Physician

About the role

Koniag Professional Services (KPS), a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Physician to support KPS and our government customer in support of the Albany Military Entrance Processing Station. This position is for a future business opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Conduct medical histories and physical examinations.
• Assess eligibility of applicants based on Department of Defense (DoD) medical standards.
• Review of required medical tests and documents pertaining to consultations and medical histories.
• Secure a thorough health history from the applicant and record findings.
• Assess applicant medical documentation and render their medical opinion on an applicant’s medical fitness for programs applying for.
• Apply accession medical standards to determine applicant medical qualifications.
• Become proficient in the application of accession medical standards to determine suitability of applicants for military service.
• Provide highest regard to applicant dignity.
• Absorb and follow IAW, Privacy Act and HIPPA.
• Participate in MEPS local, medical peer reviews.
• Use Philosophy Known as “Red Carpet Treatment”.
• Comply with all installation policies and procedures.
• Access and update electronic medical documentation.
• Access and respond to e-mail communications and use internet sites as required to obtain information on medical issues.
• Effectively communicate with all parties and other providers.
• Provide other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) from a medical school that is Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) accredited.
• Completed an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited residency or have provided direct patient care as an independent practitioner within the last three (3) years.
• Grads of a foreign medical school are required to possess both a Medical License and Certification by the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
• Possess a current unrestricted license from any one of the 50 U.S. States, the District of Columbia, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience, post-graduate training.
• Possess and maintain a current Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Possess computer skills necessary to access and update electronic medical documentation, access and respond to e-mail communications, and use internet sites as required to obtain information on medical issues.
• This includes keyboard data entry of all medical record entries, consults, and applicant medical processing.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English to effectively communicate with all parties and other providers.
• Ability to effectively plan and utilize time while administering judgement and demonstrating sound decision-making skills.
• Possess sufficient initiative, interpersonal relationship skills and social sensitivity.
• Knowledgeable of diagnostic procedures related to a variety of medical and health care fields to include obstetrics and gynecology, otolaryngology, pediatric, orthopedic, internal medicine and mental health.

Physical Demands

(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
• The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Requirements

• Pre-employment background check mandatory.
• You must have the ability to pass a Tier 4 investigation and a Public Trust.
• Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
• The company is an equal opportunity employer.
• We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.
• The company is dedicated to seeking all qualified applicants.

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.