Job Description:\n\n CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Department: Outpatient Clinics Reports to: Chief Executive Officer FLSA Status: Exempt Type of Position: Full-Time Revised Date: 02/13/2026 MISSION & VISION STATEMENT: The Kewa Pueblo Health Corporation (KPHC) is established for the purposes of carrying out the vision and mission of the Kewa Pueblo Health Corporation (SDHC). The MISSION of KPHC is: “ENSURING HEALTH & WELLNESS THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE WITH RESPECT FOR CULTURE” and the VISION OF KPHC is: “HEALTHY PEOPLE, HEALTHY COMMUNITY, and HEALTHY LIFESTYLE”. POSITION PURPOSE: The Chief Medical Officer exercises full managerial responsibility for planning, development, organization, integration, administration, and evaluation for the Kewa Pueblo Health Corporation medical services. Overseeing the following departments: Nursing, Behavioral Health, Pharmacy, Public Health, Optometry, Dental and all Clinic Providers. PERFOMANCE EXPECTATIONS: In terms of the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees of the Kewa Pueblo Health Corporation are expected to conform to the following: Fully uphold all principles of confidentiality and patient care.Adhere to all professional and ethical behavior standards of the healthcare industry and uphold KPHC values.Interact in an honest, trustworthy and dependable manner with patients, employees and vendors. Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity.Maintain a current insurable driver’s license. Comply with all Kewa Pueblo Health Corporation and Kewa Pueblo Health Corporation policies and procedures, as well as all applicable laws. ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises medical staff including the granting of annual/educational/administrative leave; develops and implements performance appraisals; resolves individual or group conduct or performance problems.Establishes or approves overall work schedule and determines individual or group work assignments.Serves as the medical staff recruitment and retention officer for temporary and permanent staff with special attention to factors which affect medical staff morale. Coordinates recruitment efforts, which require the incumbent to establish and maintain relations with various medical groups and organizations, medical societies, medical schools and other health centers and hospitals (federal and private).Is responsible for satisfying medical staff requirements as stipulated by AAAHC or CMS.Is responsible for application and implementation of EEO program guidelines; carries out a leadership role by initiating affirmative action in selecting details, reassignments, training, awards, hiring, career ladder, etc.Works with tribal groups for the purpose of promoting an understanding of the Health Center’s health programs and of promoting community participation in health care planning delivery, and evaluation.Conduct meetings and conferences include, but are not limited to medical staff quality assurance, medical staff business, CME.Formulates policies programs related to clinical services with the Health Center’s management team and medical staff. Develops and implements plans/programs for improvement expansion and/or contraction of patient care services to meet changing patient care needs or staffing levels.Responsible for overseeing the credentialing process for all medical staff at the Health Center.Responsible for working with the Purchased Referred Care (PRC) Department to coordinate Contract Health Services/ referrals. Clinical Tasks: Maintains the highest standards of professional medical service within his/her specialty. This is accomplished by:Providing direct care to patients.Personal consultation with members of the staff on matters of patient care and management.Facilitate and attend regular or special conferences and patient care-management special conferences utilizing specialists such as pediatrics, OB/GYN, emergency medicine, etc.Review clinical records to develop an opinion of the effectiveness of the attending clinician and to ensure that medical records are properly maintained.Resolves patient referral problems between physicians, the medical and nursing staff at Kewa Pueblo Health Corporation and physicians in IHS and non-IHS medical facilities. Management Support Tasks: Works on a day-to-day basis with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Director of Nursing (DON) and other key staff members with responsibility for fully participating in top management discussion, decisions and policy making and sharing accountability in management actions. Such work involves the following kinds of tasks:Participates with CEO and staff members in the formulation of policies, programs and procedures related to administrative and clinical services. Develops and implements plans, programs for the improvement, expansion and/or contraction of patient services for the revision of present programs and services to meet the changing