3. PWS.pdf

This is a Performance Work Statement (PWS) for physician nocturnist services at the Northern Navajo Medical Center (NNMC) in Shiprock, New Mexico, under the Indian Health Service. The contractor will provide inpatient nocturnal hospitalist duties and patient care services, including admissions from the Emergency Room, managing Family Medicine and Internal Medicine services, providing overnight coverage for Emergency Room patients, and managing a five-bed Intensive Care Unit.

The contractor must be board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine, have 36 months of clinical experience (12 months in the required specialty), maintain current BLS and ACLS certifications, and possess various immunizations including COVID-19 vaccination. The work schedule is 12-hour night shifts (7:30pm to 7:30am) in 7-nights-on/7-nights-off rotations. The contractor must follow IHS policies, maintain proper documentation in Electronic Health Records, and adhere to quality assurance standards. The position requires strong cultural awareness of American Indian and Alaska Native practices and includes mandatory orientation and training. The contractor must provide their own uniforms and personal medical instruments, while the government will furnish PPE and facility-specific contractor identification badges.