Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board Inc·Rapid City, South Dakota
The Advanced Practice Provider is responsible for providing high-quality medical care, performing physical examinations, and ordering diagnostic tests under the direction of a supervisory physician. They must also document patient information accurately in electronic health records and collaborate with other health professionals to develop comprehensive care plans.
This position, under the direction of a supervisory physician, is responsible for providing high-quality, general medical care and treatment to Oyate Health Center (OHC) patients.
Essential Functions and Professional Behavior Expectations
Maintains knowledge and proficiency in medical practices through continuing education and training.
Performs physical examinations and preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines and instructions of Physician.
Provides medical care to repairs minor wounds and injuries.
Administer vaccinations.
Collects appropriate sample for medical laboratory testing.
Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs.
Records physical findings, and formulates plan and prognosis, based on patient's condition.
Discusses case with Physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan.
Submits health care plan and goals of individual patients for periodic review and evaluation by a Physician.
Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
Refers patients to Physician for consultation or to specialized health resources for treatment.
Ensures accurate information is documented within the patient’s electronic health record.
Submits patient records to physician quarterly for chart review.
Must comply with federal laws and regulations as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
Performs related duties.
Professional Behavior
Effectively plan, organize workload and schedule time to meet the demands of the position.
Work in a cooperative and professional manner with OHC and GPTLHB staff.
Treat Great Plains tribes and collaborators with dignity and respect.
Utilize effective verbal and written communication skills.
Advance personal educational development by attending training sessions and seminars as appropriate.
Exemplify excellent customer service with tribal stakeholders, health board colleagues, program partners, service recipients, visitors and guests.
Foster a work environment of wellness, courtesy, friendliness, helpfulness and respect.
Relate well and work collaboratively with coworkers and all levels of staff in a professional manner.
Consistently demonstrate respect for and acceptance of differing capabilities, cultures, gender, age, sexual orientation and/or personalities.
Maintain and ensure organizational privacy and confidentiality.
Handle crisis and tolerate stress professionally.
Be self-directed and take proactive initiative to assist others.
Resolve issues with other departments and coworkers without direct supervision if needed.
Exercise flexibility to alter plans/routines when situations require and continue to perform without projecting stress/frustration that would adversely affect the work environment.
Promote an alcohol, tobacco and drug-free lifestyle.
Embrace modes of appearance and attire that reflect a professional presence.
Adhere to GPTLHB policies and procedures.
Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor
The supervisor provides administrative direction with assignments in terms of broadly defined goals or functions.
The employee usually has responsibility for independently planning, designing, and carrying out programs, projects, studies, or other work.
Results of the work are considered technically authoritative and are normally accepted without significant change. If the work should be reviewed, the review concerns such matters as fulfillment of program objectives, effect of advice and influence on the overall program, or the contribution to the advancement of technology. Recommendations for new projects and alteration of objectives usually are evaluated for such considerations as availability of funds and other resources, broad program goals, or established priorities.
Guidelines include state and federal laws and regulations, OHC policies and procedures, OHC Medical Staff Bylaws, professional standards of medical practice, medical standing orders, and Centers or Medicare and Medicaid Services Conditions of Participation manual. These guidelines are not applicable to every situation encountered and require independent judgment, selection and interpretation in application.
Complexity/Scope of Work
The work includes varied duties requiring many different and unrelated processes and methods that are applied to a broad range of activities or substantial depth of analysis, typically for an administrative or professional field. Decisions regarding what needs to be done include major areas of uncertainty in approach, methodology, or interpretation and evaluation processes that result from such elements as continuing changes in program, technological developments, unknown phenomena, or conflicting requirements.
The work requires originating new techniques, establishing criteria, or developing new information.
The work involves isolating and defining unknown conditions, resolving critical problems, or developing new theories.
The work product or service affects the work of other experts, the development of major aspects of administrative or scientific programs or missions, or the well-being of substantial numbers of people.
Contacts are typically with clinical providers, patients, employees, community resource agencies, patient family members, CDC, State Departments of Health, local Health Departments, Tribal Health programs, and the general public.
Contacts are primarily for obtaining, furnishing, exchanging and providing factual medical information.
The work involves moderate risks or discomforts that require special safety precautions, e.g., working around moving parts, carts, or machines; exposure to contagious diseases or irritant chemicals. Employees may be required to use protective clothing or gear, such as masks, gowns, coats, boots, goggles, gloves, or shields.
The work requires some physical exertion, such as long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities; or recurring lifting of moderately heavy items. The work may require specific, but common, physical characteristics and abilities, such as above average agility and dexterity. The employee must be able to read, write, speak and hear.
Supervisory and Management Responsibility
This is a non-supervisory position that may provide functional direction, guidance and instruction to other employees when necessary. This position possess authority to assign, coordinate, and review quality and quantity of work of other employees. Instructs employees in specific techniques or technical methods for accomplishing work assignments. The employee may perform the same type of work as other employees but may be responsible for performance of the more technically difficult, controversial, or sensitive work assigned to the unit or group.
The GPTLHB is a tribal organization which follows tribal preference laws. It is our policy to give preference to qualified Indian/Tribal candidates over qualified non-native candidates in hiring decisions, if all other qualifications are equal.
Employment is contingent upon the outcome of all required criminal background checks.
Compliance with our Employee Health Procedure is a condition of employment. You are required to agree that you will comply with all job-related employee health screening and immunizations prior to your first day of employment. Jobs require that you have documentation that you have completed the following immunizations prior to your first day of employment: MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella, Varicella (Chicken Pox), Hepatitis B, Influenza, T-dap (Tetanus - Diphtheria - Pertussis), and COVID-19 vaccination is required.
Market context
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