Newport, Rhode island
Physician (Family Practice) Job Opening in Newport, Rhode island - The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery provides high quality patient- and family-centered medical care in wartime and peacetime. Civilian healthcare professionals work side-by-side with military medical staff to care for active duty members, their families, and retirees at medical facilities around the globe. Every day, no matter what the environment, Navy Medicine is ready to provide world class care, anytime, anywhere.
This position is a Family Practice Physician assigned to a Family Practice Clinic within Naval Health Care New England. The position is responsible for independent delivery of appropriate quality medical diagnosis and treatment to active duty military, dependent, retired and civilian personnel. The selectee serves as preceptor and consultant to mid-level providers including physician assistants, consultants and advisor to the primary care physicians and participate as medical representative on boards, committees and other activities involving the health care of the beneficiary population.
The purpose of this announcement is to recruit qualified individuals using OPM Government-wide Direct Hire Authority (DHA) authorized by Title 5 USC §3304 and 5 CFR 337 Part 337, Subpart B.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
You must be a US Citizen
Accredited MD or DO, or ECFMG or Fifth Pathway certification
Active physician license awarded by any state
Males must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
Selectee must be determined suitable for federal employment.
Selectee may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
Selectee is required to participate in the direct deposit pay program.
RELOCATION AUTHORIZED
Yes
Relocation expenses may be authorized in accordance with applicable travel and available command funding.
DUTIES:
In this position, you will perform meaningful professional work in the field of Family Medicine. A typical day includes the following:
Evaluate, diagnose, and provide medical treatment for urgent, acute, and chronic medical care.
Provides technical direction and training to nurses, physician assistants, and corpsmen.
Perform physical examinations, ordering and interpreting appropriate diagnostic studies, prescribing medications and performing patient education.
Identify emergent medical conditions and provide emergency care to stabilize patients experiencing life-threatening conditions.
Evaluate, treat and refer patients with medical conditions requiring inpatient care to local civilian hospitals and other specialists.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient education and experience to perform the duties of this position for which you are applying. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your qualifications as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience - please include a DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES under each work assignment pertaining to the position. Credit may be given for appropriate unpaid and/or part-time work if your resume indicates the total number of hours per week.
Degree: MD or DO from accredited school in the United States or Canada. Is your medical degree from a foreign medical school? If yes, then you must have a permanent ECFMG or Fifth Pathway Certificate. Please make sure your application includes a photocopy of your ECFMG or Fifth Pathway Certificate and number including the date awarded.
License: Active, valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
Graduate Training/Experience: At least 4 years of residency training or equivalent experience and training in Family Practice (i.e., 3 year residency and 1 year fellowship and/or experience). Your resume must indicate you have sufficient expertise in Family Practice to perform the core privileges of this position at the GS-15 level. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: examining, diagnosing, and developing and managing patient treatment plans for pediatric to geriatric patients; determining the need for consultation with other specialists; prescribing and dispensing medications; and evaluating the quality of care provided to patients and identifying opportunities to improve care.
Satisfy BUMEDs clinical privileges requirementswhich, in addition to the above, includes the following:
- Completion of a Family Practice residency approved by the American specialty board or AOA, board certification in Family Practice, or board eligible in Family Practice.
- Current clinical competence (e.g., privileged to independently practice Family Practice within the past 2 years, actively practiced Family Practice within the past 2 years by having encountered a sufficient number of clinical cases to represent a broad spectrum of the privileges required).
- No health status contraindications to granting clinical privileges.
- Board certification is desired, but not required.
How to Apply via Email
Please email your resume (no pictures or SSN, please) including beginning and ending dates, month and year, a detail description of duties performed for all experiences directly to
Medjobs @ and insert the Vacancy ID INDE 1949926 in the subject line.
Your complete application (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Monday, July 3, 2017.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Please click Apply to submit your CV to:
Sheryl Brockington
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $101,967.00 to $215,000.00 /year
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