Family Medicine Physician Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Southeastern NM

Job description

About the facility

This Indian Health Service facility delivers clinic-based primary care services to patients of all ages within a government clinical environment. The facility operates with established protocols consistent with Indian Health Service delivery standards. Clinical workflows are structured to ensure consistent and quality primary care services for the patient population served.

About the facility location

The area offers clinicians on assignment access to a range of attractions suited to varied interests. Space-themed destinations in the region include a facility featuring virtual reality experiences and an interactive self-guided tour with animatronics, special effects, and a space-themed art gallery, both drawing on the region's well-known association with UFO history and space exploration. Historical and cultural resources are also available, including a Prairie-style mansion housing exhibits of artifacts, photographs, manuscripts, and rare books related to the region's history and early settlers.

About the clinician's workday

Clinicians will provide clinic-based primary care services to patients of all ages at an on-site government IHS facility, working Monday through Friday during day shift hours. Clinical responsibilities encompass the evaluation and management of primary care conditions across all age groups, consistent with standard family medicine practice. No call coverage is required for this assignment. Prescriptive authority is required, and board certification is negotiable.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: Variable
• Support staff: Full support staff
• Patient population: All Ages
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• Government: Yes

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