Physician (Family Medicine)0602
About The Position
Serves as a Physician supporting the Medical Treatment Facility and its geographic area of responsibility at Fox Army Health Center SSO Stand-Alone MTF, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. The Physician leads a Primary Care Optimization team and provides comprehensive outpatient care to beneficiaries from newborn through geriatric age, including patients with complex, interdependent acute and chronic conditions. The role includes pre- and post-deployment health assessments, preventive health assessments, medical evaluations for active-duty and reserve-component personnel, Department of Defense civilians, and family members, and direct primary outpatient care encompassing gynecologic, prenatal obstetric, pediatric, and geriatric care. The Physician performs ambulatory procedures, serves on the professional medical staff, and helps follow and modify hospital plans and policies to meet accrediting-agency requirements. The position also provides clinical preceptorship for other professional providers and clinical and administrative leadership to the Patient Centered Medical Home team. Employment is subject to credentialing and clinical privileges, security and suitability screening, required immunization and life-support certifications, and random drug testing. The position requires travel to various locations up to 5% of the time and may require moderate to heavy lifting up to 40 pounds.
Requirements
- Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or equivalent degree meeting the stated accreditation or foreign-education equivalency requirements.
- Current, active, full, and unrestricted Physician license or registration from a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory.
- At least one year of supervised direct clinical service after obtaining the medical degree, such as a one-year internship or the first year of a residency program.
- Successful completion of accredited residency training in Family Medicine and equivalent experience and training equal to at least four years; experience cannot substitute for required specialty residency training.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certifications.
- Ability to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate clinical privileges.
- Consent to seasonal influenza vaccination or provide a recognized exemption.
- Immunization screening; Hepatitis B immunization is required for positions involving direct patient contact, and other immunization proof may be required depending on the position.
- Ability to complete required personnel security investigation and pre-employment screening, and consent to random drug urinalysis testing.
- Ability to travel to various locations up to 5% of the time.
- Ability to perform moderate to heavy lifting up to 40 pounds may be required.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Primary Care Optimization team and provide comprehensive outpatient care to beneficiaries from newborn through geriatric age with complex acute and chronic conditions.
- Provide pre- and post-deployment health assessments and preventive health assessments.
- Perform medical evaluations for active-duty personnel, reserve components, Department of Defense civilians, and family members.
- Provide direct primary outpatient care, including gynecologic, prenatal obstetric, pediatric, and geriatric care.
- Perform ambulatory surgical procedures, including casting and splinting, suturing, excisional skin biopsies, and flexible sigmoidoscopies.
- Serve as a member of the professional medical staff and follow or modify hospital plans and policies to meet accrediting-agency requirements.
- Serve as a clinical preceptor for other professional providers, such as Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners.
- Provide clinical and administrative leadership to the Patient Centered Medical Home team.
Benefits
- Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
