medical categories. Duties include interviewing and examining patients, reviewing medical histories, ordering or performing appropriate diagnostic tests, conducting outpatient clinics, monitoring conditions and treatment plans, reviewing medications and adherence, and modifying care as needed. The physician refers patients to appropriate contracted facilities when services or diagnostic procedures cannot be adequately provided at the Uintah and Ouray Service Unit. The physician also ensures medical records are prepared and organized and provides clinical reports and correspondence to relevant healthcare providers and facilities. Prairie Band, LLC is subject to Title 22: Employment Code of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. This is designated as a Tier 2 position, and preference will be given as required under Section 22-2-4(B). Additional job-related duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

Completion of a three-year residency program in a primary care specialty such as Family Practice, Pediatrics, or Internal Medicine.
Board certification.
Doctorate degree in Osteopathic or Allopathic medicine.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Active, unrestricted physician license, free of disciplinary action, in a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory.

Responsibilities

Interview and examine patients, review medical histories, and request or perform necessary diagnostic tests and examinations.
Provide definitive management and full-spectrum family ambulatory practice across medical categories.
Conduct outpatient clinics and monitor patients’ conditions, symptoms, treatment plans, medications, diet, therapy, and adherence to care plans; modify care as appropriate.
Refer patients to appropriate contracted medical facilities when needed services or diagnostic procedures cannot be adequately provided at the Uintah and Ouray Service Unit, and provide relevant clinical information.
Prepare and maintain appropriate medical records to organize pertinent clinical data for comprehensive care.
Provide clinical reports and correspondence about patients to physicians, hospitals, and other relevant individuals and facilities.
Perform other job-related responsibilities as requested by the supervisor.