Family Practice or Internal Medicine

Job Description

The Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service serves the states of Oklahoma, Kansas, and portions of Texas. Oklahoma is home to more than 39 Tribes and Tribal Organizations, a unique characteristic of the Oklahoma City Area because a large number of Tribes have opted to operate their own health programs including large scale hospitals to the smaller preventive care programs and behavioral health programs. The Area consists of 6 Service Units with federally operated hospitals, clinics and smaller health stations.

The Pawnee Indian Health Center is a modern, 67,000 square ft. facility completed in 2004. Each year, the Center provides approximately 38,000 outpatient visits to its patients. The facility provides quality healthcare to patients through a multitude of primary care services and specialty services including cardiology, pediatrics, diabetic counseling, rheumatology, wound care, and women's health, and is equipped with on-site diagnostic services including mammography, ultrasound, CT, and general x-ray.

The Pawnee Indian Health Center has a current opening for a full-time primary care physician.

Responsibilities:

Provides direct medical services including diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic services within specialty, training, education and experience.

Patients served cover all age groups - pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.

Ensures appropriate medical records are maintained and updated.

Communicates effectively with patients and families with multiple health problems and of different backgrounds.

For GS-13:Applicants must have 3 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training.

For GS-14:Applicants must have 4 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training.

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