Supervisory Physician (Family Practice)

Defense Health Agency (DHA); Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation packages

Paid time off

Medical benefits

Student loan repayments

Retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan

Job summary

A military health organization is seeking a Supervisory Physician for the Family Medicine service in Tacoma, Washington. The selected candidate will provide comprehensive primary care, manage a patient panel, and supervise healthcare personnel in a team-based environment. Critical qualifications include a Doctor of Medicine degree and completed residency training in Family Practice. This position offers exciting opportunities to work alongside military and civilian healthcare professionals while ensuring high-quality patient care and health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Must possess a current, unrestricted Physician's license.
• Minimum of 4 years of residency training required.
• Experience in managing patient care teams is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary care services.
• Manage patient panel for continuous care.
• Document all services accurately according to regulations.
• Teach and consult with other providers and participate in CME, QA, and performance improvement activities.
• Supervise assigned healthcare personnel, including assigning work, evaluating performance, and addressing training needs.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Patient-centered care

Supervision of healthcare personnel

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Completed accredited residency training in Family Practice

Residency in Family Practice

Job description

Overview

Supervisory Physician (Family Medicine)

This position is with the Defense Health Agency, CBMH Puyallup, DIR of Branch Clinics Army Health Clinic Family Medicine Service, in Puyallup, Washington.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Madigan's Patient-Centered Medical Home Primary Care Clinics are Army Medical Homes with an interdisciplinary approach to delivering evidence-based, comprehensive primary care–coordinating care delivered outside of the primary care setting and proactively engaging patients as partners in health.

The Army Medical Home is designed around one core principle: putting patients first. The Army Medical Home is Army Medicine's gateway to influence the "life space" where patients make decisions on the key determinants of health and wellness-sleep, activity, and nutrition (that is, the Performance Triad).

Each patient will partner with a team of health care providers – physicians, nurses, behavioral health, clinical pharmacists, physical therapy, and case management professionals – to develop a comprehensive, personal health care plan. This team will form a partnership with you to provide improved access, coordinate needed services, answer your questions, and ensure you get the care you need. Your Medical Home team will remain the same as long as they continue to work within your medical home. This will improve your continuity of care and allow you to develop a closer partnership with your team. The Army Medical Home model has been shown to improve patients' overall health, resulting in fewer emergency and urgent care visits, decreased hospital admissions, shorter inpatient stays, and fewer inpatient readmissions among other positive results.

At Madigan you will practice alongside civilian and military health care experts and experience unique professional opportunties. Our staff serves by caring for our military but are not subject to military requirements. We operate within safe staffing standards – giving you time to provide exceptional care.

The Puyallup Community Medical Home refers to facilities serving the Puyallup area, primarily the Madigan-Puyallup Community Medical Home (part of Madigan Army Medical Center) located off 156th St E on South Hill, offering primary and specialty care, and also the Puyallup Medical Clinic (Community Health Care) at 201 W Main St, a downtown location focused on community health needs. Both provide vital local healthcare, but Madigan serves military families (TRICARE) and the other serves the broader public.

Working for the Department of War 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 comprehensive primary care using independent clinical judgment, including diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and referral across medical, surgical, obstetric, gynecologic, and orthopedic conditions.
• Manage an assigned patient panel and ensure coordinated, continuous, patient-centered care across multidisciplinary teams and all elements of the healthcare system.
• Document all clinical services accurately and in accordance with regulations, policies, and established procedures.
• Teach and consult with other healthcare providers and participate in Continuing Medical Education, quality assurance, and performance improvement activities.
• Supervise assigned healthcare personnel, including assigning work, providing technical oversight, evaluating performance, interviewing candidates, recommending personnel actions, and addressing training and disciplinary needs.

PERFORMS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

Basic Requirement for Supervisory Physician (Family Practice):

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. A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must have provided 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 pre‑medical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.

Licensure: 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 one year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a one‑year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below.

Residency Training

Applicants must have successfully completed the required accredited residency training in the specialty of the position to be filled (Family Practice, Family Medicine) and equivalent experience and training equal to at least 4 years. Experience may not be substituted for residency training that is required for the specialty identified.

Education

See Qualifications section for education requirements

FOREIGN EDUCATION:

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ .