Northern Navajo Medical Center - NM
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Job description
Emergency Medicine Physician — ED / SuperTrack
Facility: Northern Navajo Medical Center (NNMC)
Location: Shiprock, New Mexico
Service Unit: Shiprock Service Unit, Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS)
Position Overview:
Emergency Medicine Physicians will provide 24/7/365 coverage in both the Main Emergency Department and SuperTrack/Fast Track at NNMC, including day, evening, weekend, holiday, and nocturnist shifts. Physicians will treat the full range of emergent and urgent conditions in a rural, resource-limited IHS hospital serving the Navajo Nation. The role requires collaboration with ED staff, hospitalists, specialists, and other clinical personnel while maintaining timely documentation and compliance with IHS, CMS, Joint Commission, HIPAA, and facility standards.
Schedule:
Typically 10- or 12-hour shifts, with 8-hour shifts possible based on department needs. Providers may be required to assist with urgent staffing needs with as little as 24 hours' notice. Absences exceeding 8 hours generally require 15 calendar days' advance notice, except for verifiable emergencies.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Board-Certified or Board-Eligible in Emergency Medicine
- Minimum 3 years of Emergency Medicine experience
- At least 500 ED clinical hours within the previous 12 months
- Current, unrestricted U.S. MD/DO license
- Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and ATLS
- Fitness-for-duty certification and required immunization documentation
- Ability to pass IHS credentialing and Level I/II background checks
- English proficiency and basic computer skills
- Valid driver's license if required for the position
Preferred Experience:
Prior experience in rural, resource-limited, Tribal, or Indian Health Service settings is preferred.
Clinical Environment:
NNMC is a federal IHS hospital serving the Navajo Nation. The ED consists of a Main ED and SuperTrack/Fast Track, with continuous physician coverage required.
Job Responsibilities
Evaluate and treat patients with the full range of emergent and urgent medical conditions and varying levels of acuity.
Provide day, evening, weekend, holiday, and nocturnist coverage as assigned.
Respond to medical emergencies and emergency procedures elsewhere in the hospital when needed.
Consult and coordinate with ED/SuperTrack staff, hospitalists, specialists, and other clinicians regarding patient care.
Make appropriate decisions regarding diagnosis, treatment, stabilization, admission, transfer, and discharge of emergency patients.
Complete all patient documentation in the facility EHR before the end of each shift, including closing any delinquent charts.
Follow NNMC and Shiprock Service Unit medical staff bylaws, department protocols, and clinical policies.
Maintain compliance with IHS, CMS, Joint Commission, HIPAA, Privacy Act, and DHHS IT/security requirements.
Participate in the facility's quality assurance and performance-monitoring processes.
Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team while demonstrating respect, compassion, integrity, teamwork, and cultural awareness when caring for American Indian/Alaska Native patients.
Maintain required credentials, certifications, identification, and professional standards throughout the assignment.
Qualifications
Minimum 3 years of Emergency Medicine experience
At least 500 ED clinical hours within the previous 12 months
Current, unrestricted U.S. MD/DO license
Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and ATLS
Fitness-for-duty certification and required immunization documentation
Ability to pass IHS credentialing and Level I/II background checks
English proficiency and basic computer skills
Valid driver's license if required for the position