Job Summary
Job Description
Job Overview:
We are seeking 4 skilled and compassionate Family Nurse Practitioners to join our healthcare team with the Colville Indian Health Center. This position requires NO weekends, NO overnights, and NO on-call availability. There is a location in Omak, WA and a location in Nespelem, WA. You will provide comprehensive primary care services to patients of all ages. This is a full-time contract position. Compensation and benefits are dependent on experience as well as duration of stay.
IHS is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally recognized tribes grew out of the special government to government relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for the Indian people. The goal is to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS currently provides health services to approximately 1.5 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to more than 557 federally recognized tribes in 34 states. There is a nationwide shortage of medical providers in certain specialties which is amplified by the remote and rural areas served by the Indian Health Service.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Locum tenens
Pay: $90 - $105/hour
Benefits:
- Malpractice insurance
Job Type: Full-time
Job Responsibilities
- Conduct thorough patient assessments and develop individualized care plans
- Diagnose and treat acute and chronic illnesses
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests
- Prescribe medications and treatments
- Provide health education and counseling to patients and their families
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date medical records
- Comply with all IHS facility safety procedures, practices, and standards
Qualifications
- 2 years minimum of Family Medicine/Primary Care experience
- Willing to relocate to Omak, WA area
- Valid, unrestricted NP license in ANY state or territory.
- US Citizen or US Resident with authorization to work, no visa sponsorship.
- Proficiency in electronic health record systems.
- DEA/BLS licenses
Working Hours
8 am to 5 pm
No on-call, weekends, federal holidays, etc.
Appointment based clinic only