Hybrid Family Medicine Hospitalist

🏥 Facility Overview

• Type: Tribal, Medicare-certified Critical Access Hospital

• Beds: 15 total; 4-bed Med/Surg unit

• Annual Visits: ~13,500 patients; ~14,000 ED visits

• Catchment Area: Hopi Reservation and surrounding areas

• Tribes Served: Primarily Hopi and Navajo

👨‍⚕️ Position: Hospitalist Physician

• Schedule: Wednesday–Tuesday block, 10 hours/day

• Inpatient Load: ~2 patients/day

• Urgent Care: ~15–20 patients/day (variable)

• Same Day Clinic: ~8–10 appointments per half-day

🧪 Clinical Services & Capabilities

• Available On-Site:

· - Suturing, Undisplaced Fractures, Local Block/IV

· - Emergency/Urgent Care

· - Lab, X-ray, Ultrasound (3x/week), Pharmacy, EKG

• Not Performed:

· - Deliveries, Prenatal/Postnatal, Cesarean Sections, Major/Minor Surgery, Epidurals

• Specialty Services:

· - On-site: Behavioral Health, Dental, Emergency, Rheumatology (telemedicine)

· - Referred: Pediatrics, OBGYN, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Endocrinology, Podiatry, Pathology, Urology

👥 Patient Demographics

• 100% American Indian/Alaska Native

• Languages: Many older patients speak only Hopi or Navajo; interpreters often needed

✅ Job Requirements

• Board Certification: Family Practice or Internal Medicine

• Licensure: Active, unrestricted license and DEA (any U.S. state/territory)

• Certifications: BLS, ACLS (PALS optional)

• Immunizations: MMR, Varicella, Hep B, Influenza, COVID

• Experience: Recent inpatient and outpatient experience; no practice lapse >6 months

💡 Additional Expectations

• Commitment to rural, Tribal, and underserved healthcare

• Compassionate, mission-driven approach

• Interest in social medicine and dynamic healthcare models

🎁 Benefits

• Malpractice coverage (including tail)

• Local housing and car rental

• Competitive compensation

• Flexible career options (domestic/international rotation)

• Supportive community of social medicine practitioners

🌐 About Arc Health & NativeArc

• Arc Health: Social benefit healthcare enterprise focused on underserved communities

• NativeArc: Joint venture with Native American Healthcare Solutions; Native American and woman-owned business