You will be asked to provide three (3) professional references and the past five (5) years of education and employment history.  The application is 9 steps and typically takes 9-11 minutes.

This description is intended to describe the essential job functions and the essential requirements for the performance of this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of a person so classified. Other functions may be assigned, and management may, with or without notice, add or change the duties at any time. Employees are employed “at will”.

Notice to Applicants: All applicants offered employment with Chugachmiut will be subject to a background investigation. Offers of employment are contingent on the successful completion of a background investigation conducted in accordance with Chugachmiut policy and Public Law 101-630. Every offer of employment with Chugachmiut will be made contingent on a background investigation. The nature and extent of the investigation will depend on the job duties of the position for which an offer is made.

USE OF INFORMATION OBTAINED IN A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Information obtained from a background investigation will be considered for employment purposes as permitted by federal and state law and in accordance with Chugachmiut’s policy. Information will be reviewed to determine:

• Whether an individual made false statements or material omissions on an application for employment or during an interview;
• Whether an applicant or employee, based on the job duties of the position in question, poses a threat to security and/or employee safety in the workplace; and
• The likelihood of an applicant or employee being successful and productive on the job.

Provide patient and family focused medical care in accordance with Chugachmiut’s mission, vision, core values, key strategies, policies, and procedures. The care will be consistent with the highest recognized standards of clinical medicine. As a family medicine physician, provide healthcare to infants, children, adolescents, obstetrical, adults and geriatric patients in the outpatient setting.  

The chief responsibility of the Medical Director is the provision of medical oversight and quality assurance of the health care services provided by Chugachmiut medical providers to communities within the Chugach Region. This position coordinates closely with the Chugachmiut Health Services Division Director, Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage Native Primary Care Center, Chugachmiut Advanced Practice Providers and Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) Director to maintain efficient clinical operations and delivery of quality patient care. 

• Provides quality team based care with the focus on the patient, family, and community.
• Performs routine general medical and specialized duties that fall within a Family Practice Physician’s technical and educational expertise to Alaska Natives and other beneficiaries of Chugach Region.
• Remains current in improvements in the field of medicine and strives to incorporate those improvements into the program when appropriate, maintaining licensure and other credentials as required.
• Participates as an integral member of the health division in the provision of medical services by collaborating with other health professionals to provide Chugach Region community member’s complete and comprehensive care.
• Follows established protocol for patient referrals within and outside the Alaska Tribal System.
• Continually strives to improve patients experience and quality of care by focusing on key leverage points of optimal patient access, continuity, team based care, clinical information systems, patient self-management, and community engagement.
• Ensures the maintenance of accurate patient records to reflect each patient’s health status, risk factors, plan of care and safeguards the confidentiality of patient records.
• Complies and ensures providers’ adherence to established compliance, privacy, integrity, and Chugachmiut’s policies and practices, applicable ethical standards, laws, regulations, rules, code of conduct, procedures and professional standards.
• Provides leadership, direction, and guidance to health service team. Develops goals and priorities in conjunction with employees, and assigns tasks and projects. Counsels, trains, and coaches subordinate staff.
• Develops and maintains collaborative working relationships with health service teams in all disciplines and throughout all tribal health organizations, working in positive ways in an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to clinical quality care to ensure continuity of patient care and service integration. Collaborates with health service team around compliance, risk, quality, safety, and improvement initiatives.
• Promotes and champions process improvement initiatives to support patient-centered integrated care.
• Assists in creating medical protocol standardization and ensures that providers practice to the accepted standards of care. Participates as needed in quality assurance programs and directed provider work groups.
• Works in partnership with Dental, Behavioral Health, Wellness and Social Service staff to optimize the integration of programs to improve population outcomes.
• The physician of record is a Primary Collaborative for Chugachmiut Physician Assistant (PA) Advanced Practice Providers.
• Provides consultation to advanced practice providers, in person, by telephone or via video teleconference, for the delivery of health care within the Advanced Practice Provider’s scope of practice.
• The physician of record is the Supervising Physician for Community Health Aide/Practitioner’s (CHA/P) for medical standing orders, certification, and credentialing.
• Provides consultation to CHA/Ps, in person, by telephone, or via video teleconference for the delivery of health care within the CHA/P’s scope of practice and in accordance with the Community Health Aide Manual and or eCHAM.
• Provides clinical training and staff development for advanced practice providers and CHA/Ps including but not limited to: primary care, prenatal care, emergency care, pharmacology, health promotion, clinical procedures, and clinic management skills.
• Works in coordination with Chugachmiut health care providers to develop treatment plan for patients.
• Provides consultation to the Purchased and Referred Care Program for referral and case management as needed.
• Monitors the quality of care delivered and provides and receives feedback on the quality of care being delivered to ensure regulatory standards and policy are met as they apply to Chugachmiut’s health clinics.
• Completes chart and peer reviews pursuant to policy and best practices.
• Participates as necessary in Health Services provider meetings in person or via technology to provide feedback and training on difficult patient encounters.
• Represents and actively participates in regional or statewide health committees as directed by the Health Services Division Directors (Alaska Tribal Director’s Quarterly Meetings).
• Serves as the Region communities EMS medical director for EMS oversight/EMS call review.
• Reviews EMS program quality measures and reviews and develops clinical standing orders to help facilitate EMS service support improvements.
• Serves as CLIA Laboratory Medical Director. Maintains skills necessary to maintain certified CLIA laboratory.
• Conforms to safety policies and general housekeeping practices.
• Demonstrates sound work ethics, flexible, and shows dedication to the position.
• Demonstrates a positive attitude, is respectful, and possesses cultural awareness and sensitivity toward patients, co-workers and others.
• Keeps customer service and the mission of the organization in mind when interacting with all patients, co-workers, and others.
• Expected to be prepared to start shift on time, meet attendance standards, and work the hours necessary to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Expected to embrace, support and promote the core values of respect, integrity, trust, compassion and quality which align with Chugachmiut’s Mission and Vision through their actions and interactions with all patients, staff, and others.
• Conforms to Chugachmiut policies, strict employee confidentiality, HIPAA and 42 C.F.R. Part 2 regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

• Permanent and full or unrestricted license to practice in the State of Alaska as a M.D. or D.O.
• Current DEA certificate
• Prefer current American Board Certification for service specialty as indicated
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required
• ACLS and PALS required within 6 months of hire
  
• Knowledge and ability to effectively utilize E.H.R.
  

Benefits: Chugachmiut offers its employees a generous and robust benefits package. Please visit www.chugachmiut.org for a complete list of our benefits.

Relocation Expenses: Up to $5,000 for legitimate moving expenses per IRS regulations, for additional information on moving expenses, please visit the following:  https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p521.pdf