Physician; Family Medicine

Overview

Physician (Family Medicine)

This position is located at the Southside Community Medical Home, Olympia, WA. The facility falls under the supervision of Madigan AMC.

Tacoma is a progressive city of 200,000 nestled between Seattle and the state capital of Olympia. The region offers attractions of larger metropolitan areas with a hometown feel. World‑class museums, hotels and theaters draw thousands to downtown Tacoma while the shores of the Puget Sound and Mount Rainier inspire outdoor enthusiasts. The Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, Chihuly Bridge of Glass, Emerald Downs Racetrack, Emerald Queen Casino, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, Lakewold Gardens, and the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad represent a small sampling of the region's varied entertainment options.

The city offers excellent schools, universities, parks, festivals and regional shopping centers.

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 a retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions.

Serves as a Physician in a Defense Health Agency (DHA) Medical Treatment Facility (MTF). The purpose of the position is to apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients.

• Serves as a recognized technical authority in the delivery of Family Medicine. Also serves as a recognized technical authority in the Urgent Care Clinic, as needed. Independently formulates full treatment plans based on sound evaluation and diagnoses consistent with current and/or evidence‑based clinical practice guidelines. Diagnoses illnesses and prescribes and administers healthcare treatment plans for people suffering from injury or disease.
  
  Coordinates with facility and community resources to provide multi‑disciplinary comprehensive care to all patients, taking into account factors such as new and/or emerging procedures and techniques and the patient’s personal history, as well as information gained through diagnostic tests. Applies new procedures in the evaluation and treatment of complex patient cases and conducts research for the advancement of the Family Medicine program and for quality improvement to other providers and patients.
  
  Routinely manipulates, repositions, and assists with patient movements that can exceed 40 lbs. Performs emergency services or crisis intervention, including life‑saving emergency procedures when necessary. Promotes preventative and health maintenance care, stresses positive health behaviors and self‑care through education and counseling. Encourages patients to make difficult lifestyle changes to improve their health and provides follow‑up treatment and care to patients to ascertain compliance with therapy and response to treatment.
  
  Provides advice by telephone and/or in person to other physicians, non‑physician providers, and other professional medical staff on the care of patients with urgent, emergent, and non‑urgent medical problems.
• Serves as member of the professional medical staff and provides advisory and consultative services on various meetings, committees, conferences, and/or boards. Participates in committees/ meetings that evaluate the care provided to patients at MTF, identifies opportunities to change the care delivered, advises on difficult or complex cases, and recommends corrective action when problems exist. Participates in Quality Assurance (QA) functions, performance improvement programs, risk management programs, and peer review programs.
  
  Makes recommendations on improvement of work methods and organizational features.

Performs other duties assigned.

Who May Apply: US Citizens.

Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada, accredited by the appropriate bodies. A foreign medical degree must have demonstrated equivalence.

Licensure: Applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or…