Physician / Radiology / Arizona / Permanent / Radiologist - MD/DO Job
Company: Kurz Solutions
Location: Chinle
Posted on: March 17, 2023
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Job Description:
Job Description Radiologist - MD/DO Not all who wander are lost
The Community - Chinle AZ The Chinle Comprehensive Health Care
Facility (CCHCF) is based in Chinle, Arizona (Northeast Arizona
near Canyon De Chelly National Monument). The CCHCF is a 60 bed
hospital which serves as the health care hub for the region. The
medical staff includes Family Physicians, Internists,
Pediatricians, General Surgeons, OB/GYN's, Anesthesiologists, and a
Psychiatrist. In addition to routine outpatient and inpatient
primary care, services available to our patients include: Adult
Intensive Care, General Surgery (including laparoscopic surgery),
routine and operative Obstetrics, and 24-Hour Emergency Room
Services. Health care services are provided to approximately 37,000
active users. Strong Navajo cultural traditions exist within the
community, offering an opportunity to learn the Navajo language, or
to learn about traditional Navajo medicine. The service unit is
located on the Colorado Plateau with excellent opportunities for
photography, hiking, running, road biking, cross country skiing,
and mountain biking. Canyon de Chelly National Monument is within 5
miles of the hospital and is a wonderful place for exploring and
sightseeing, running and mountain biking. Explore the Canon de
Chelly Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (CCHCF) CCHCF
provides medical care for approximately 35,000 Navajo. Serving a
rural area, many of our patients travel 100 miles round trip to
receive care and do not have electricity or running water in their
homes. In addition, most of our elderly patients speak only Navajo,
and live according to traditional Navajo cultural practices. The
CCHCF and Ambulatory Care Center is a 60-bed inpatient hospital and
outpatient facility. Services offered include: • Adult Inpatient •
Labor & Delivery • Pharmacy • Adult Intensive Care • Mental Health
• Physical Therapy • Anesthesiology • Nurse Phone Triage Services*
• Podiatry • Audiology • OB/GYN & Midwifery • Public Health •
Dental • Occupational Therapy • Radiology • Emergency Medicine •
Optometry • School Health • General Surgery • Outpatient Primary
Care • Speech Pathology • Lab • Pediatric Inpatient • Women's
Health RESPONSIBILITIES The Radiologist shall provide outpatient
and inpatient professional radiology medical services or direct
patient care services under the terms of this contract, appropriate
and timely medical services in accordance with the standards of
care established by recognized medical care organizations and in
accordance with the policies and procedures of CCHCF's Medical
Staff Bylaws and Rules & Regulations, including attendance at
department and medical staff meetings at CCHCF. There is some
variability of daily and weekly hours based on workload, emergency
cases, scheduling of cases and staffing variability. The
Radiologist shall be subject to working longer hours if patient
load is high after their regularly scheduled shift during the week.
The Radiologist will be required to work shifts as directed by the
Assistant Clinical Director or his designee. The Radiologist shall
provide direct patient care services as follows: A. The Radiologist
shall evaluate and interpret all diagnostic imaging examinations
(including XR, US, CT, and MRI) and prepare comprehensive
interpretive reports of findings. Mammogram and obstetric
ultrasound NOT required. The Radiologist shall read required
modalities in a timeframe consistent with industry average. The
Radiologist shall perform a wide variety of common and special
radiologic diagnostic roentgeonologic procedures. The Radiologist
shall prepare interpreted studies reports using voice recognition
technology and assess the adequacy of patient care and/or services
rendered to identify causes of inadequacies and correct
deficiencies. The Radiologist shall provide consultant services to
other department heads and visiting/contract physician to interpret
radiological findings and assist in determining appropriate methods
and extent of treatments necessary. The Radiologist shall provide
only plain films at Tsaile and Pinon Health Stations. The
Radiologist's routine duties shall include providing medical care
and public health services to individuals eligible for services
provided by the Client in homes, schools, clinics, job sites, and
other community locations within the service unit. The Radiologist
shall contact the ordering physician immediately if the
interpretation of a study suggests a significant health risk to the
individual. All other x-ray discrepancies (without major clinical
significance) will be documented through a reporting system
established in the Department of Radiology The Radiologist shall
provide consultative services by determining and recommending
methods and procedures for coordination of radiology services. The
Radiologist shall provide leadership and guidance to the radiology
technicians to secure maximum utilization of skills and abilities.
The Radiologist shall provide appropriate documentation on rendered
patient care utilizing CCHCF's EHR system. The Radiologist is
responsible for utilizing the CCHCF EHR system to obtain, dictate,
electronically enters and assures preparation of appropriate
medical records for all patients seen to assure the accumulation
and organization of all pertinent clinical data needed to provide
comprehensive medical care. Clinical data reports shall be
completed in a timely manner and shall be maintained in compliance
with Joint Commission standards. It is the responsibility of the
Radiologist to use the training resourc
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