Supervisory Physician (Public Health)
About the role
with that paragraph. Duties: list of duties bullet points: - Provides executive leadership and collaborates with the Area Director and executive leadership on strategic planning, policy development, and implementation of Area health programs. - Coordinates public health planning, policies, training, and activities across Service Units in collaboration with Public Health Directors and Tribal partners. - Leads the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of public health services to ensure quality, effectiveness, and improved health outcomes. - Serves as a technical and clinical consultant to IHS programs, regional public health organizations, and community groups on health issues affecting the Area population. - Directly supervises Division staff and provides oversight of field offices while providing diagnostic, therapeutic, ambulatory, and emergency medical care as a staff physicians. Also note: "All grade levels may not be available at all locations, and not all locations may have immediate vacancies." That's metadata maybe not needed but could be included in About the role? It's not a duty. Could be omitted as minor metadata. Probably drop. Requirements: Conditions of employment list: probationary period, US Citizenship required, Selective Service Registration required for males born after 12/31/1959, designated position covered by Public Law 101-630 requiring contact or control over Indian children, need to ensure no certain crimes, one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required, IHS Employee Immunization Policy compliance, need to obtain/maintain medical staff clinical privileges, E-Verify, direct deposit, background investigation fingerprint check, continued employment contingent on background investigation, false statement consequences, credit check possible, prior to appointment must present two valid IDs, if one is state-issued ID/driver's license must be REAL ID-compliant. Also note: "A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021)." Already in summary. We need to include these as list items under Requirements. Qualifications: Basic Requirement(s): Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from US/Canada accredited. Foreign med school equivalency via ECFMG etc. Licensure: current active full unrestricted license as Physician from state etc. Graduate Training: at least 1 year supervised experience (internship or first year residency). Then Minimum Qualifications for GS-15: 5 years of graduate training in specialty or equivalent experience and training. Broad knowledge of medicine etc. Specific knowledge and ability in primary care, medical specialties and several subspecialties. Working knowledge of law as it relates to medical practice, transcultural medicine or public health and familiarity with principles of medical administration. Ability to work with wide variety of cultural, educational, specialized training backgrounds. Board Certified (ABMS or NBPAS) preferred but not required. Applicant acknowledges responsibility to provide verification of active certification OR if lapse or completed residency >3 years must provide verification of active pursuit to become board certified with ABMS member board. Failure to provide verification may result in withdrawal of offer etc. Education: This position has an education requirement. Encouraged to submit transcripts etc. Unofficial accepted, official required prior to offer. Only attendance/degrees from schools accredited by US Dept of Education credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at website. Additional information: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4,6,8 hours per pay period) based on years served. IHS may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for directly related previous non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining rate at which they earn annual leave. This position is ineligible for the Bargaining Unit. Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized. At least a 6 month service agreement will be required. Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov). The incumbent is required to drive government vehicles. The incumbent is required to maintain a current State driver's license. The incumbent will also be required to travel on government business, occasionally out of state. Works on a rotational basis to provide continuity of medical services during days, nights, weekends and holidays. The Indian Health Service (IHS), National Health Service Corps (NHSC), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) have student loan repayment programs for qualifying health disciplines. This is a competitive process separate from the hiring process. Opportunities for LRP are based on agency hiring priorities and availability of funds. For additional information please visit: For IHS - http://www.ihs.gov/loanrepayment/ For NHSC - https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment/ You will be evaluated for this position in accordance with the OPM Merit Hiring Plan. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide short essay responses (200 words or less each) to the following four questions. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government?In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness?How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role?How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or persona The last sentence cut off but we can ignore as incomplete. We need to decide which sections to include: About the role, Responsibilities (duties), Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits?, Pay?, Schedule?. We have info about Benefits? Not explicit benefits besides total compensation link, annual leave accrual, student loan repayment programs, recruitment/relocation incentives, 6 month service agreement, etc. Those could be considered Benefits. The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. So we can include Benefits if we have specific content: total compensation link, annual leave accrual rates, student loan repayment programs, recruitment/relocation incentives, 6 month service agreement. That's specific. Pay: Not explicitly given; only link to Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov). No actual pay numbers. So we should not create Pay section because no specific pay info. Schedule: We have "Works on a rotational basis to provide continuity of medical services during days, nights, weekends and holidays." That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section with that. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Schedule. We must not repeat job title. Use for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can combine related items into lists.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Already removed.
We need to ensure we don't miss any important details.
Let's extract each piece.
About the role paragraph: "Provides executive leadership for the Area Indian Health Service Division of Public Health, overseeing the planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs and services. Leads efforts to strengthen public health systems, improve health outcomes, and ensure services effectively address the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021)."
That's it.
Responsibilities (duties) list:
- Provides executive leadership and collaborates with the Area Director and executive leadership on strategic planning, policy development, and implementation of Area health programs.
- Coordinates public health planning, policies, training, and activities across Service Units in collaboration with Public Health Directors and Tribal partners.
- Leads the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of public health services to ensure quality, effectiveness, and improved health outcomes.
- Serves as a technical and clinical consultant to IHS programs, regional public health organizations, and community groups on health issues affecting the Area population.
- Directly supervises Division staff and provides oversight of field offices while providing diagnostic, therapeutic, ambulatory, and emergency medical care as a staff physician.
We could also include "All grade levels may not be available at all locations, and not all locations may have immediate vacancies." That's not a duty but maybe a note. Could be omitted as minor metadata. Probably safe to drop.
Requirements list: Let's break into items.
- Selectee may be subject to a probationary period.
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- This is a designated position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children; the agency must ensure that persons hired have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes.
- A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required upon selection/placement.
- IHS Selectees whose duties require them to work permanently, temporarily, or occasionally in an IHS healthcare facility must comply with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy related to vaccine-preventable diseases, consistent with recommendations for healthcare workers; vaccine exemption requests may be available as outlined in the policy and facility guidance.
- The selected individual is required to obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements; if privileges are not obtained or maintained during employment, the employee will be subject to adverse actions, up to and including removal from Federal service.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.
- Background Investigation: If selected, you must undergo a pre-employment fingerprint check and background investigation; fingerprint results and background investigation documentation must be cleared prior to hire.
- After you begin employment, continued employment is contingent upon the outcome of a complete background investigation as determined by the sensitivity level of your position; the investigation must find that you are suitable for Federal employment in your position; if not suitable, you will be terminated after you begin work.
- If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or subject to possible criminal charges.
- You may be subject to a credit check as part of the background investigation process.
- Prior to the appointment, candidates must present two valid forms of identification; if one of the documents is a state-issued ID or driver's license, it must be REAL ID-compliant.
We could also mention "A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021)" but already in About the role; we can keep it there only.
Qualifications section: Need to include all details.
We'll break into subpoints maybe as list.
- Basic Requirement(s):
- Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada; this degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accred
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can combine related items into lists. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Already removed. We need to ensure we don't miss any important details. Let's extract each piece. About the role paragraph: "Provides executive leadership for the Area Indian Health Service Division of Public Health, overseeing the planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs and services. Leads efforts to strengthen public health systems, improve health outcomes, and ensure services effectively address the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021)." That's it. Responsibilities (duties) list: - Provides executive leadership and collaborates with the Area Director and executive leadership on strategic planning, policy development, and implementation of Area health programs. - Coordinates public health planning, policies, training, and activities across Service Units in collaboration with Public Health Directors and Tribal partners. - Leads the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of public health services to ensure quality, effectiveness, and improved health outcomes. - Serves as a technical and clinical consultant to IHS programs, regional public health organizations, and community groups on health issues affecting the Area population. - Directly supervises Division staff and provides oversight of field offices while providing diagnostic, therapeutic, ambulatory, and emergency medical care as a staff physician. We could also include "All grade levels may not be available at all locations, and not all locations may have immediate vacancies." That's not a duty but maybe a note. Could be omitted as minor metadata. Probably safe to drop. Requirements list: Let's break into items. - Selectee may be subject to a probationary period. - U.S. Citizenship is required. - Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. - This is a designated position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children; the agency must ensure that persons hired have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes. - A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required upon selection/placement. - IHS Selectees whose duties require them to work permanently, temporarily, or occasionally in an IHS healthcare facility must comply with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy related to vaccine-preventable diseases, consistent with recommendations for healthcare workers; vaccine exemption requests may be available as outlined in the policy and facility guidance. - The selected individual is required to obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements; if privileges are not obtained or maintained during employment, the employee will be subject to adverse actions, up to and including removal from Federal service. - Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. - You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you. - Background Investigation: If selected, you must undergo a pre-employment fingerprint check and background investigation; fingerprint results and background investigation documentation must be cleared prior to hire. - After you begin employment, continued employment is contingent upon the outcome of a complete background investigation as determined by the sensitivity level of your position; the investigation must find that you are suitable for Federal employment in your position; if not suitable, you will be terminated after you begin work. - If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or subject to possible criminal charges. - You may be subject to a credit check as part of the background investigation process. - Prior to the appointment, candidates must present two valid forms of identification; if one of the documents is a state-issued ID or driver's license, it must be REAL ID-compliant. We could also mention "A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021)" but already in About the role; we can keep it there only. Qualifications section: Need to include all details. We'll break into subpoints maybe as list. - Basic Requirement(s): - Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada; this degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accred