Job Description

Family Medicine Physician Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform diagnostic, preventative, or therapeutic services in hospitals and clinics.
• Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat and prevent illness, disease, or injury.
• Order, perform, interpret tests, and analyze records, reports, and examination information to diagnose patients conditions.
• Monitor progress of patients conditions and re-evaluate treatment as necessary.
• Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.

Requirements

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 position requires contact or control over Indian children. The selected individual must obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements.

On-call hours or standby duty may be required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying.

BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada.

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.

Additional Requirements for Grades GS-12 and Above GS-15 -- 5 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training within the specialty area of Family Medicine/ Family Practice.

Certification

In addition to the minimum requirements, the following certification is determined to be essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of a particular position. Applicants who do not meet a selective placement factor are ineligible for further consideration.

The selected individual is required to obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements.

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades.