Certified Nurse Midwife Needed for Tribal Facility in Rosebud, SD!
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Job Description
Arc Health is urgently seeking a Certified Nurse Midwife or Women's Health NP to provide exceptional, high-quality care at a Great Plains Area Indian Health Service Unit in southern South Dakota. The CNM will provide outpatient services for the local American Indian/Alaska Native population.
Schedule: 8a - 5p clinic shifts with rotating 24-hour call coverage shifts
Location & Population:
This Great Plains Indian Health Service hospital is a 35-bed comprehensive medical/surgical hospital located in Rosebud, South Dakota. The hospital is the primary source of health care for the Rosebud Sioux (Sicangu Oyate) tribal members, in and around the Rosebud Sioux reservation. The mission of the hospital is to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level
Primary Responsibilities:
- Diagnose and treat acute, episodic or chronic illnesses
- Perform comprehensive physical examinations for adults
- Participate in quality improvement/patient safety projects
- Communicate with collaborating physicians or specialists regarding patient care
Candidates must be:
- Committed to rural and underserved healthcare
- Compassionate, mission-driven social medicine practitioners
- Board-certified or board-eligible
- Interested in joining a dynamic and potentially disruptive social healthcare enterprise
- Must demonstrate sensitivity to cross-cultural and language differences
- Available for a minimum 6-month assignment
Benefits include:
- Competitive compensation and flexible career options. Some allow for rotating between domestic and international work
- Malpractice coverage, including tail insurance
- Local housing and travel (including car rental) fully covered, in most cases. *
- Flexible spending stipend for loan repayment (for salaried providers only)
- Supportive and engaged community of social medicine practitioner