Physician (Family Medicine)

Summary

About the Position: Serve as an Physician (Family Medicine) at the Army Health Clinic Ireland on Fort Knox KY for the Defense Health Agency (DHA). A Monday through Friday outpatient clinic providing outpatient care to beneficiaries. Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement at any of the locations listed. We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

• Serve as the Primary Care Optimization (PCO) team leader providing comprehensive outpatient care to beneficiaries ranging from newborn to geriatric age presenting with complex and interdependent acute and chronic conditions.
• Advise other physicians, non-physician providers, and nursing and para-professional staff on the care of patients with urgent, emergent, and non-urgent medical problems.
• Facilitates and manages full spectrum of professional and patient care activities for the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) team.
• Participate in continuing education programs to maintain and update skills and knowledge in accordance with AFMS, MTF, and unit policies including department in-services education.
• Responds to assigned MTF in real-world disaster to deliver primary care in an emergent local situation.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.