Physician (Family Practice)

US Citizenship and Residency Completion

Required to Apply

Overview

About the Position :

This position is located at the

Family Clinic, Fort Gregg-Adams, VA.

Fort

Gregg-Adams is located three-miles east of Petersburg,

Virginia; 116-miles from Washington D.C.; and is 21-miles from

Richmond, the Virginia state capitol. Richmond is a flourishing

cultural community enhanced by first-class museums and

universities, its own symphony, professional ballet and opera, and

numerous theater companies and art galleries. The region offers

easy access to the ocean, mountains, and D.C. Residents enjoy

trendy boutiques and restaurants, numerous sports and entertainment

attractions, historic landmarks, and one of the nation's

largest river park systems. The city is consistently rated among

the Best Places to Live in America.

Civilian

employees serve a vital role in supporting the Department of

Defense mission. They provide the skills that are not readily

available in the military, but crucial to support military

operations. The Department of Defense integrates the talents and

skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total

Department of Defense .

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Student

Loan repayment may be authorized.

recruitment or relocation bonus may be authorized.

Responsibilities

You will serve as a Family Practice Physician. Your duties will

include, but are not limited to :

Examining

active duty, family members and other authorized beneficiaries to

diagnose diseases and conditions.

Administering

appropriate care and or referral of cases requiring hospitalization

or subspecialty care.

Performing procedures

that may include vasectomy, reduction of simple fractures, lumbar

puncture, emergency deliveries, endometrial biopsy, joint

aspiration / injection, and procto sigmoidoscopy

Reviewing physical requirements and conducting physical examination

of various categories of military and civilian personnel.

May supervise medical students / externs,

residents and other non-professional health care providers when

needed.

Qualifications

Basic Requirement for

Supervisory Physician (Family Practice) :

Degree : 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)].

Graduate

Training : Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or

Doctor of Osteopathy degree, a candidate must have had at least 1

year of supervised experience providing direct service in a

clinical setting, i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a

residency program in an institution accredited for such training.

Licensure / Certification :

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.

Experience Required for the GP-14 :

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience,

including volunteer work done through National Service programs

(e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g.,

• professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community;

student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying

experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify based

on your experience, your resume must describe at least 4 years

of residency training in the specialty of the position to be filled

or equivalent experience and training in the specialty of Family

Practice. This required Family

Practice experience / training will include skills such as, but

not limited to, a wide range of medical duties specializing in all

aspects of patient care for patients of all ages, such as advanced

examination, diagnosis and treatment to ensure effectiveness of

treatment, post discharge.

Who May

Apply : U.S. Citizens