About the Position:

This position is located at the Naval Branch Health Clinic Naval Air Station Oceana, Director of Medicine, Family Medical Team One (PCHM) .

Naval Air Station Oceana is the east coast home of the U.S. Navy's fighter-attack jet fleet. Located right in the heart of Virginia Beach, the base is a hub of activity vital to projecting the nation's air power in hot spots worldwide.

Few areas are as family friendly as Virginia Beach. Highlighted by the resort strip, there is something for every interest close by. 

Working for the Department of Defense 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/    

Medical malpractice liability insurance is not required for federal civilian healthcare providers as they are covered by the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)) while acting within the scope of their employment.

* Student Loan repayment may be authorized.

* A recruitment or relocation bonus may be authorized.

You will serve as a Family Practice Physician. Your duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as a recognized technical authority in the delivery of Family Medicine Medical care to all ages of active-duty personnel, their dependents, eligible Navy Civilian employees and other eligible beneficiaries.
• Develop, implement, and execute policy and procedures developed by the three Triad SMOs.
• Lead the clinical staff in the development and execution of new and current policies and procedures related to clinical care.
• Maintain the credentialing activity files (CAF) for all providers within the NMRTU Oceana share-drive.
• Serve as member of the professional medical staff and provides advisory and consultative services on various meetings, committees, conferences, and/ or boards.
• Participate in committees/ meetings that evaluate the care provided to patients at MTF, identifies opportunities to change the care delivered, advices on difficult or complex cases, and recommends corrective action when problems exist.
• Serves as supervisor plans work, sets priorities, prepares schedules; make work assignments based on the priorities, selective consideration of difficulty and requirements of the assignments and the capability of subordinates.
• Review work: evaluates performance and provides advice, counselor instructions to individual employees concerning work and administrative matters. identifies training needs and makes provisions for such.
• Interview candidates for vacant positions and makes recommendations for appointment, promotion or reassignments. Hears and resolves complaints from employees, refers group grievances and more serious complaints to higher level supervisor.

Basic Requirement for Physician (Family Practice):

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 Physician (Family Medicine):

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 premedical 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 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.

If you are selected for a Physician position: A salary quote will not be provided to you at the time of the initial job offer. The salary determination process begins after the initial job offer is accepted. This consists of the Activity Compensation Panel adding base pay and market pay to determine your starting salary and this will be provided to you once approved.

Salary for physician positions is based on a tier scale, determined by the position specialty, grade and location. This announcement will use the tier listed below:

• Tier 2: $145,000 to 320,000

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens