Medical Officer (Medical Director)

Full Job Description

If selected for this position, you would serve as the principal medical advisor for the Agency.

The Medical Director serves as the Agency's sole authority for providing guidance related to control measures to reduce hazards and maintain occupational health priorities.

Additional positions with similar duties may be filled in other duty stations and elsewhere within USDA.

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: 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.

Degree from Foreign Medical School: A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide 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: For all grade levels and positions, 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 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 a hospital or an institution accredited for such training.

For purposes of this standard, graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada.

Descriptions of such programs are described below.

An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics).

Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training by a recognized body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association, (AMA), American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital or an institution accredited in the United States for such training.

In addition to the basic requirement: FOR THE GS-15 LEVEL: 5 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training.

TRANSCRIPTS/DOCUMENTATION are required: This position requires specific coursework or a degree in a specific field to be basically qualified.

License/Certification: This position requires a job-related license or certification.

You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible.

Board Certification if applicable Residency Certificate 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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Represents APHIS, serving as a scientific and technical advisor for issues with a human/animal health focus.
• Serves as the senior APHIS official on the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise.
• Provides expert advice on policy and development and operational planning for activities related to occupational health hazards.
• Participates in formulation of policies for safety and health management.
• Interfaces with USDA, Federal Occupational Health, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
• Provides consultative services to assist in adjudication of employee injury/occupational illness claims.
• Adjudicates employee fitness for duty issues, reasonable accommodation requests, and pre-employment physical requirements.