THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a PHYSICIAN (AEROSPACE MEDICINE) (T5), Position Description Number T6001000 and is part of the AL 187TH Fighter Wing, National Guard. ORGANIZATION: 187TH FW, MONTGOMERY, AL SELECTING OFFICIAL: LT COL B. HYATT ***THIS POSITION MAY BE AUTHORIZED A RECRUITMENT OR RELOCATION INCENTIVE FOR UP TO 25%***

Duties

1. Serves as the locally recognized authority for administration of comprehensive clinical medical and physical assessments, and preventative medical services to assigned ANG personnel. Using mastery of and skill in applying professional and clinical Aerospace, Occupational and Preventative Medicine knowledge, practices, principles and theories, the incumbent: Works independently and exercises sound judgment in accordance with the methods and practices of the medical profession and established medical/administrative policies affecting the quality and success of key programs essential to ANG readiness. 2. Provides Aerospace Medicine support. Serves as the fulltime ANG medical expert on all aspects of the Aerospace Medicine Program; assisting the SGP with overall program management and implementation. The physician applies extensive medical knowledge and complex occupational and environmental health methodologies to protect assigned ANG personal across the entire scope of military related exposures. The patient care duties pertain to the requirement to recognize cases which require referral or consultation with specialists. Exercises considerable latitude over professional and technical decisions when preparing, reviewing, and updating medical case management records for special duty personnel. The incumbent: Functionally oversees all programs that fall under the Aerospace Medicine Program including: personnel reliability; Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act; security clearance; overseas clearance; force health protection; force health readiness; psychological health; occupational and environmental health (i.e., hearing conservation; immunization; fetal, respiratory and radiological protection; ionizing radiation, potable water quality, hazard communication, and quantitative fitness testing) programs. 3. Actively participates in strategic planning to improve organizational direction as a member of the ANG medical unit leadership. Serves as recognized medical authority within the organization, when working with Federal, State, and local agencies on matters related to aerospace medicine, preventative medicine, personnel reliability, and occupational medicine. The incumbent: Represents the ANG Wing Commander on ANG medical management issues with representatives of the NGB, the Office of the Adjutant General/Joint State Headquarters, and other military components. Represents the ANG Medical Unit at nationwide meetings, conferences, seminars, and workshops to determine the impact of higher headquarters decisions on local programs. 4. Analyzes, evaluates, monitors, and reports on Individual Medical Readiness for ANG Wing, tenants, and geographically separated unit personnel. Utilizes extensive medical knowledge to ensure compliance with and preparation for readiness of unit compliance inspections, evaluations, audits, and staff assistance visits including unit effectiveness inspections. The incumbent: Thoroughly researches and prepares formal and informal briefings for staff meetings, higher level meetings and informal sessions regarding operations, unit deployments, exercises and readiness or compliance inspections levied by the USAF MAJCOM Inspector General's offices and other auditing agencies. Oversees professional medical personnel and provides expert advice on the preparation of reports, directives, correspondence, after action reports, and memoranda pertaining to health services programs; planning, developing, publishing and implementing policies and procedures within the established guidelines; and provides technical medical advice and guidance on applicable Management Internal Control Toolset checklists; interpreting complex root cause analyses and developing corrective action plans. Performs other duties as assigned. PLEASE CONTACT HRO FOR A FULL POSITION DESCRIPTION.

Requirements

• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• Must be board-certified in a Primary Care Specialty (Aerospace Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, or Emergency Medicine).
• Board certification in a Primary Care Specialty is desired (Aerospace Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, or Emergency Medicine).
• Physicians License required.
• Must maintain current state licensure, Basic Life Support (BLS), and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or other named specialties.
• This position is subject to Random Drug Testing.
• Must possess knowledge of Dodi 6130.03, March 30, 2018 Medical standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction into the Military services.
• The work of this position may require rotating shifts, overtime, weekends, holidays, and/or on-call duty hours.
• Incumbent of this position will be required to file OGE Form 450, Confidential Statement of Affiliations and Financial Interests.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain privileging for the DOD/AFMS/ANGMS IAW DHA PM 6025-13 Vol 4 and DAFMAN 44-119. Must maintain credentials requirements at all times.

Qualifications

Basic 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, 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. Additional Requirements for GS-14: 4 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training. Description of Work: Management for the Air National Guard is a collaborative process that facilitates collecting and evaluating documentation about medical care provided of disabled, ill or injured individuals. Work requires the incumbent to plan, schedule, execute, manage, and administer installation-wide medical management, which includes aerospace and operational disposition and critical judgment for medical case management to maintain and promote the health and well-being of military and technician personnel. Medical Case Work involves performing a variety of comprehensive (medical and physical) assessments and preventive medical services for the purpose of achieving or maintaining medical readiness and determining the medical facts during illness or injury. Such facts frequently come from other medical officers providing treatment or are in various medical specialties or functions when conditions are outside the incumbent's professional education, training or experience. Determinations may result in a member served entry into a specialized military skill, continued military service, discharge, retirement, and potential eligibility for various entitlement programs.

Education

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).

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) 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.

You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

Contacts

• Address AL 187TH Fighter Wing 5187 Selma Hwy Montgomery, AL 36108 US
• Name: Lt Col Brandi Hyatt
• Phone: 334-394-7565
• Email: [email protected]