PROFESSIONAL RECRUITING UPDATE Woody Crow DDS, MPH CAPT, USPHS Portland Area, IHS 2013

Positions Covered Physicians (MD’s, DO’s) Dentists Advanced Practice Clinicians (PA’s, NP’s) Pharmacists Nurses Other

EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS Commissioned Corps, USPHS Civil Service (Title 5, 38) Tribal Hire Contract

IHS Recruiting Efforts Professional School Visits Recruiting at Professional Conferences Hosting Student Externs Discipline-Specific Websites MORE System for candidates Discipline Position Reports USAJobs, IHSJobs

RECRUITMENT TOOLS Recruiting Bonus (RRR) Loan Repayment Program Continuing Education Work Schedule Flexibility

NHSC NHSC Scholars NHSC LRP Medical, Dental, Mental Health Providers Tax-Free Administered by NHSC

IHS Loan Repayment Open to more disciplines Taxable Income Sites are ranked by position reports Position Reports now exist for Medical, Dental, Pa’s, Nursing and more to come Plan is to consolidate in the future Sites that do not report, will not be scored

9www.loanrepayment.ihs.gov Eligible Health Professions* Medicine: allopathic and osteopathic Nurse: associate and BS degree Clinical Psychology: PhD and Psy.D. Social Work: master’s level only Chemical Dependency Counseling: baccalaureate and master’s level Master’s in Counseling Dentistry Dental Hygiene Dental Assistants Pharmacy: BS, Pharm.D. Optometry Physician Assistant Advanced Practice Nurses: Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife and Doctor of Nursing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Priority consideration will be given to Registered Nurse Anesthetists) *As determined by the needs of Indian health programs and announced yearly in the Federal Register.

Merritt Hawkins Physician Survey Conducted in 2010 IHS Offers a “Favorable Practice “Brand” Reasonable Hours Less Paperwork/More Time with Patients Minimal Call/inpatient duties Income “in the Ballpark” + LRP 72 % survey expressed “Satisfaction”

Obstacles to Retention Paperwork/Red Tape 47 % IHS Policies & Procedures 36 % Professional Isolation 35 % Family Issues 34 % Politics 31 % Human Resources 31 %

Looming Shortage of Physicians While Supply of Physicians is shrinking, it is projected that the country will need 16,000 additional primary care doctors in the next decade Shortages/Competition can be expected Growing complexity/Diversity of the market

Portland Area Recruitment Plan Highlight the Advantages of the NW Network with Regional Partners – Schools Residency Programs, etc Focus on Fam Med Physicians and Med Techs

Woody Crow DDS,MPH Area Dental Consultant Professional Recruiting Portland Area IHS 2013