Physician (Family Medicine)

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA•Annapolis, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Serve as a Family Medicine Physician at the Naval Health Clinic Annapolis in Annapolis, Maryland. This is a Direct Hire Authority solicitation to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to the competitive service. The position provides direct primary outpatient care, including gynecologic, prenatal obstetric, and geriatric care, and supports a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) team through clinical and administrative leadership. The physician is a member of the professional medical staff and complies with hospital plans and policies to meet The Joint Commission requirements. The physician conducts pre- and post-deployment health assessments and Preventive Health Assessments, develops treatment and management regimens using sound diagnoses and current or evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, and may provide subspecialty services within granted privileges when specialty support is unavailable due to deployment requirements. The role documents encounters and patient instructions in the electronic medical record, prepares clinical narrative summaries for civilian and military occupational programs, advises other clinical and nursing staff on patient care, and performs ambulatory surgical procedures.

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 at an accredited hospital or institution.
Successful completion of accredited residency training in Family Medicine; the stated residency training and equivalent experience must total at least four years. Experience cannot substitute for required specialty residency training.
Ability to obtain and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from or in accordance with the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
Fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate clinical privileges.
Complete required background investigation and suitability or fitness determinations, including a credit check.
Submit to pre-employment and random drug testing, including testing based on reasonable suspicion or involvement in an on-duty accident.
Meet mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination and immunization screening requirements; Hepatitis B immunization is required for direct patient contact, and other immunizations may be required depending on the position.
Complete required tuberculosis testing and pre-employment and annual physical examinations.
Report to or remain at work during severe weather and other emergency situations as a mission-essential and inclement-weather-essential employee.
Work rotating shifts that may include evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations, and be available for on-call work during irregular hours.
Travel up to 10% may be required.
Lifting up to 15 pounds may be required.
U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Board certifications may be considered in determining market pay.
Highly qualified candidates may be eligible for recruitment or relocation incentives and student loan repayment.

Responsibilities

Provide pre- and post-deployment health assessments and Preventive Health Assessments (PHA).
Formulate treatment and management regimens based on sound diagnoses and current or evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Provide subspecialty services within granted privileges when specialty support is unavailable due to deployment requirements.
Document clinical encounters and patient instructions in the electronic medical record and prepare timely clinical narrative summaries for civilian and military occupational programs.
Advise physicians, non-physician providers, nursing staff, and paraprofessional staff on urgent, emergent, and non-urgent patient care, by telephone or in person.
Facilitate and manage professional and patient-care activities for the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) team.
Provide clinical and administrative leadership to the PCMH team.
Serve as a member of the professional medical staff and comply with hospital plans and policies to meet The Joint Commission requirements.
Provide direct primary outpatient care, including gynecologic, prenatal obstetric, and geriatric care.
Perform ambulatory surgical procedures, including casting or splinting, suturing, excisional skin biopsies, and vasectomies.