Supervisory Physician (Emergency Medicine)

Summary

About the Position: Serves as the Deputy Chief of Emergency Medicine in the DIR of Medicine, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Office of the Chief; Shifts will consist of rotating 10-hour clinical shifts; Sunday to Saturday/Holidays; On Call; Overtime; Shift rotation/schedules will vary at the commands discretion This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

• Will serve as the Deputy Chief of Emergency Medicine.
• Provides direct clinical emergency medical care to a wide range of patient presentations, ages and conditions.
• Conducts initial resuscitation and stabilization of patients.
• Performs invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including lifesaving and lesser procedures.
• Provides supervision/online direction of base ambulance and in-house emergency response.
• Participates in departmental and hospital performance improvement activities and makes recommendations on improvement of work methods, organizational features and the restructuring of positions.
• Participates in the Graduate Medical Education program for Emergency Medicine residents, off-service residents, physician assistant residents, medical students and other medical trainees.
• Interviews candidates for positions in the unit; recommends appointment, promotion, or reassignment.
• Counsels on subordinate employees on performance where needed.
• Identifies developmental and training needs of employees, and arranges or provides training.

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/.