Supervisory Physician (Occupational Medicine)

at  Defense Health Agency Civilian Corps Falls Church VA

OVERVIEW:

Supervisory Physician (Occupational Medicine) Landstuhl, Germany
Landstuhl is the most beautiful city in the western Palatinate and offers all the conveniences of a large city but with the character and advantages of a cozy little town. The remains of Nanstein castle characterize the silhouette of Landstuhl. Being located at the northern edge of the “Pfälzer Wald”, one of the largest wooded areas in Germany, it offers all kinds of outdoor sporting activities i.e. mountain-biking, hiking or Nordic Walking.
For more than 50 years the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center has been an important part of the community. This long and close relationship between the LRMC and the city of Landstuhl characterizes the way how the local citizens live together with their international guests and how well they are integrated.
The Landstuhl Medical Center is not just one of the multiple bases operated by the United States in Europe, but also the largest one located outside the country. Just like the name says, it is located close to Landstuhl in Germany. It usually deals with the troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. Other than that, the base is located on European territory, which means it is operated under the laws and regulations of the German government. In other words, it doesn’t just help the wounded soldiers returning from the Middle East, but also the military troops from Germany. One of its most important advantages is that it is the closest and most advanced hospital for these troops. There is no other such medical center closer to the Middle East.
Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

US Citizenship required
Board Certified/Eligible in Primary Care Specialty (Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Emergency Medicine). Note the highest preference will be provided to Emergency Medicine Residency trained applicants.
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from a school in the United States or Canada approved by a recognized accrediting body in the year of the applicants graduation. [A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school that provided education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States may be demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) (or a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country).
Candidates must have a permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

MAJOR DUTIES

1. Physician (Occupational Medicine) / Deputy Chief, Preventive Medicine:
   Serves as an Occupational and Preventive Medicine health care provider in the capacity of acredentialed Provider; providing Occupational Medicine and Preventive Medicine services to workingadults ages 16-80 years IAW AR 4O-5, DA Pam 40-11, OSHA, and other applicable regulations.
   The incumbent serves as the Deputy Chief, Preventive Medicine for the installation PM program withresponsibility to act as Department Chief when necessary due to deployments, absence, orunderlap. This would include, but not limited to: Core Preventive Medicine, Army Public HealthNursing, Occupational Health, Environmental Health, and Health Physics.
   Serves as the immediate supervisor for the Chief of Occupational Health and provides consultativeservices to the supported activity commanders and staff, advising on medical, occupational health.Area of responsibility may expand to encompass the Regional Health Command Europe (RHCE) toinclude Bavaria Health Command and extend to the EUCOM foot print to include Italy and Africa.
   Serves as Competent Medical Authority for the Nuclear Surety Personnel Reliability Program (PRP).Drafts, publishes and updates Standard Operating Procedures, completes mandatory training,coordinates with PRP employees’ units for health care services, screens new candidates entering theprogram, and coordinates with ancillary medical services.
   Serves as Competent Medical Authority for the Biosafety Level 2 /3 Program Occupational Healthprogram. Reviews BSL-2/3 risk assessments and participates in laboratory inspections as needed.
   Performs occupational medicine physical examinations independently and in collaboration withPreventive Medicine (PM). Performs evaluations and provides medical preparations for employeestraveling to other parts of the world. Performs physical examinations/evaluations and laboratorytests appropriate to the various occupational exposures encountered by employees, treats job-related injuries and illnesses of the employees, and prescribes further care and treatment asappropriate.
   Refers employees to their primary health care provider for follow-up or further evaluation of non-job-related medical problems encountered in the various physical examinations.
   Facilitates transitional duty programs and participates in other aspects of worker’s compensation toinclude being a member of the Garrison FECA Committee.
   Provides additional preventive medicine clinical services to include initial evaluation andmanagement of latent tuberculosis cases, and evaluation and referral of deployment-related healthconditions.
2. Supervisory Responsibilities. Performs the full range of supervisory responsibilities for thesubordinate staff assigned to the MEB Outpatient Clinic. Depending on the Medical TreatmentFacility (MTF) staffing plan, the staff supervised may range from Physicians (MEB), GP-0602-14, orany combination of Physician (MEB), GP-0602-14, Physician Assistants, GS-0603-12, or Nurse(Practitioner), GS-0610-12. Performs the full range of personnel management functions normallyassociated with a first level supervisory position. These functions include, at a minimum, initiatingpersonnel actions, setting performance standards, performance reviews, training and leavescheduling. Adheres to and implements Equal Opportunity guidelines and Affirmative Action Plansand Internal Controls. Makes work assignments, establishes priorities, provides technical andfunctional guidance, and reviews completed work for correctness, timeliness and adherence toguidance and policies. Interviews candidates for subordinate positions, recommends hiring,promotion, or reassignments. Takes disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands.