Physician (Family Medicine) - GP 0602-14

About the role

This position is located at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX. Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) is the United States Army's premier medical institution. Located on Fort Sam Houston, BAMC is a 425‑bed academic medical center and the Department of Defense's largest facility and only Level 1 trauma center. BAMC also hosts the Center for the Intrepid, an outpatient rehabilitation facility, and comprises ten separate organizations including community medical clinics around the Army's largest inpatient hospital. Staffed by over 8,000 soldiers, airmen, sailors, civilians, and contractors, BAMC provides care to wounded service members and the San Antonio community. Its history dates back to 1879 when the first Post Hospital opened as a small medical dispensary in a single‑story wooden building; the first permanent structure was completed in 1886.

Responsibilities

• Examine active duty, family members and other authorized beneficiaries to determine the presence and extent of diseases and conditions.
• Administer appropriate care and/or referral of cases requiring hospitalization or subspecialty care.
• Provide emergency/lifesaving care to patients on a periodic basis.
• Teach and consult medical students/externs, and other non‑professional health care providers when needed.
• Scope of care includes assessment, treatment, consultation, and evacuation of patients.
• Write prescriptions, order the administration of medications, dispense medications, and prescribe controlled substances in accordance with approved treatment protocols.
• Record entries into patients' charts including progress notes, treatment rendered, tests or procedures ordered, notations of prescriptions, and drugs dispensed or administered.
• Use judgment in devising solutions and actions to resolve issues, conditions and problems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Who may apply: U.S. Citizens.

Basic requirement for Physician (Family Practice):

• Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the AMA, AAMC, LCME, COCA of the AOA, or a U.S. Department of Education‑recognized accrediting body; or a foreign medical degree with demonstrated equivalency via permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, a fifth pathway certificate, or successful completion of the USMLE.
• Licensure: Current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory.
• Graduate training: At least one year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting (one‑year internship or first year of a residency program) in a hospital or institution accredited for such training.

Requirements

In addition to the basic requirement, applicants must meet the following:

• Residency training for GP‑14 position: Successfully completed the required accredited residency training in Family Practice