Physician (Family Practice)

A staff position. Family Medicine Physician. Diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment. The position reports to the Clinical Director.

Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized.

Read more about Physician (Family Practice) at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/704636300

Welcome to the Yakama Service Unit, Indian Health Service.  We are centrally located in the State of Washington.  We are a federally operated outpatient ambulatory care clinic accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).  Our main multidisciplinary care clinic is located in Toppenish, WA and we also operate one satellite dental clinic in White Swan, WA.

Services of our clinic include a full range of ambulatory primary care and family practice medicine (multiple providers), public health services (multiple Public Health Nurses), dental (multiple Dentists), optometry, a broad range of pharmacy services including pharmacy based clinics, with on-site radiology and a clinical laborato Ambulatory care visits range from 80,000-90,000 a year.

Other available services for our patients include:

• In-patient services at local private hospital facilities, e.g. Toppenish and Yakima.
• Tribally operated healthcare programs of the Yakama Nation: Maternal Child Health, WIC, Ambulance, Purchased/Referred Care, Behavioral Health, Alcohol/Substance, Community Health Representative, Nutrition, Home Health, and Medical.
• The culture of the patients we serve is Native American as we serve American Indian and Alaska Natives and many are members of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the local Tribe. Our facility is located on the Yakama Indian

We are surrounded by several towns and cities within commuting distance:  e.g. Yakima, Toppenish, Wapato, Zillah, White Swan, Moxee, and Selah.  These offer various school districts, shopping locations, and activity venues.

There are amenities of larger towns/cities and outdoor/indoor activities such as skiing, fishing, camping, hiking, mountain biking, boating, wineries/breweries, theaters, museums, pow wows, and casino events. There is local access to colleges and universities.

The cities of Seattle, WA and Portland, OR are approximately a 2-3-hour commute away, and there are local airports in Yakima, WA and in Pasco, WA.  The Tri-Cities area is under a one-hour commute.

The Yakama Service Unit offers a rural setting to work and live that is accessible to many services, schools, activities, and means of travel.

Overseeing the delivery of Health Care to Native American people in the Northwest

The Portland Area Indian Health Service provides access to health care for an estimated 150,000 American Indian/Alaska Native residents of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Health delivery services are provided by a mix of health centers, health stations, preventative health programs and urban programs. Health centers provide a wide range of clinical services and are open 40 hours each week. Health stations provide a limited range of clinical services and usually operate less than 40 hours per week. Preventive programs offer counselor and referral services.

The Portland Area Indian Health Service operates six Federal health facilities in five Tribal communities and one at Chemawa Indian School. Tribes operate health facilities under the authority of the Indian Self-determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638, as amended), Titles 1 and V. Twenty-three Tribes have Title V compacts and there are twenty-four Tribes or Tribal organizations that contract under Title 1. Overall, Tribes administer more than 74% of the Portland Area budget authority appropriation through Self-Determination contracts or Self-Governance compacts. There are also three Urban programs with services ranging from community health to comprehensive primary health care services.

Ashley Tuomi, DHSc

Director, Office of Clinical Support

Portland Area OFfice

(503) 414-5550

ashley.tuomi@ihs.gov