Physician; Aerospacemedicine

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Medical Occupations to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Serves as a Physician (Aero-space Medicine) under the general professional direction of the United States Army Aviation Brigade (TAAB) and Director of Clinical Support at Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center (ATAMMC), Fort Belvoir, VA.

• Provides routine care for chronic medical problems within scope of practice and scope of care for TAAB.
• Care is generally rendered in the outpatient clinics on a scheduled basis, but, to meet patient needs, they may need to be walked in or added to the physician's schedule
• Provides care, advice, and referral coordination via telephone and e-mail as appropriate.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests to include: blood chemistry, blood counts, liver function tests, urinalysis, sedimentation rates, drug and alcohol tests, x-rays, electrocardiograms, pulmonary function tests, and range of motion studies.
• Performs procedures within scope of practice and scope of care for TAAB.
• Implements and monitors the tracking systems for all submitted FDMEs, FDHSs, unit medical readiness, and deploy ability.
• Provides medical supervision to health care delivery personnel assigned to TAAB
• Manages the medical aspects of the Aviation Safety Program by conducting lectures and classes for aviation personnel, conducting flight line inspections.
• Attends aviation safety councils, pilot, and aircrew member survival and physiological education and training.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has been identified as a critical position IAW AR 600-85, 5-14 (Table 5-1).
• Position has been designated Key (2).
• IAW OPORD 13-28, Health Care Personnel Criminal Record Checks - USAMEDCOM:
  All health care personnel with frequent and regular contact with children under the age of 18 will be required to complete the Army Criminal Background Check (CBC).
• Must be board-certified in a Primary Care Specialty (Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Occupation Medicine, Aerospace Medicine or Emergency Medicine).
• IAW DOD HA Policy 08-005, dated, 4 Apr 08, All healthcare personnel with direct patient care responsibilities must be immunized against influenza.
• Employee may be required to participate in contingency readiness exercises, major accident response exercises, and investigations.
• Maintains current state licensure, Basic Life Support (BLS), and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• May be required to work rotating shifts, overtime, weekends, holidays and/or on-call duty hours.
• Must be able to pass a Flight Physical in accordance with AR 40-501.
• Pre-employment physical and annual physicals while in position.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) travel may be required 10% of the time.