Physician (Family Practice) GP-0602-14

Responsibilities

• Examining active duty, family members and other authorized beneficiaries to diagnose diseases and conditions.
• Administering appropriate care and or referral of cases requiring hospitalization or subspecialty care.
• Performing procedures that may include vasectomy, reduction of simple fractures, lumbar puncture, emergency deliveries, endometrial biopsy, joint aspiration/injection, and procto sigmoidoscopy.
• Reviewing physical requirements and conducting physical examination of various categories of military and civilian personnel.
• May supervise medical students/externs, residents and other non-professional health care providers when needed.

Qualifications

• Basic Requirement for Supervisory Physician (Family Practice): Degree: Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from a school in the United States or Canada approved by a recognized accrediting body in the year of the applicants graduation.
• Graduate Training: Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree, a candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in an institution accredited for such training.
• Licensure/Certification: Candidates must have a permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.