Hospitalist Physician; Night Shifts Phoenix & Northern Navajo Medical Center; NNMC) and associated Navajo

We are building a roster of qualified Hospitalist physicians to support day and night inpatient coverage at Phoenix Indian Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ and the Northern Navajo Medical Center (NNMC) and associated Navajo Area. This is a non-personal services engagement — you’ll practice medicine independently, integrated into the facility medical staff, without being a government employee. Shifts are available for both daytime and nighttime coverage, seven days a week including holidays.

Daytime Hospitalist

• Shifts:
  
  8-hour (7am–3pm) and 11-hour (7am–6pm)
• Coverage 7 days/week, including holidays
• Estimated 10–30 shifts/month
• No offsite call required

Nighttime Hospitalist

• Shift: 13-hour (6pm–7am)
• Coverage up to 30 nights/month
• Estimated 15–30 shifts/month
• No offsite call required
• Physician must remain on-site for the full shift

• Admit and manage medical/surgical patients on the General Medicine wards and ICU
• Evaluate Emergency Department patients for possible admission
• Complete daily/nightly rounds on inpatients
• Serve as a consulting resource to other PIMC providers
• Perform inpatient procedures within your privileges (central lines, arterial lines, thoracentesis, paracentesis, lumbar puncture, skin biopsies)
• Coordinate transfers, discharge planning, and specialty consultations
• Complete timely, accurate documentation in the EHR
• Collaborate with nursing, surgery, and specialty staff on patient care decisions

• Completed residency in Internal Medicine or Family Practice (Family Practice candidates must demonstrate sufficient inpatient hospitalist training/experience)
• Active, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the U.S., D.C., or Puerto Rico
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Current BLS and ACLS certification
• 2+ years of hospital medicine experience preferred; strong new residency graduates considered case-by-case
• Comfortable working within a culturally diverse patient population
• Able to pass IHS-mandated security pre-clearance (fingerprint check and OIG exclusion list screening)

• Current resume/CV
• Two professional references
• Copy of active medical license
• Copy of Board Certification/Eligibility
• College transcripts and proof of conferred degrees
• Recent health status report and immunization records

• Flat, fully-loaded hourly rate — no surprise deductions
• Flexible day or night shift options
• Meaningful work serving the Native American community in the Phoenix area
• Early access to shifts as soon as our contract is awarded

Bighorn Ridge runners is an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) and equal opportunity employer.