This position is located at the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Vice Commandant (CG-09), Deputy Commandant for Mission Support (CG-DCMS), Deputy Commandant for Personnel Readiness (CG-DCMS-DPR), Assistant Commandant for Human Resources (CG-1), Personnel Service Center (PSC), CG Recruiting Command (CGRC), in Washington, D.C

Duties

This position serves as the Senior Medical Officer (SMO) for CG RC, responsible for ensuring applicants meet CG medical accession or retention standards as appropriate through thorough review of medical records. SMO will review all requests for waiving medical standards and make recommendations as appropriate.

Requirements

• Unofficial transcripts are required at the time of application
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must possess a current, active, full, unrestricted license or registration

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To be considered eligible for this position, you must meet the basic and additional requirements below: To meet the basic requirements, you must meet the following requirements: 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 (ECFMG). ECFMG through a program of certification, to determine if international medical graduates (IMGs) are ready to enter residency or fellowship programs in the U.S. that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). ACGME requires IMGs who enter ACGME-accredited programs to be certified by ECFMG. ECFMG Certification is also one of the eligibility requirements for IMGs to take Step 3 of the three-step United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Medical licensing authorities in the United States require that IMGs be certified by ECFMG, among other requirements, to obtain an unrestricted license to practice medicine. The requirements have included examinations in the medical sciences, evaluation of English language proficiency, and documentation of medical education credentials. 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 Medical Education: Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, a candidate must have completed, at minimum, a residency training program in Aerospace Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine or Internal Medicine at an institution accredited for residency training by a recognized body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Incumbent must be eligible for board certification (board certification preferred) in Aerospace Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine or Internal Medicine with a minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience beyond residency and progressive experience in breadth and intensity. Board certification in one or more of the five specialties listed above is preferred but not required. In addition to the Basic Requirements above, you must meet the following additional requirement to be considered for the GP-14: Applicant must have three (4) years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.  If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Incumbent must be a physician licensed to practice in any state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a territory of the United States. Must be board-certified or board-eligible in Occupational Medicine, Preventative Medicine, Aerospace Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine.

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7120 Washington, District of Columbia 20593 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]