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Medical Officer Administrator (Deputy Clinical Dir
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| Type: | Tribal |
| Salary Range: | $0 to $266,901 / Per Year |
| Open Period: | 4/5/2019 to 9/30/2021 |
| Summary: | This position is located in the Division of Clinical Services, Tohono O'odham Nation Health Care (TONHC), Sells, Arizona, approximately 60 miles west of Tucson, Arizona. TONHC provides inpatient and outpatient medical and dental care to eligible Native American and Alaska Native persons residing in or near the Tohono O'odham Nation. TONHC is the primary source of health care for the approximately 24,000 local members of the Tohono O'odham Nation. TONHC consists of TON Sells Hospital, a ten bed hospital accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) and located in Sells, Arizona; three Health Centers: TON San Xavier Health Center, Tucson, Arizona; TON Santa Rosa Health Center, Santa Rosa, Arizona; and TON San Simon Health Center, San Simon, Arizona; and a Community Health Program. TONHC performs approximately 200,000 outpatient visits annually. The Deputy Clinical Director, at the direction of the Clinical Director, provides administrative oversight of processes within the healthcare services delivery system to assure availability of a well-qualified Medical Staff, maintenance of a high standard of practice, and continuous improvement in the quality of healthcare offered. The Deputy Clinical Director also directly supervises the Supervisor of Laboratory Services, the Supervisor of Social Work Services, the Supervisor of EMS, and the Supervisor of the Eye Program. As a physician, the Deputy CD also performs and provides diagnosis, care and treatment of inpatients, ambulatory care patients and emergency patients for a full range of clinical scenarios. As an expert licensed provider, the incumbent is responsible for direct and indirect specialized child, adolescent, and adult services, and for Continuing Medical Education (CME). |
| Duties: | Incumbent serves as Deputy Clinical Director, under the direction of the Clinical Director (Director of the Division of Clinical Services, TONHC). Incumbent directly supervises the Supervisor of Laboratory Services, the Supervisor of Social Work Services, the Supervisor of EMS, and the Supervisor of the Eye Program. Incumbent provides administrative oversight of processes within the healthcare services delivery system to assure availability of a well-qualified Medical Staff, maintenance of a high standard of practice, and continuous improvement in the quality of healthcare offered. In addition to the above, the assignment includes providing medical care services. Assignments involve the full range of problems found in the medical field, including the very difficult, where there is responsibility for recognizing difficult-to-identify symptoms or signs, and with responsibility for developing a full treatment regimen involving knowledge of state-of-the-art techniques. This position requires education and licensure as an M.D. or D.O., three years of postgraduate residency training or equivalent, certification by (or eligibility through) a member board of ABMS (American Board of Medical Specialties), and at least four years of clinical experience, including one year of leadership experience in an administrative role. |
| Qualifications: | Must possess and maintain a permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a territory of the United States. • Must be board certified by (or board eligible through) a member board of ABMS (American Board of Medical Specialties). • Upon recommendation for hire a criminal background and fingerprint check is required to determine suitability for hire. • Must possess and maintain a valid United States driver's license (no DUIs or major traffic citations within the last three years). • Must submit a 39-month driving record with the employment application. • Must meet the Tohono O'odham Nation tribal employer's insurance requirements to receive a driver's permit to operate program vehicles. • Based on the department's needs, incumbents may be required to demonstrate fluency in both the Tohono O'odham Language and English as a condition of employment. Physical Demands: The work is typically performed in an office setting with only normal physical demands necessary to accomplish the work. There is light bending and carrying of files and medical charts. Occasionally, lifting and moving of patients is required. The inherent nature of management positions potentially may result in periods of extreme mental and emotional pressures. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Incumbent works on a regularly assigned, rotated or call-back basis to provide continuity of medical care during evenings, nights, holidays and weekends. Some travel is required. Work is performed primarily inside a hospital or clinic, which exposes the incumbent to communicable diseases and environmental stress. There is risk of exposure to sharp needles and scalpels, body fluids, respiratory secretions, and contaminated clothing and linen. Incumbent is required to comply with OSHA regulations regarding universal precautions and the use of personal protective equipment. |
| Work Type: | Permanent, Full |
| Announcement #: | 210#-4050 |
| Who May Apply? | All Groups of Qualified Individuals |
| Get Details & Apply: | https://www.appone.com/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=2452072 |
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| Name: | Espuma, Angela |
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