Physician / Family Practice / New Mexico / Permanent / Physician - Primary Care Job

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The Community - Mescalero, New Mexico

The Mescalero tribe's mountainous lands present exciting opportunities for outdoor adventures. Hunting, fishing, hiking, clay shooting and biking opportunities are found throughout the area. During the winter, plan to slide down the slopes of Ski Apache. The Mescalero Apaches own and operate the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino, which offers a first-rate golf course which recently garnered a top spot in Golf Digests "Top 40 Casino Golf Courses," ranking number 23. The resort also operates the Casino Apache and Ina Da Card Room for those to like to partake in Las Vegas-style gambling. The Inn also hosts concerts by nationally known recordings acts. The tribe recently opened the 50,000-square-foot Casino Apache Travel Center on U.S. 70 about a mile west of Ruidoso.

Explore more of the Mescalero Apache Tribe here.

Airport Information : The closest major airport to Mescalero New Mexico is the Roswell International Airport, approximately an hour and a half away. This airport is supported by American Airlines, check out the Roswell International Airport website here.

About the Facility - Mescalero Service Unit

The Mescalero Service Unit is in Mescalero, New Mexico. The 13-bed Mescalero Indian Hospital provides both inpatient and outpatient services, supplemented by several field health programs, some of which are conducted by the Mescalero Tribe itself such as the following services : Laboratory, Radiology, Dentistry, Optometry, Outpatient Care, Inpatient Care, Diabetic Clinic, Women's Health Clinic, Behavioral Health and Pain Clinic.

Facility Address : 318 Abalone Loop Road, Mescalero, NM 88340

Primary Care Physician - RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to)

• Will participate directly in the medical care of the patients, performing functions to the extent delineated by the medical staff privileging process.
• Will adhere to the scope of work and accept work assignments from the Clinical Director as necessary.
• The Physician shall provide direct care / services to pediatric, geriatric, adolescent and adult patients : patient care will involve contact with outpatient COVID patients in the urgent care setting, as well as other potential infectious contacts expectable in a healthcare clinic.
• Will provide comprehensive therapeutic and preventative health services to individual COVID Positive patients, family members and patient groups in a home or community-based setting as a primary health resource and physician extender.
• Will assess and diagnose needs to produce a plan of action to meet identified needs by providing medical health services to individual and families, and interpretations of x-ray imaging results and laboratory test results and findings.
• Will apply Medical Doctor skills in all phases of health care services.
• Will assist with community outreach activity in the local area.
• Will make decisions concerning medical care needs of patients with physicians and designated consultants.
• Will provide lifesaving and support measures in emergency situations.
• Shall provide thorough and concise written documentation of evaluations, treatment, active orders, medications and referrals through the Electronic Health Record in a timely manner.

Primary Care Physician - REQUIREMENTS

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