Naturopathic Physician

Starting Wage Range: $194,035.63/yr. - $272,804.81/yr.

Job Summary:

Provide holistic health care services using natural methods and therapies to promote health and wellness to patients and families served by the Grand Ronde Health and Wellness Center. Work closely with patients and families to develop personalized treatment plans that include natural remedies, lifestyle changes, and dietary modifications. Contribute to the accomplishment of the Tribe’s holistic health and wellness objectives for patients and families.

Essential Functions:

• Provides professional holistic health assessment of clinic patients. Assesses physical, psychological and social needs of both patient and family.
• Develops individualized treatment plans that may include natural remedies, nutritional counseling, herbal medicine, homeopathy, physical therapies, and lifestyle modifications.
• Administers natural treatments to patients, such as acupuncture, hydrotherapy, nutritional supplementation, and botanical medicine to promote the body’s natural healing process.
• Interprets lab, EKG, oximetry, x-ray, and other studies and provides the patient with timely reports as to the findings, appropriate treatment, and options when available.
• Recognizes medical emergencies and coordinates treatment including facilitating EMS transfer when necessary.
• Educates patient and families on self-care techniques and guide them through the process of integrating natural therapies into their daily lives.
• Educates patients about natural health principles, disease prevention, and lifestyle modifications.
• Guides nutrition, exercise, stress management, and other factors that contribute to overall well-being.
• Prescribes both pharmacological agents and nonpharmacological therapy tailored to the individual patient's health care needs.
• Promotes counseling services and initiates referrals when appropriate. Maintains dialogue with other health care professionals (dental, mental health, chemical dependency, etc.) to promote and facilitate comprehensive healthcare services.
• Makes appropriate outside referrals to other health professionals, agencies, and support groups within the financial guidelines of Contract Health Services and contracted insurance companies.
• Modifies plan of care with the patient/family to achieve optimal health in conjunction with established treatment protocols.
• Participates and provides insight in conjunction with clinical wellness programs as determined by administrative team.
• Provides public health education beyond patient visits which includes speaking at community events and writing for publications.
• Meets or exceeds the minimum professional requirements for annual CME.
• Attends and participates in various team meetings, assigned committees and activities within GRHWC i.e. quality assurance, therapeutic, triage.
• Authorized to serve both eligible and non-eligible beneficiaries in an outreach capacity both on and off site.
• Performs a variety of other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education, Experience, and Licenses:

• Requires a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (ND) degree from an accredited institution.
• Current, unrestricted Oregon Naturopathic Doctor license.
• Requires a minimum of two (2) years’ experience in practice. Experience working with Tribal or Public Health Clinics preferred.
• OR equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Driving Requirements:

• This position may require driving.

Qualifications, Registrations, and Certifications:

• Must be BLS certified.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills working with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• In-depth knowledge of naturopathic medicine principles, modalities, and therapies.
• Must be committed to providing comprehensive health care to the individual, family, and community.
• Must possess a strong knowledge base of anatomy, physiology, and pathology.
• Must be able to perform office procedures (including both invasive and non-invasive minor surgery).
• Must be able to complete patient visits and documentation in a reasonable amount of time (as determined by organizational policies).
• When required, will need to obtain appropriate medical consultation.
• Must always maintain patient confidentiality.
• Adherences to the organization’s policies and procedures covering the privacy, access, and patient health information in compliance with Federal and state laws and the healthcare organization’s information privacy practices.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to Native American culture is required.

Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Continually requires the ability to express or receive detailed information or important instructions through oral communication.
• Continually requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm. Requires repetitive movement of wrists, hands and/or fingers. Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks.
• Requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time, raising objects from a lower to a higher position and/or moving objects horizontally.
• Occasionally requires lifting of up to 40 pounds.
• This position is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions.
• Continually required to wear plastic/latex gloves and safety shoes.
• Continually required to handle soiled laundry.
• Occasionally required to wear safety glasses.
• Occasionally exposed to compressed gases and detergents.

• Supports a safe work environment by performing all duties in accordance with Tribal safety policies and procedures, and Emergency Management Plan.

• Due to the nature of the interactions with other employees and the public we serve, employees may be required to provide documentation of, or receive, certain health vaccinations.
• May be called upon to serve as a Disaster Reservist during emergencies.
• Local travel is occasionally required. Travel outside of the state is infrequently required.

Background Check:

Candidates for this position will be subject to criminal and character background checks and may be subject to fingerprinting.