Physician (Aerospace Medicine) (Title 5)

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a PHYSICIAN (AEROSPACE MEDICINE) (TITLE 5), Position Description Number T6001000 and is part of the IL 126, National Guard.

• Administer comprehensive clinical medical and physical assessments and preventative medical services. Work independently and exercise sound judgment in accordance with the methods and practices of the medical profession and established medical and administrative policies.
• Perform comprehensive medical assessments including, but not limited to, annual preventative health pre- and post-deployment interviews, mental and deployment health assessments.
• Perform preplacement, occupational health, and separation health physical exams.
• Perform fitness for duty evaluations, fly waivers, line-of-duty, and medical continuation determinations. Prepare comprehensive narrative summaries by reviewing all comprehensive medical records/referrals while ensuring accuracy, conciseness, and appropriateness.
• Analyze and identify trends in medical assessments through review, comparison, and interpretation against complex medical standards, policies, and laws.
• Provide expert clinical decision making and medical dispositions on a wide range of illnesses and injuries relating to fitness questionnaires.
• Protect personal from military-related exposures by applying extensive medical knowledge and complex occupational and environmental health methodologies.
• Coordinate consultations with other subject matter experts to assist in interpretation of abnormal studies and discuss the findings with primary care medical providers or consulting specialists.
• Research medical documentation, evaluate complex patient diagnoses, and use sound judgment when interpreting complex medical standards, codes, guidelines, policies, and regulations to finalize medication recommendations.
• Provide expert medical advice and guidance for safety investigations and compiles clinically relevant medical summaries and/or medical records for safety investigations.
• Interpret laboratory and other ancillary tests related to individual medical readiness, including, but not limited to electrocardiogram, laboratory, and radiologic studies.
• Serve as medical authority within an organization when working with Federal, State, and local agencies on matters related to aerospace medicine, preventative medicine, personnel reliability, and occupational medicine.
• Oversee professional medical personnel and provide expert advice on the preparation of reports, directives, correspondence, after action reports, and memoranda pertaining to health services programs.
• May be required to participate in contingency readiness exercises, major accident response exercises, and investigations.
• Inclement Weather position. May be required to report for or remain on duty during inclement weather.
• Subject to Random Drug Testing.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.

Basic Requirements:

Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Copies of Official transcripts MUST be uploaded electronically with application.)

Degree from Foreign Medical School: A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United States. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination. (Copies of Official transcripts MUST be uploaded electronically with application.)

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Licensure: 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.

NOTE: ALL applicants MUST electronically upload a copy of current, active, full and unrestricted license as a Physician, and proof of successful completion of an accredited graduate training internship, fellowship, or residency program for verification at the time you apply.
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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, i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training.

NOTE: Graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GP-14 Level: Must possess 4 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled OR 4 years equivalent experience. Must be board-certified in a Primary Care Specialty (Aerospace Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, or Emergency Medicine)

Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

Applicants must meet the Basic Education Requirements. Please see Qualifications Section for education requirements.

To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.