Supervisory Physician (Pediatrics)

Indian Health Service • Gallup, NM

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the Pediatric Department of the Clinical Services Division at the Gallup Indian Medical Center, Gallup Service Unit. The Supervisory Physician serves as Chief of Pediatrics, directing and coordinating comprehensive preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services for pediatric patients.

The physician leads pediatric operations across the pediatric clinic, inpatient unit, special care nursery, and newborn services. The role includes providing pediatric care in outpatient and inpatient settings, supervising medical and administrative staff, and providing clinical consultation to physicians and other health care professionals. The position also requires maintaining medical staff clinical privileges and may require on-call or standby duty.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or equivalent degree meeting the stated accreditation requirements.
• For a degree from a foreign medical school, demonstrate equivalent education and medical knowledge through the specified foreign medical graduate certification, fifth pathway certificate, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.
• 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 clinical experience after the medical degree, such as an internship or first year of residency in an appropriately accredited hospital or institution.
• For GS-15, five years of graduate training in the position's specialty or equivalent experience and training.
• Maintain medical staff clinical privileges and applicable licensure requirements.
• Meet supervisory and managerial competency expectations, including accountability, customer service, decisiveness, flexibility, integrity, interpersonal skills, oral communication, problem solving, resilience, and written communication.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Successfully complete a federal background investigation and meet the financial suitability requirements.
• Provide two valid forms of identification before appointment; any state-issued ID or driver's license provided must be REAL ID-compliant.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• A one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Board certification in the physician specialty, or verification of active pursuit of board certification with an American Board of Medical Specialties member board.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and evaluate pediatric operations across the pediatric clinic, inpatient unit, special care nursery, and newborn services.
• Manage staffing, workload, assignments, and service improvements to support efficient operations and quality patient care.
• Evaluate, diagnose, treat, and manage pediatric patients in outpatient and inpatient settings, including preventive care, emergency services, and follow-up care.
• Coordinate specialized treatment for pediatric patients when needed.
• Supervise pediatric medical and administrative staff; provide training and performance feedback; manage personnel actions and leave; and address employee concerns.
• Lead performance-improvement activities to enhance patient care and departmental effectiveness.
• Provide clinical leadership by evaluating and improving the quality and continuity of pediatric services.
• Provide pediatric consultation to physicians and other health care professionals.

Benefits

• IHS total compensation package for physicians.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized.
• Federal annual leave accrual, with the rate based on years of federal service.
• Newly appointed federal employees may receive credit for directly related prior non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree