Emergency Medicine Physician

We are seeking Board Certified Emergency Medicine physicians to staff the ER at an Indian Health Service hopsital in Navajo Nation.

Location & Population:

The facility serves a population of 20,000 Navajo people. The staff consists of primary care physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, at a 20 bed hospital. The annual emergency room cases number of about 14,643.

The Emergency Department schedule is divided into three 12-hour shifts: 8am - 8pm (day), 10am - 10pm (swing), and 8pm - 8am (night).

The facility is located in Northwest New Mexico, on the Eastern edge of the Navajo Reservation, only a few hours drive North to the Southern Rockies, or East to Albuquerque and Santa Fe. World Class skiing is close and the area has superb hiking and fishing opportunity.

Facility details:

ER trauma level? IV

Patients per shift: 10-25 (varies based on day and night shifts)

Shift times: Day- 8am to 8pm; Swing- 10am to 10pm; Night- 8pm to 8am

Pediatric patients- 40%

Adult patients- 60%

Specialties available- Surgery, OB

Support staff is available- Lab, X-Ray, CRNA, AVERA telemedicine, Hospitalist (not overnight), EMS Services,

Critical patients patients are transferred out

Candidates must be:

Committed to rural, Tribal, and underserved healthcare

Compassionate, mission-driven social medicine practitioners

Interested in joining a dynamic and potentially disruptive social healthcare enterprise

ABEM certified or eligible

Licensed in any state active, unrestricted license

Completed a US residency program

Not had a loss of licensure or suspended licensure

Not had a lapse in practice > 6 months leading up to assignment

No malpractice issues

Active ACLS, PALS, and BLS certifications

Able to commit to a minimum of 7 shifts a month

No delinquent taxes or federal loans

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