PHYSICIAN (AEROSPACE MEDICINE) Jobs

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Job Description

Duties ** RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE : $25,000 WITH 2 YEAR SERVICE AGREEMENT** Duties and Responsibilities : 1. Serves as the locally recognized authority for administration of comprehensive clinical medical and physical assessments, and preventative medical services to assigned ANG personnel. Using mastery of and skill in applying professional and clinical Aerospace, Occupational and Preventative Medicine knowledge, practices, principles and theories, the incumbent: - Works independently and exercises sound judgment in accordance with the methods and practices of the medical profession and established medical/administrative policies affecting the quality and success of key programs essential to ANG readiness. - Provides inter-disciplinary medical advisory and consultative services; Performs comprehensive medical assessments including, but not limited to, annual preventive health pre- and post-deployment interviews, mental and deployment health assessments; pre-placement, occupational health, and separation health physical exams; fitness for duty evaluations; fly waiver, line of duty, and medical continuation determinations. - Coordinates with inter-disciplinary teams to gather facts and uses effective analytical and evaluative methods to prepare complex healthcare recommendations. - Prepares comprehensive narrative summaries by reviewing all comprehensive medical records/referrals; ensuring accuracy, conciseness, and appropriateness before forwarding for review by the National Guard Bureau (NGB) and the Physical Evaluation Board or appropriate Waiver Authority. - Analyzes and identifies trends in medical assessments through review, comparison, and interpretation against complex medical standards, policies, and laws. - Provides expert clinical decision making and medical dispositions on a wide range of illnesses and injuries relating to Wing fitness questionnaires; duty limiting condition reports; notification of Air Force qualification status; and fitness for duty determinations: - Validates appropriateness of and adherence to medical care plans, ensuring implementation and compliance through mastery of and skill in applying sound medical judgment for pre- and post-deployment health, human immunodeficiency virus (can be designated HIV provider), automated neuro psychological, and psychological health assessments; and - Conducts records review and face to face meetings relating to the Exceptional Family Member Program. 2. Provides Aerospace Medicine support. - Serves as the fulltime ANG medical expert on all aspects of the Aerospace Medicine Program; assisting the SGP with overall program management and implementation. - Functionally oversees all programs that fall under the Aerospace Medicine Program including: personnel reliability; Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act; security clearance; overseas clearance; force health protection; force health readiness; psychological health; occupational and environmental health (i.e., hearing conservation; immunization; fetal, respiratory and radiological protection; ionizing radiation, potable water quality, hazard communication, and quantitative fitness testing) programs. - Evaluates and applies critical clinical knowledge and experience to interpret the findings of ancillary studies to the assessments of assigned ANG personnel. - Thoroughly researches medical documentation, evaluates complex patient diagnoses, and uses sound judgment when interpreting complex medical standards, codes, guidelines, policies, and regulations to finalize medical recommendations for flying or special duty; line of duty determinations and disability evaluations. - Utilizes mastery of and skill in applying medical theories, principles, concepts, and practices to interpret laboratory and other ancillary tests related to individual medical readiness, including but not limited to, electrocardiogram, laboratory, and radiologic studies. Interprets guidelines, policies and legislation relating to disease and condition management that is often ambiguous in nature and incorporates into daily work activities to include evidence-based primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. - Serves as expert medical advisor to other non-physician providers, nursing, and para-professional staff on the care of patients with urgent, emergent, and non-urgent medical. - Performs duties in adherence to the compliance of the Privacy, Freedom of Information, and Health Portability and Accountability Acts which govern the release of medical information. 3. Actively participates in strategic planning to improve organizational direction as a member of the ANG medical unit leadership. 4. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of employment

• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• You must submit all required documents (see "Required Documents" section).
• Must possess or be able to obtain the proper clearance type and level within one year of appointment according to DoD Personnel Security Program Management Directives.
• This employer participates in E-Verify: Federal Law required all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.
• Must be board-certified in a Primary Care Specialty (Aerospace Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, or Emergency Medicine).
• Board certification in a Primary Care Specialty is desired (Aerospace Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, or Emergency Medicine).
• Physicians License required.
• Must maintain current state licensure, Basic Life Support (BLS), and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or other named specialties.
• This position is subject to Random Drug Testing.
• Must possess knowledge of Dodi 6130.03, March 30, 2018 Medical standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction into the Military services.
• This is an Inclement Weather position. Incumbent may be required to report for or remain on duty during inclement weather.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. on-call duty hours.
• Temporary Duty Travel may be required.
• Incumbent may be required to participate in contingency readiness exercises, major accident response exercises, and investigations.
• Incumbent of this position will be required to file OGE Form 450, Confidential Statement of Affiliations and Financial Interests.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain privileging for the DOD/AFMS/ANGMS IAW DHA PM 6025-13 Vol 4 and DAFMAN 44-119.
• Must maintain credentials requirements at all times (i.e. current and unrestricted state license, BLS, clinical competencies, etc.) IAW DHA PM 6025-13 Vol 4 and DAFMAN 44-119. 6/14/2022 TCPC Steven Cramner.

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE : Must possess the experience and training to plan, schedule, execute, manage, and administer installation-wide medical management, which includes aerospace and operational disposition and critical judgment for medical case management to maintain and promote the health and well-being of military and technician personnel. Medical Case Work involves performing a variety of comprehensive (medical and physical) assessments and preventive medical services for the purpose of achieving or maintaining medical readiness and determining the medical facts during illness or injury. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : Must possess at least One (1) year of specialized experiences at the GS-13 level; AND/OR at least Thirty-six (36) months experience and training to to plan, schedule, execute, manage, and administer installation-wide medical management, which includes aerospace and operational disposition and critical judgment for medical case management to maintain and promote the health and well-being of military and technician personnel; Medical Case Work involves performing a variety of comprehensive (medical and physical) assessments and preventive medical services for the purpose of achieving or maintaining medical readiness and determining the medical facts during illness or injury; such facts frequently come from other medical officers providing treatment or are in various medical specialties or functions when conditions are outside the incumbent's professional education, training or experience; determinations may result in a member served entry into a specialized military skill, continued military service, discharge, retirement, and potential eligibility for various entitlement programs. Education You must provide transcripts and/or other documentation as proof to support your Educational claims, and receive credit to meet the Education requirements for this position. Additional information As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year trial period (if you claim veterans preference) or 2-year trial period (for non-veterans) during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: - your performance and conduct; - the needs and interests of the agency; - whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and - whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( ). group id: DO