PUYALLUP TRIBAL HEALTH AUTHORITY, located in Tacoma, Washington is seeking a full time Physician - OB/GYN Specialist.

“It is the mission of the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority to provide quality healthcare and promote wellness in a culturally appropriate manner.”

We offer an outstanding workplace, competitive market based salary, and benefits packages including:

• Monday – Friday schedule
• Medical/Dental/Vision benefits – monthly premiums paid 100% for employees
• 19+ annual paid holidays
• Generous paid sick and vacation accruals
• 401(k) with annual profit sharing
• Life & AD&D insurance coverage
• PTHA is an approved loan repayment site for various programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Excellent work/home life balance

GENERAL FUNCTION:  Provide full spectrum professional health care services to PTHA patients primarily in an ambulatory setting. Provide  training, support and supervision of medical residents and students as required. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat medical, obstetric, psychiatric, and surgical diseases and emergencies as credentialed and privileged, at PTHA and other designated facilities as assigned.
• Oversee the medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients by other medical professionals including precepting midlevel providers as needed.
• Make referrals to specialists as per PTHA protocol and follow-up to assure quality care.
• Provide on-site health education and counseling to patients and staff.
• Participate in after-hours on-call duty as scheduled.
• Provide back-up consultation to other on-call PTHA providers as scheduled.
• Participate in Peer Review process, utilization review studies and quality improvement committee as assigned.
• Responsible for completing charts thoroughly and accurately, within required time frame.
• Responsible for meeting reporting requirements of the organization as directed.
• Serve as preceptor for medical residents and students, and teaching faculty for the PTFM Residency Program. Provide support for the PTHA educational mission, values and goals.
• Maintain and demonstrate professionalism and self-care techniques on an ongoing basis within the work place.
• Serve as clinical adjunct faculty for area medical schools as available.
• Perform histories, physicals, and direct the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of PTHA patients in local hospitals including participation in rounding schedule. Rounding only

OBGYN SPECIALIST FUNCTIONS:

• Provide services to high risk OBGYN patients. 
• Perform Cesarean sections and appropriate OBGYN procedures as privileged at MultiCare, as needed 
• Provide high risk OBGYN consult with other providers and Residents. 

• Doctorate of Medicine or Osteopathy from an accredited institution. 
• Board certified in Family Medicine and current  license to practice medicine in the State of Washington. 
• Ability to obtain hospital privileges within four (4) months of hire,  to participate in rounding rotation. 
• Current certification in ACLS and/or PALS and/or ALSO, as required. 
• Experience and/or ability to work with an Electronic Health Records System. 
• Experience teaching and precepting Residents. 
• OBGYN Specialist experience must include OBGYN emphasis and 100 or more Cesarean section deliveries