STAFF PHYSICIAN (EMERGENCY MEDICINE)

Closing Date: MONDAY JUNE 1, 2026 @ 4:00 PM (MST).

Salary Range:  Dependent on Experience (DOE)

***APPLICANT MUST HAVE A VALID UNRESTRICTED INSURABLE DRIVERS LICENSE***

***RESUME AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED***

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides full range of emergency services or crisis intervention including lifesaving emergency procedures in order to stabilize a patient sufficiently until a higher level of care is available.
• Provides emergent or urgent patient care including evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for patients that present to the Emergency Department.
• Obtains a health and developmental history from the patient or family member and performs a detailed physical exam, records findings, and formulates differential diagnoses and develops plan of care.
• Performs or requests screening or diagnostic tests and interprets the results. Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical or emotional problems.
• Makes decisions concerning the medical needs of patients, which may involve various treatment modalities, prescribed medications, consultation and referral when appropriate.
• Participates with other professionals and agencies as needed or as required, regarding management of infectious disease, environmental health and health education.
• Maintains knowledge and proficiency in up to date medical practices through continuing education, staff meetings, workshops, and home study.
• Recognizes when a patient requires a higher level of care and stabilizes the patient until a higher level of care is available.
• Teaches patients and family member’s ways to maintain or improve their health status.
• Complies with departmental policies and guidelines.
• Participates in Quality Assurance (QA) and Performance Improvement (PI) review processes.
• Will be required to work in all areas of the Emergency Department including the main Emergency Room, Observation Unit and Fast Track.
• Serves as the Emergency Department representative to hospital committees as assigned.
• Provides appropriate physician supervision of advanced practice clinicians in the emergency medicine services setting.
• Serves as a member of the Medical Staff and is responsible for all associated duties including following Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, Performance Improvement activities and comply with all requirements for appointment and maintain status as an active member of the medical staff.
• Ability to work on a regularly assigned, rotation or call back basis to provide continuity of medical services during evenings, nights holidays, and weekends.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS
Experience: 

• No additional experience required outside of a completed training program as defined in the education qualifications listed below.

Education:

• Completion of a Residency Program in Emergency Medicine or have three (3) years Emergency Medicine experience if a non-Emergency Medicine Residency Program was completed.
• Completion of an accredited Medical School Program.
• Active, unrestricted Medical License from any U.S. State or Territory.

Please email degree or transcripts to:  Ophelia.Anthony@fdihb.org

NAVAJO/INDIAN PREFERENCE

FDIHB, Inc. is located within the Navajo Nation and, in accordance with Navajo Nation law, has implemented a Navajo/Indian Preference in Employment Policy. Pursuant to this Policy, applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for this position and who are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation will be given primary preference in hiring and employment for this position and members of other federally-recognized Indian tribes will be given secondary preference. Other candidates will be considered only after all candidates entitled to primary or secondary preference have been fully considered.