Physician (Emergency Medicine)

This position serves as a Physician (Emergency Medicine) located within a hospital or health center in the Billings Area Indian Health Service (IHS), Northern Plains Region, Branch of Medical Staff/ER Services. The position reports to Supervisory Physician or designee.

Fort Belknap Service Unit is a Joint Commission 6-bed critical access hospital (CAH) located at the Fort Belknap Agency, Harlem, Montana, and a satellite health clinic located in Hays, approximately 35 miles away. The 6-bed CAH provides the majority of the health care for all Gros Ventres, Assiniboines, and eligible Native American patients on and near the Fort Belknap Reservation.

The Fort Belknap CAH outpatient visits average 39,000 per year. The new clinic in Hays, the Eagle Child Health Center, can adequately serve 13,000 per year. Our system of care includes IHS and Tribal Health programs that work in concert to deliver care to the community.

The Billings Area Indian Health Service (IHS) provides Public Health, Environmental Health, Health care services and community-based disease prevention services to more than 70,000 American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people in Montana and Wyoming. These services are delivered through six IHS-operated Service Units, two tribally-operated health departments, and five Urban Indian health programs, administratively supported by a regional office located in downtown Billings, Montana. Our mission is to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of AI/AN to the highest level possible. We are committed to accomplishing this through strong partnerships with Montana and Wyoming Tribal Leadership and other health care partners serving the AI/AN population in these two States.

Sincerely,

Bryce Redgrave, MBA
Director, Billings Area IHS