Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Inc.

Key Responsibilities

• • Provides day to day leadership and management that reflect the adopted mission and core values of the organization.
• • Assumes responsibilities for interviewing, hiring and training employees, planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• • Establishes and approves overall work schedules and determines individual or work group assignments.
• • Formulates policies, programs and procedures related to medical services along with the Medical Services Branch Supervisors.
• • Works with other Clinical Service Division Branch Supervisors for the purpose of meeting FDIHB needs for Medical Services in conjunction with the Chief Medical Officer.
• • Helps oversee privileging and credentialing of the Medical Staff in conjunction with the Chief of Staff.
• • Assumes responsibility for the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement of Medical Care delivered at FDIHB in conjunction with the Chief Medical Officer and members of the Medical Staff.
• • Develops and implements plans/programs for improvement, expansion and expansion of inpatient care including the Emergency Department, Internal Medicine Department, Obstetrics-Gynecology Department, Pharmacy Department and the Surgery Department to meet changing patient care needs or staffing levels.
• • Assumes responsibility for satisfying Medical Services Branch Department’s requirements in order to maintain the Centers of Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) and another pertinent accreditation.
• • Optimizes and updates best practices in all Medical Service Departments with the Medical Services Branch Supervisors and Revenue Generating Department. This includes formulating and following budgets for day-to-day operations, capital equipment and strategic planning.
• • Serves on a variety of hospital committees.
• • Performs other duties as assigned.