Physician (Pediatrics)

Indian Health Service; Pawnee (OK); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Indian Health Service seeks a Physician (Pediatrics) to provide comprehensive medical care to patients. The physician evaluates and diagnoses conditions, treats, and delivers urgent and emergency care, coordinating referrals and collaborating with other professionals.

Responsibilities include addressing medical, psychological, and social needs, ensuring quality care across pediatric cases, and participating in mission-driven healthcare for Native communities.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree from US/Canada or approved foreign equivalent.
• Active unrestricted medical licensure in the United States.
• Minimum graduate training in pediatrics (internship/residency) as required.
• Fulfillment of pediatric specialty training per federal standards.

Skills

Medical licensure (unrestricted)

Graduate medical training

Education

MD or DO degree

ECFMG certification or foreign equivalency

Job description

This position serves as a Physician (Pediatrics) with the Indian Health Service, providing comprehensive medical care to patients. The physician evaluates and diagnoses medical conditions, provides treatment and urgent and emergency care, coordinates specialty referrals, and collaborates with other healthcare professionals to address patients' medical, psychological, and social needs. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. The Hiring Manager/Selecting Official may elect to utilize an available flexibility wherein applicants who are actively completing a required professional training program and are expected to complete such program within 9 month(s) of applying, may be deemed tentatively qualified.

BASIC REQUIREMENT(S)

• 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.
• 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.
• Licensure For all grade levels and positions, 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.
• 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. For purposes of this standard, graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are described below. An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training by a recognized body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA). A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association (AMA), American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital or an institution accredited in the United States for such training.
• In addition, to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below: For GS-13 - 3 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled (Pediatrics) or equivalent experience and training. For GS-14 - 4 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled (Pediatrics) or equivalent experience and training.
• Substitution of Experience for Residency Training: Experience may not be substituted for residency training that is essential for the performance of specialized duties. For example, specialists such as psychiatrist