Physician (Orthopedic Surgeon - Total Joints Specialist)

Overview

Performs medical duties according to credentials and privileges. Participates in committee activities, participates in educational and community activities and assures Cherokee Nation Health Services objectives are met

Qualifications

• EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT Doctoral degree as a Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO); no substitutions.
• EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT At least two (2) years of experience in a related field.
• COMPUTER SKILLS An individual should have knowledge of Contact Management systems and Database software.
• CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Must be licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Oklahoma and maintain cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certifications and/or pediatric advanced life support (PALS).
• Must possess a valid driver's license with a driving history verified through a motor vehicle report that meets requirements for Cherokee Nation underwriting rating.
• OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES Residency and/or Internship training preferred.
• OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Employee must not and will not be under sanction by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or by the General Services Administration (GSA) or listed on the OIG’s Cumulative Sanction Report, or the GSA’s List of Excluded Providers, or listed on the OIG’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).
• Must meet and maintain pre-employment and periodic background investigation and adjudication for childcare.
• Educated on and compliant with HIPAA regulations and maintains strict confidentiality of patient information.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or smell.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move more than 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT While performing the duties of this job, the employee is infrequently or rarely exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; hazardous chemicals; risk of electrical shock; risk of radiation and vibration.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low.