Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health·Rapid City, South Dakota
Provide comprehensive medical care to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients through diagnosis, treatment, and preventative services. Manage patient records within an electronic health record system and collaborate with allied health professionals to ensure quality care.
This position is responsible for providing comprehensive medical care to pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients of the Oyate Health Center (OHC).
Responsible for the practice of medicine or direct service to patients involving the performance of diagnostic, preventative, or therapeutic services to patients.
Interviews and examines patients, reviews past medical history and requests and/or performs diagnostic tests and examinations as necessary to make clinical diagnosis.
Provides medical or surgical treatment and/or referral as appropriate.
Prescribe or administer appropriate medical treatment, therapy, medication, and other specialized medical care.
Orders, performs, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests, records, reports, and examination information to identify and assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs.
Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, and examinations results.
Records physical findings, and formulates plan and prognosis, based on patient's condition.
Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
Refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary.
Gives total patient care including prevention, health maintenance, early diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up services to patient(s).
Assures preparation of appropriate medical records for all patients seen to assure the accumulation and organization of all pertinent clinical data to provide comprehensive medical care. Ensures accurate information is documented within the patient’s electronic health record.
Works closely with allied health professionals in the provision of broad health program services. Interviews and examines patients. Instructs and counsels patients.
Actively participates in clinic quality improvement activities.
Participate in meetings and represent OHC as required.
Utilization of EHR with accurate timely notes to ensure required documentation is entered for billing and referrals.
Must comply with federal laws and regulations as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
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.
The supervisor assigns work in terms of very general instructions. The supervisor reviews completed work for compliance with procedures and the nature and propriety of the final results. Work is reviewed through conferences, reports, and observation of OHC operations and patient outcomes.
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
This position consists of patient care duties. The purpose of this position is to provide patient care to the patients of OHC. Successful performance ensures the effective and efficient operation of the OHC and affects the quality of care and patient outcomes.
Contacts are typically with patients, OHC and GPTLHB employees, members of the general public, personnel of other IHS facilities, and providers.
Contacts are primarily for obtaining, furnishing, exchanging, and providing factual medical information.
The work is typically performed standing or sitting. The work is typically performed in a clinic setting which requires normal safety precaution for infection control and environmental safety measures. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and sit, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and /or move light objects, and occasional lift heavier objects.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Supervisory and Management Responsibility
This is non-supervisory position that provides medical guidance and direction to OHC staff.
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.
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