Ghost RX is searching for Family Practice Nurse Physician Assistants to provide coverage in the outpatient clinic at the Indian Health Service located in Chinle, AZ. Any state license is accepted.

• Outpatient Family Medicine
• Work hours M-F 8:00am to 5:00pm
• 6 months experience
• Must have DEA, BLS, ACLS, ATLS
• 1/1/21-12/31/21

A. Conduct outpatient clinics, make observations appropriate to the outpatients underlying disease and treatment plan, including current symptoms. Review the patient's medications, diet, therapy course, and adherence to management plan and patient observations. Modify regimen as required. Instruct and counsel patient as required,

B. Interview and examine patients, review past medical history and request or perform diagnostic tests and examination deemed necessary to obtain all possible information related to each case. Make preliminary diagnosis, directs, prescribe or provide treatment or arrange for specialized care or patient referral as required. Base decision upon information obtained, professional medical knowledge and skills and prescribed policies and procedures. Make note of observations to be incorporated into electronic health records (EHR). Provide emergency care as required, provide definitive management in all medical categories for cases that do not require referral. Give total patient care including prevention, health maintenance, early diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up services to patients under incumbent's care.

C. Telemedicine Services:

Telemedicine - Contractors shall provide telemedicine services for patients with mild respiratory illness in the CSIJ Respiratory Clinic. These services will be rendered on the CSI-J premises but the contractor may not be physically present with the patient. From time to time, based on the patient's clinical condition, the contractor may do a brief hands-on assessment in person with these patients as indicated.

Telephone - Contractors shall provider telephone visits for patients in need of chronic care management for whom it would be high risk to travel to the hospital for care.

D. Refer patients to appropriate contracted medical or other government facilities providing full clinical information for care and diagnostics procedures that cannot be adequately provided at Chinle hospital. Coordinate and integrate information obtained into on-going health care program at the hospital and assures the provision of timely follow-up care as provided.

E. Advise the medical officers in other services concerning these operations. Is in complete charge of guiding and directing the assisting medical officer and nurse. Provide consultation on difficult cases to practitioners in the same or Other specialties. Work closely with allied health professionals (community health nurses, social workers, health educators, etc.) in the provision of board health program services.

Provide appropriate documentation on rendered patient care utilizing CCHCF's EHR system. The contractor is responsible for utilizing the CCHCF EHR system to obtain, dictate, electronically enters and assures preparation of appropriate medical records for all patients seen to assure the accumulation and organization Of all pertinent clinical data needed to provide comprehensive medical care. Clinical data reports shall be completed in a timely manner and shall be maintained in compliance with Joint Commission standards. It is the responsibility Of the contractor to use the training resources provided by the CCHCF to develop competency in utilizing the EHR system.