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GENERAL INFORMATION
- Location:
- Tacoma, WA
- Salary:
- DOE-Full Time or Part Time
- Date posted:
- Oct 07 2010
- Date expires:
- Open Until Filled
EMPLOYER
- Company:
-
Puyallup Tribal Health Authority
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JOB DESCRIPTION
GENERAL FUNCTION:
Provide professional health care services to PTHA patients primarily in an ambulatory setting.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Serve as a medical doctor at the PTHA medical clinic or designated site.
Evaluate, diagnose, and treat medical, obstetric, psychiatric, and surgical diseases and emergencies as credentialed and privileged.
Oversee the medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients by other medical professionals including precepting midlevel providers as needed.
Perform histories, physicals, and direct the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of PTHA patients in local hospitals including participation in rounding schedule.
Make referrals to specialists as per PTHA protocol and follow-up to assure quality care.
Provide on-site health education and counseling to patients and staff.
Participate in after-hours on-call duty as scheduled.
Provide back-up consultation to other on-call PTHA providers as scheduled.
Participate in utilization review studies and quality improvement committee as assigned.
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE):
Doctorate of Medicine or Osteopathy from an accredited institution. Board certified (or eligible to sit for exam) in family practice or appropriate field. Licensed to practice medicine in the State of Washington. Current certification in ACLS.
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TO APPLY:
A PTHA employment application is required (resume optional). Please submit completed applications to the Human Resource Department prior to the closing date. Indian preference by law.
PTHA-Human Resource Department
Kwawachee Counseling Center, Bldg #4, 1st Floor
2209 E 32nd Street
Tacoma, WA 98404
Phone (253)593-0232 ext 516
Fax (253)593-3479
email: hr@eptha.com
website: www.eptha.com