Supervisory Physician (Hospitalist)

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This is a Direct Hire Solicitation About the Position: This position is located at Department of Medicine, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Student Loan repayment may be authorized. Advanced Leave Accrual may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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 in this document.

Basic Requirement for Supervisory Physician (Hospitalist): 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: Applicants must have successfully completed the required accredited residency training in the specialty of the position to be filled Internal Medicine equal to at least 4 years.

Experience may not be substituted for residency training that is required for the specialty identified.

If you are selected for a Physician position: Salary for physician positions is based on a tier scale, determined by the position specialty, grade and location. Major Duties:

• Provides supervision and consultative advice for professionals and administrative matters for all patients within medicine services.
• Rates subordinate physicians, nurses and administrative staff as determined by organizational structures.
• Responsible for ensuring all aspects of medicine services meet all the criteria and standards for accreditation as set forth by the Joint Commission, DHA, and Surgeon General.
• Performs duties in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) medicine to include advanced access techniques, invasive diagnostic procedures such as paracentesis and thoracentesis and other current recognized medicine practices.
• Participates on required boards, councils, and committees as outlined in the hospital by-laws.
• Performs a variety of medical duties that specializes in inpatient care.
• Acts as the gatekeeper to Inpatient Medicine Services for clinics, Emergency department and at the organization’s areas of responsibility.
• Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments.