Scope:

The Contractor is to provide Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) services within the Walk-In Primary Care Clinic at the Mescalero Service Unit.

Place of Performance:

Indian Health Service facility Mescalero Service Unit, Mescalero, NM 88340

Expected Schedule:

The Contractor will be required to work 8am-5pm, no nights or Federal holidays.

Compensation:

$90-$105 per hour based on experience Malpractice coverage $1M/$3M plus tail coverage.

Contractor Qualification Requirements:

• Shall maintain a valid, current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any state within the United States, District of Columbia or the Common-Wealth of Puerto Rico, throughout the term of this contract
• Basic Life Support (BLS), (PALS) and (ACLS)
• Board certification, either AANP or FNCP.
• Proof of an active and unrestricted NP License and DEA license.
• Competency in family medicine, adult medicine or urgent care medicine To meet the credentialing standards within the Indian Health Services all providers presented for services must meet the following.
• Have a full and unrestricted license in all states in which licenses are held.
• Have NEVER been the subject of adverse Medical Staff Action (censure, revocation of privileges) or license revocation.

Major NP/PA Duties:

• Perform initial and/or periodic histories and physical examinations, and documents findings, results and diagnosis in medical records per medical staff rules & regulations.
• Manage acute, episodic, and chronic conditions occurring in patients presenting to the Walk-In Primary Care Clinic; and consult with MD/DO when patients' disease process exceeds the NP's education, training, and/or experience.
• Provide a full range of acute and interim primary care services to treat medical conditions, and consult colleague physicians, primary care physicians and specialty physicians as medically needed.
• Order and interpret diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests, radiological exams, electrocardiograms, or other studies as appropriate and specified in the Contractor's clinical privileges as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Screen patients to determine the need for further healthcare.
• Evaluate the medical aspects of treatment plans periodically, recognizing the
• need for reassignment to other healthcare professionals or specialists.
• Works collaboratively with other physicians in management of selected complex medical problems and refers to higher levels of care when needed.
• Prescribe and dispense medications and durable medical devices and supplies.
• Carry out health promotion and disease prevention activities including education and shared decision-making.
• Educate and counsel patients and families in preventive care, medical conditions, and the use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
• Provide appropriate periodic mental health assessment, screening, and counseling for mental illness, family violence, and diseases of addiction.
• Draw blood or obtain other specimens for laboratory testing as needed.
• Initiate and expedite requests for consultations and arrange special tests and studies.
• Write orders as necessary for the care of the patient and record encounters in the patient's medical record in accordance with GIMC rules & regulations and GIMC Medical Records policy & procedure.
• Obtain informed consent and document performed procedures as approved in the NP's training and clinical privileges.
• Maintains records and reports on patients, personal activities and other required information for use in program operation, quality assurance and other purposes.

Pay:

$90.00 - $105.00 per hour

Work Location:

In person