Staff Physician (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory

About the role

This position is only open to U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps Officers or USPHS Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates. It requires a current medical license and completion of a minimum of one year of postgraduate medical education in a program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).

Duties

• Provides medical care to a diverse international patient population in an ambulatory care setting and provides infirmary-based care to patients in facilities with a medical housing unit.
• Works in concert with facility staff and consultant specialists to ensure the provision of necessary health care services for their patients.
• Utilizes communication assistance resources to ensure patients with limited English proficiency and/or communication disabilities can communicate and understand their plan of care.
• Performs all duties in accordance with accepted medical practices and standards of care as defined by community professional medical standards.
• Carefully examines and orders appropriate diagnostic testing and provides necessary treatment and/or medications as required.
• Refers selected cases to consultant specialists when necessary.
• Refers detainees requiring hospitalization to a local hospital and to an appropriate admitting physician.
• Cares for the more complex patients or those referred by an advanced practice provider (APP) due to concern requiring greater skill in medical management.
• Reviews and co-signs all medical documentation assigned by other health care personnel, to include health assessments, medical housing unit admissions and discharges, and medical care.
• Serves as a consultant for APPs and other clinical staff, providing clinical oversight and direction.
• Makes recommendations on matters of policy, procedures, training, personnel, and equipment as related to specific area of responsibility.
• Participates actively in Health Services medical in-service programs.
• Assists with training for APPs, nursing staff, support services personnel, and peer professional staff.
• May be called on to assist in the operation of other clinics, upon the absence of the regularly assigned physician.
• Ensures that proper evaluations and treatments are carried out and documented.
• Ensures that proper maintenance of medical records, preparation of reports, etc., as related to the area of responsibility.
• Maintains security of the institution.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must successfully pass a drug screen.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
• Service Remaining Requirement Agreement: Upon appointment to this position, officers will be required to serve an 18 to 24-month commitment to IHSC.
• ASSIGNMENT PAY AGREEMENT: You must not have a current Assignment Pay Agreement. However, if you have a current Assignment Pay Agreement, it must be fulfilled within 90 days of your application submission.
• Applicants must be a current USPHS Commissioned Corps Officer or USPHS Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidate. Civilians are not eligible for this position.
• PHS officers must participate in IHSC TDY On-Call Schedule (ITOS.) ITOS is either an entire month or two 16-day periods a year where, depending on the needs of the agency, the officer is required to be available to serve.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates clear and effective oral and written communication skills.
• Represents the agency and its interests with external parties in a positive manner.
• Demonstrates technical proficiency by applying relevant knowledge and skills to perform work in accordance with applicable guidelines.
• Assigns, monitors and evaluates the work and behavior of others in a proficient manner, setting and communicating clear expectations.
• Leads by communicating a vision for work unit, translating broad organizational goals into concrete objectives, plans, priorities and assignments.
• Demonstrates IHSC core values of integrity, commitment, accountability, service and excellence in discharge of duties.