You will serve as a PHYSICIAN (MEDICAL EVALUATION BOARD) in the Operational FOrce Readiness, Warfighter Optimization Directorate of NMRTC ANNAPOLIS MD. This announcement uses the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD / Modified Direct Hire Authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will apply professional theories, principles, concepts, and practices of medicine sufficient to elicit and interpret complex medical aspects of disability claim cases. You will evaluate clinical disabilities of service members and determine them in a broader context of occupational health/ physical medicine including fitness for duty, return to work, and as necessary, functional medical testing. You will apply new scientific and/or technological procedures in the evaluation of complex patient cases. You will assess injuries affecting a service members job performance, current job assignment sustainability, and determine patients' ability to continue to serve on active or reserve duty status. You will utilize expertise in theories, concepts, principles, and methods of medicine sufficient to serve as a recognized technical authority in complex medical evaluations of patients with rare and/ or complex conditions. You will apply new scientific and/or technological procedures to perform research and clinical investigations for Medical Evaluation Board . You will provide advisory and consultative services to other board members or external agencies on treatment of complex healthcare problems not susceptible to treatment by traditional methods.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• The incumbent must, as a condition of employment, be immunized on an annual basis against influenza.
• 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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate serving as an expert, consultant, or advisor for patients' disability and medical evaluation determinations. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Medical Officer Series 0602 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess.

Medical Officer Series 0602

Physician Series, 0602

Individual Occupational 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(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.

Note

An agency may waive the licensure requirement for research positions not involving direct patient care.

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)(external link).

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)(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.

Applicants who meet the above Basic Requirements qualify for GS-11 (or equivalent) positions.

Additional Requirements for Grades GS-14:

For GS-14 -- 4 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training.

Contacts

• Address NMRTC ANNAPOLIS MD 695 Kinkaid Road Annapolis, MD 21402-5050 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]