Staff Physician (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory

About the role

As a Staff Physician you will practice mission-focused medicine and provide comprehensive primary and urgent care to individuals in federal custody while working within a collaborative, multidisciplinary federal healthcare system.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Operates within the scope of practice as granted in their clinical privileges.
• Collects comprehensive medical and social history to include a review of all body systems.
• Conducts initial and follow-up assessments to address acute and chronic detainee health care needs.
• 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.
• Works with and is assigned to various committees.
• Maintains proper maintenance of medical records, preparation of reports, etc., as related to the area of responsibility.
• Maintains security of the institution.
• Follows supervisory chain of command.

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.)
• The work may necessitate some physical characteristics that will be required when responding to an emergency, such as running short distance, prolonged standing and providing medical care within a secure detention facility environment.
• Education Required: Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Must satisfy minimum U.S. Public Health Service degree qualifications for a physician.

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.
• Physical Demands: Requires physical exertion such as repetitively lifting objects greater than 30 pounds for brief periods of time. Required to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling. Must have the ability to assist sick, injured or aging detainees or staff exiting a building (may require lifting, dragging, wheeling or carrying someone who weighs significantly more than oneself).