Supervisory Physician (Administration)

Indian Health Service; Inscription House (AZ); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

The Indian Health Service (IHS) invites physicians to join a mission-driven team delivering compassionate care to American Indian and Alaska Native people across generations. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, as part of federal requirements.

Candidates must hold an MD or DO and meet licensure and training standards; board certification is preferred but not required. Applicants should demonstrate the ability to provide direct clinical service after graduate training, with

Qualifications

• Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a US/Canada-accredited school.
• Licensure: active, full, unrestricted license or registration as a Physician in the US or a US territory.
• Graduate Training: at least 1 year of supervised clinical experience after MD/DO (internship/residency).
• Foreign Medical School: equivalency demonstrated by ECFMG or equivalent pathways.
• Board Certification: Board Certified in the specialty is preferred but not required.
• Minimum Qualifications: GS-15 requires five years of graduate training or equivalent experience; verification may be requested.

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (US/Canada-accredited)

Job description

At the Indian Health Service (IHS), Physicians do more than practice medicine-they change lives. Guided by our mission to raise the health of American Indian and Alaska Native people, you'll deliver compassionate care where it's needed most. Your expertise brings healing and hope across generations. 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.

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(external link); Association of American Medical Colleges(external link); Liaison Committee on Medical Education(external link); Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association(external link), or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education(external link) 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(external link), 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(external link) 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(external link) (AMA), American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)(external link). 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..

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

GS-15: Five (5) years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training. Board Certified (ABMS or NBPAS) is preferred but not required in the specialty to which the applicant is applying. Board Certification in the specialty of position applied for: Applicant acknowledges responsibility to provide verification of an active and valid certification standing; OR if a lapse in board certification or completed an accredited residency program (in excess of 3 years) applicant must provide verification of active pursuit to become board certified with an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) member board. Failure to provide verification d