Supervisory Pediatrics Physician

This position is located in the Clinical Services Department of the Pine Ridge Service Unit, IHS Hospital in Pine Ridge, SD. The purpose of the position is two-fold; 1) to function as the chief of the pediatric department; and 2) to serve as a Physician (Pediatrics) which involves performance of related health and medical care services to patients in hospitals, health care centers, clinics or other designated health care facilities, outreach clinics, and/or via telehealth/telephone services.

Duties

1. Provides comprehensive medical, preventive and therapeutic health care services at a primary and secondary level in the specialty of pediatrics in an inpatient, Newborn Nursery, Emergency dept., and outpatient settings.
2. Examines and diagnoses the health-related conditions of individuals requesting care, refers individuals for consultation when appropriate, prescribes and carries out, or directs others in carrying out, appropriate therapy in compliance with approved clinical privileges.
3. Prescribes medications and therapies within approved clinical privileges and per standards of care of symptoms and illnesses. Monitor effectiveness of medications and therapies.
4. Performs administrative and clinical supervision of pediatricians and pediatric nurse practitioners. Ensure completion of and monitoring of required training, orientation, peer review, ongoing and focused professional practice evaluations, and chart reviews are completed for and by staff. Initiate personnel actions including recruitment, selection, promotion, and termination of medical staff positions. Periodic professional and performance evaluation.
5. In collaboration with Service Unit Leadership, directs the development of standard operation procedures and policies, including monitoring compliance and periodic review. Assists Service Unit Leadership with monitoring and developing improvement plans to medical departments in meeting GPRA Quality performance measures. Assists medical staff and Leadership in reviewing risk management issues and performing quality reviews. Collaborates with leadership to achieve and maintain certification by accrediting agencies (e.g. Joint Commission, CMS).

BASIC REQUIREMENT(S):
OPM Link: Medical Officer Series 0602 (opm.gov)

In addition, to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below-

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

GS-15: 5 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training.

The 45 bed Pine Ridge Hospital, serving a Lakota Indian population of more than 17,000, is the largest in the Great Plains Area. A 16 physician staff sees medical, obstetrical, pediatric, and surgical patients. The facility located in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, includes full service general surgery, an obstetrical ward, and dental. Kyle and Wanblee Health Centers and two health stations (Manderson and Lacreek ) operate within the Pine Ridge Service Unit.

The Great Plains Area Office in Aberdeen, South Dakota, works in conjunction with its 19 Indian Health Service Units and Tribal managed Service Units to provide health care to approximately 130,000 Native Americans located in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. The Area Office's service units include seven hospitals, eight health centers, and several smaller health stations and satellite clinics.

Each facility incorporates a comprehensive health care delivery system. The hospitals, health centers, and satellite clinics provide inpatient and outpatient care and conduct preventive and curative clinics. The Great Plains Area also operates an active research effort through its Area Epidemiology Program. Research projects deal with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and the application of health risk appraisals in all communities.

Tribal involvement is a major objective of the program, and several tribes have assumed management for their own health care programs through contractual arrangements with the Indian Health Service.

Peter W. Eaton, DO, FAAFP
Captain, Medical Corps, USN (ret.)
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
605 226 7768