Physician (Pediatrics) GP-14

Defense Health Agency; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid time off

Medical benefits

Student loan repayments

Thrift Savings Plan with matching

Job summary

Defense Health Agency in the United States seeks a physician to provide comprehensive pediatric and general medical care. The role includes performing examinations, writing detailed progress notes, and participating in quality assurance and accreditation activities.

The position requires US citizenship, board eligibility or certification, and a US- or Canada-credentialed MD/DO with a full, unrestricted license.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required.
• Board Certified/Eligible.
• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from a US/Canada-accredited school.
• Foreign medical graduates may demonstrate equivalence via ECFMG certification (or Fifth Pathway).

Responsibilities

• Provide examinations, diagnostic and treatment services for pediatric and general patients.
• Write progress notes (history, physical, labs, assessment, plan).
• Participate in quality assurance, peer review, and accreditation activities.
• Engage in Continuing Medical Education (CME) and related quality assurance tasks.
• Provide a broad spectrum of health services from preventive to acute/chronic care.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

MD/DO degree from US/Canada

ECFMG or Fifth Pathway certification

Permanent, full, unrestricted medical license (US/DC/PR/US territories)

Job description

Overview

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 retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/

Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate examinations, diagnostic and/or treatment services for patients in ages ranging from infant through adolescent, who have pediatric and medical problems characteristic of the pediatric discipline.


• Write progress notes, including history, physical, laboratory data, assessment and plan on individual outpatients.


• Participate in quality assurance, quality improvement, peer review, and similar professional medical activities in conjunction with accreditation and other standards required of medical facilities.


• Participate in Continuing Medical Education (CME) and quality assurance activities as assigned.


• Provide a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventative health care and developmental health care needs to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases.

Performs Other Duties As Assigned.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements

US Citizenship required

Board Certified/Eligible

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from a school in the United States or Canada approved by a recognized accrediting body in the year of the applicants graduation. [A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school that provided education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States may be demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) (or a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country).

Candidates must have a permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.