Medical Services Officer

Average Annual Salary

$146,422 + up to a $69,798 BONUS.

View the current recruitment bonus memo.

A $69,798 recruitment incentive is authorized for eligible selectees. Actual amount is calculated as 25% of base pay. Incentive is paid as a lump sum at the beginning of employment and requires a 3‑year service agreement. CIVMAR (VEOA) candidates and Annuitants selected for employment as Medical Services Officer are not eligible for recruitment incentives.

The Medical Services Officer is a Civil Service Mariner (CIVMAR) employed by the Navy to serve the Military Sealift Command (MSC) on board naval auxiliaries and hybrid‑manned warships worldwide, in peace and war.

MSC exists to support the joint warfighter across the full spectrum of military operations. MSC provides on‑time logistics, strategic sealift, as well as specialized missions anywhere in the world, in contested or uncontested environments.

The Medical Services Officer (MSO) performs a variety of administrative, patient care, and department head duties and functions pertaining to the complete operation of a shipboard Medical Department. Duties include general and medical administration, direct patient care, supply management, occupational health and preventive medicine surveillance, medical training, sexual assault prevention and response (SAPR), and support of shipboard operations as assigned. The MSO independently manages the Medical Department and is directly responsible to the Master while assigned aboard MSC ships.

The MSO is competency aligned to the MSC Force Surgeon for medical credentialing, professional oversight, and continuing education, including sustainment training and is expected to deliver medical service at a level that meets or exceeds the standard defined by the MSC Force Surgeon. The incumbent ensures applying and complying with EEO laws, regulations and policies.

• General Administration:
  Maintain all Medical Department records, including medical ledgers, logs, inventories, individual health records and Department of Labor forms such as Federal Workers Compensation Forms, in conformance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Use Theater Medical Information Program (TMIP) and Ship Configuration Logistics Information Program (ShipCLIP) to manage medical programs.
• Supply Management:
  Responsible for all supply functions unique to the Medical Department, maintain inventory at prescribed levels, and adhere to ShipCLIP program.
• Training:
  Provide medical training for the crew as directed by the MSC Force Surgeon and MSC Director of Afloat training. Conduct on a routine basis a schedule of medical training lectures for all embarked personnel or subsets of the crew, including CPR/AED and preventive health education.
• Occupational Health & Preventive Medicine:
  Manage, administer, and provide training for the ship’s occupational health and preventive medicine programs; ensure medical surveillance physicals and immunizations remain current; track hearing conservation, heat stress, and potable water programs.
• Environmental Health:
  Maintain a healthy working environment, conduct pest control inspections, maintain electronic Pest Control Log, and provide guidance on corrective actions.
• Sanitation & Sanitation Inspections:
  Inspect and report on ship sanitation; provide guidance and training on food service sanitation.
• Drug Free Workplace:
  Serve as primary Collection Site Coordinator for the Drug Free Workplace Program and alternate Breath Alcohol Technician.
• Sexual Assault Prevention and Response:
  Serve as shipboard SAPR–VA; respond immediately to reports, provide victim advocacy, and coordinate with MSC SAPR Program Manager.

• Deliver a standard of care prescribed by the MSC Force Surgeon.
• Document all care accurately in the electronic medical record.
• Support medical quality assurance and quality improvement programs.
• Maintain pest control certification, conduct monthly inspections, and log results.
• Report sanitation inspections to Master; provide corrective action guidance.
• Coordinate occupational health surveillance, hearing conservation, heat stress,…