THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a PHYSICIAN (AEROSPACE MEDICINE) (TITLE 5), Position Description Number T6001000 and is part of the IL 126, National Guard.

Duties

As a PHYSICIAN (AEROSPACE MEDICINE) (TITLE 5), GP-0602-14, you will plan, schedule, execute, manage, and administer installation-wide medical management, including aerospace and operational disposition and to provide critical clinical judgment for medical case management to promote and maintain the health and well-being of assigned Air National Guard personnel. Administer comprehensive clinical medical and physical assessments and preventative medical services. Work independently and exercise sound judgment in accordance with the methods and practices of the medical profession and established medical and administrative policies. Perform comprehensive medical assessments including, but not limited to, annual preventative health pre- and post-deployment interviews, mental and deployment health assessments. Perform preplacement, occupational health, and separation health physical exams. Perform fitness for duty evaluations, fly waivers, line-of-duty, and medical continuation determinations. Prepare comprehensive narrative summaries by reviewing all comprehensive medical records/referrals while ensuring accuracy, conciseness, and appropriateness. Analyze and identify trends in medical assessments through review, comparison, and interpretation against complex medical standards, policies, and laws. Provide expert clinical decision making and medical dispositions on a wide range of illnesses and injuries relating to fitness questionnaires. Protect personal from military-related exposures by applying extensive medical knowledge and complex occupational and environmental health methodologies. Coordinate consultations with other subject matter experts to assist in interpretation of abnormal studies and discuss the findings with primary care medical providers or consulting specialists. Research medical documentation, evaluate complex patient diagnoses, and use sound judgment when interpreting complex medical standards, codes, guidelines, policies, and regulations to finalize medication recommendations. Provide expert medical advice and guidance for safety investigations and compiles clinically relevant medical summaries and/or medical records for safety investigations. Interpret laboratory and other ancillary tests related to individual medical readiness, including, but not limited to electrocardiogram, laboratory, and radiologic studies. Serve as medical authority within an organization when working with Federal, State, and local agencies on matters related to aerospace medicine, preventative medicine, personnel reliability, and occupational medicine. Oversee professional medical personnel and provide expert advice on the preparation of reports, directives, correspondence, after action reports, and memoranda pertaining to health services programs. **This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties.**

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualifications To be considered for this position, you must meet the following qualification requirements. 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. (Copies of Official transcripts MUST be uploaded electronically with application.) OR 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.(Copies of Official transcripts MUST be uploaded electronically with application.) AND 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. NOTE: ALL applicants MUST electronically upload a copy of current, active, full and unrestricted license as a Physician, and proof of successful completion of an accredited graduate training internship, fellowship, or residency program for verification at the time you apply. AND 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. NOTE: Graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. 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 (external link), (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. In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GP-14 Level: Must possess four years of residency training in the specialty of the position to be filled or possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service designing, implementing and evaluating medical activities related to public health programs. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: administering comprehensive medical and physical assessments and preventative medical services; applying professional and clinical medical knowledge, practices, principles, and theories; performing comprehensive medical assessments. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GP-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13 Level. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. 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. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

Applicants must meet the Basic Education Requirements. Please see Qualifications Section for education requirements.

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.

PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address IL 126 126th Guard Way Scott AFB, IL 62225-5503 US
• Name: Amanda Martin
• Phone: (618) 222-5727
• Email: [email protected]