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Sleep Medicine Physician at Saint Alphonsus summary:

A Sleep Medicine Physician provides comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep disorders within a multidisciplinary healthcare setting. The role includes interpreting diagnostic tests, patient education, follow-up care, and clinical coverage responsibilities. This full-time position is part of a large multispecialty health system serving a regional community with advanced medical facilities.

Location: Ontario, Oregon

• Sign-on Incentives
• Student Loan Repayment
• Relocation
• PTO & CME Allocation
• Malpractice Insurance (Incl. Tail)
• Health/Dental/Vision
• Retirement (403b)

Become part of a physician led 650+ provider multispecialty group with a multi-disciplinary team approach to patient care. This full-spectrum Sleep practice in a community offers rewarding opportunities, including interpreting diagnostic testing/labs and patient education, balanced with a rural-paced lifestyle. SAMC-Ontario is a Level IV Trauma Center with 50 beds with 4 operating suites plus endoscopy, new laparoscopic equipment, advanced imaging capabilities and award-winning clinical services. Outreach opportunities available.

With the increasing demand for sleep services, our program continues to develop a regional approach within the Saint Alphonsus Health System. The qualified Physician will show evidence of comprehensive assessment skills, expert clinical skills and problem-solving abilities and commit to a multi-disciplinary team approach to patient care.

Specific duties include but are not limited to the following: conduct follow-up evaluations for patients referred for Sleep consultation; follow-through on physician's plan of care; order & interpret appropriate diagnostic testing and labs; prescribe appropriate treatment and conduct patient education; aid in clinic phone triage and referral triage; assist in prescription refills and general clinic coverage when other providers are not in clinic.

Requirements:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree
• Board certified or obtain such certification within 3 years of employment in Sleep Medicine
• Experience practicing the full spectrum of sleep medicine
• Ability to obtain: Idaho and Oregon medical licensure; valid controlled substance registration with the Idaho and Oregon Board of Pharmacy and DEA; and granting of privileges at SARMC-Boise, SAMC-Nampa, SAMC-Ontario and SAMC-Baker City as needed

Community: Located across from each other on the Snake River, where it forms the Idaho-Oregon border, Ontario, Oregon and Fruitland, Idaho serve as the retail, service, and medical center for 70,000 people within a 20-mile radius. Interstate 84 and Oregon Highways 20/26, 30, and 201 all pass through Ontario. Ontario/Fruitland is one hour from Boise, Idaho. The Boise Airport (BOI) is the principal airport serving the region. It is a major commercial airport, where several major airlines provide daily flights to medium and large cities in all directions. A local general aviation airport offers charter service and other Fixed Base Operator services. For information about Saint Alphonsus visit saintalphonsus.org.

Saint Alphonsus Health System is a growing four-hospital, 714-bed, 74-clinic integrated healthcare system serving southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada. Saint Alphonsus Health System is a member of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic not-for-profit health systems in the nation. To learn more about Saint Alphonsus, please visit

Keywords:

sleep medicine, physician, diagnostic testing, patient care, multispecialty group, clinical evaluation, treatment planning, sleep disorders, medical licensure, healthcare provider

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