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Prairie Band, LLC

Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant,

Prairie Band, LLC, Browning, Montana, United States, 59417


Increase your chances of an interview by reading the following overview of this role before making an application. Description: Blackfeet Community Hospital is hiring for an ED Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a Long Term Temporary Contract. Blackfeet Community Hospital is a government owned and operated IHS facility providing outpatient and inpatient services. All of these departments are headed by board-certified or board-eligible chiefs of staff. This long-term contract assignment starts after full security clearance.

Check out our Facility Here: Blackfeet Service Unit | Healthcare Facilities (ihs.gov)

This is a Long Term ER NP/PA contract opportunity. • Flexible Hours, Day, Night and Mid shifts available, • Emergency Room experience Required • Up to 1 year contract with extension options • 2-3 years of experience Needed • IHS facility experience preferred • Previous Locum Tenens experience preferred • 12 hour shifts • Work on any US license • Adult and Pediatric experience needed

Duties include: The Practitioner shall interview and examine patients, review past medical history and request and/ or perform diagnostic tests and examinations as necessary to make diagnosis for primary care services. They make diagnosis after evaluating information obtained and provide medical or surgical treatment and/ or referral as appropriate. The practitioner shall counsel and educate patients, families, community and medical staff about general health care. The practitioner shall prescribe drugs and tests necessary to provide including the use of radiology and laboratory The practitioner shall become familiar with and be guided by the Indian Health Service formulary and shall follow IHS procedures when prescribing drugs The practitioner authorized to prescribe pharmaceuticals shall do so according to the availability of drugs listed in the IHS formulary IHS pharmacy services will provide instructions to the prescribing contract physician as to substitution of generic drugs for prescribed drugs The service unit pharmacy must approve drugs not on the formulary The practitioner shall participate in a continual process of quality of health care evaluation to assure the provision of quality service. Strive for excellence in providing general family medicine medical services. Comply with all IHS facility infection control and safety procedures, practices, and standards Respect and maintain the basic right of patients, to include but not limited to personal dignity Referrals- all referrals shall be done utilizing the Patient Referred Care (PRC) process. The PRC Committee utilizing PRC guidelines will review these referrals. Additional Duties: Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor. Indian Preference Exercised: Prairie Band, LLC is subject to Title 22: Employment Code of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. In accordance with Title 22, this position is designated as a TIER 2 position. Preference will be given to individuals to the extent required pursuant to Section 22-2-4(B). #PBHS Requirements:

Required: Must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Must be Board Eligible or Certified Must have all current Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (if you do not have when you apply you must be willing to obtain within 30 days of offer for employment) Certification of Education - copy of diploma or transcripts Active DEA (if applicable) Must complete Credentialing requirements within 10 days of offer Must be willing to complete process and pass Federal Security Clearance When you apply, submit the required documents Apply today to speak to a member of our recruiting team

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