PHYSICIAN (AEROSPACEMEDICINE)

Duties

• Provides routine care for chronic medical problems within scope of practice and scope of care for TAAB.
• Care is generally rendered in the outpatient clinics on a scheduled basis, but, to meet patient needs, they may need to be walked in or added to the physician's schedule
• Provides care, advice, and referral coordination via telephone and e-mail as appropriate.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests to include: blood chemistry, blood counts, liver function tests, urinalysis, sedimentation rates, drug and alcohol tests, x-rays, electrocardiograms, pulmonary function tests, and range of motion studies.
• Performs procedures within scope of practice and scope of care for TAAB.
• Implements and monitors the tracking systems for all submitted FDMEs, FDHSs, unit medical readiness, and deploy ability.
• Provides medical supervision to health care delivery personnel assigned to TAAB
• Manages the medical aspects of the Aviation Safety Program by conducting lectures and classes for aviation personnel, conducting flight line inspections.
• Attends aviation safety councils, pilot, and aircrew member survival and physiological education and training.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has been identified as a critical position IAW AR 600-85, 5-14 (Table 5-1).
• Position has been designated Key (2).
• IAW OPORD 13-28, Health Care Personnel Criminal Record Checks - USAMEDCOM: All health care personnel with frequent and regular contact with children under the age of 18 will be required to complete the Army Criminal Background Check (CBC).
• Must be board-certified in a Primary Care Specialty (Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Occupation Medicine, Aerospace Medicine or Emergency Medicine).
• IAW DOD HA Policy 08-005, dated, 4 Apr 08, All healthcare personnel with direct patient care responsibilities must be immunized against influenza.
• Employee may be required to participate in contingency readiness exercises, major accident response exercises, and investigations.
• Maintains current state licensure, Basic Life Support (BLS), and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• May be required to work rotating shifts, overtime, weekends, holidays and/or on-call duty hours.
• Must be able to pass a Flight Physical in accordance with AR 40-501.
• Pre-employment physical and annual physicals while in position.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) travel may be required 10% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is .

Basic Requirement for Physician (Aerospace Medicine):

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 accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must have provided education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United States. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.

Licensure: Applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Graduate Training: Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, a candidate must have had at least one year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a one-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Residency Training for GP-15 Position: Applicants must have successfully completed the required accredited residency training in the specialty of the position to be filled and equivalent experience and 1 year of appropriate graduate training or experience in Preventive Medicine, Occupational Medicine or Aerospace Medicine equal to at least 5 years. Experience may not be substituted for residency training that is required for the specialty identified.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the information sheet.
• This is a (CP) 53 - Medical position. Career Field position.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• This position has been designated Key (2): in accordance with Mobilization of Civilian Work Force. A key position is defined as any Army position that cannot be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of their agency to function effectively. Because of the essential nature of these positions, the Secretary of the Army, or his designee, shall designate such positions as key positions and shall require that they not be filled by members of the National Guard or Ready Reservist.
• In accordance with Army Regulation 1-13, Release of Personnel, this position has been designated as mission essential which means: If this area experiences severe weather conditions that result in the installation being closed for normal business operations and even though the majority of personnel were administratively excused from coming to work, you are still required to report for or remain on duty to maintain infrastructure operations, health, safety, and security.