Family Practice Physician (FPP)

Prairie Band Health Services • Fort Duchesne, UT

7d • 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, located at 6822 E. 1000 S., Ft. Duchesne, UT 84026. Local or travel locum tenens physicians are welcome to apply. Scheduling is flexible. Family Practice Physicians are engaged as independent contractors (1099).

The position provides definitive management and full-spectrum family ambulatory practice across medical categories. The physician interviews and examines patients, reviews their medical histories, and requests or performs diagnostic tests as needed. The physician conducts outpatient clinics, monitors symptoms and treatment plans, reviews medications, diet, therapy and adherence, and makes modifications. The physician also refers patients to appropriate contracted facilities when services cannot be adequately provided at the Uintah and Ouray Service Unit and ensures that patient records and clinical reports are prepared and shared with relevant care providers and facilities.

This is designated as a Tier 2 position under Title 22, Employment Code of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. Indian preference will be exercised to the extent required under Section 22-2-4(B).

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 their medical histories, and request or perform diagnostic tests and examinations necessary to evaluate each case.
• Provide definitive management and full-spectrum family ambulatory practice across medical categories.
• Conduct outpatient clinics and assess patients in light of their underlying diseases, treatment plans, and current symptoms.
• Review patients’ medications, diet, therapy course, adherence to management plans, and observations; modify care as appropriate.
• Refer patients to appropriate contracted medical facilities when care or diagnostic procedures cannot be adequately provided at the Uintah and Ouray Service Unit, providing full clinical information.
• Prepare and maintain appropriate medical records for patients to organize pertinent clinical data and support comprehensive care.
• Provide clinical reports and correspondence about patients under the physician’s care to physicians, hospitals, and other relevant individuals and facilities.
• Perform other job-related duties and responsibilities as requested by the supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree