About the Position: This position is located at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. Army Community Hospital Keller, West Point Occupational Medicine Department with duty at Picatinny Arsenal , New Jersey

West Point is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States. Located on the Hudson River in New York, West Point was identified by General George Washington as the most important strategic position in America during the American Revolution. Until January 1778, West Point was not occupied by the military. On January 27, 1778, Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons and his brigade crossed the ice on the Hudson River and climbed to the plain on West Point and from that day to the present, West Point has been occupied by the United States Army.

The Picatinny Arsenal is an American military research and manufacturing facility located on 6,400 acres of land in Jefferson and Rockaway Townships in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, encompassing Picatinny Lake and Lake Denmark. The Arsenal is the headquarters of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center. It is known for developing the ubiquitous Picatinny rail, as well as being the Army's center of expertise for small arms cartridge ammunition.

The facility was founded in 1880 as the Picatinny Powder Depot. Soon afterward, the Navy acquired a portion of the arsenal to establish the Lake Denmark Powder Depot, later known as Lake Denmark Naval Ammunition Depot. It manufactured gunpowder until after World War I, at which time the facility also began producing heavy munitions and grew more involved in research and development activities. During World War II, Picatinny was a major large-caliber-round loading plant with 18,000 employees. Today, the facility develops new technologies for the United States Armed Forces and builds various munitions, weapons and armor systems.

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.

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/   

MAJOR DUTIES

• Diagnoses and treats patients with occupational illnesses and injuries.
• Determines the need for a variety of diagnostic procedures and orders lab tests and other procedures necessary to obtain medical facts on cases.
• Interprets results and makes diagnoses of diseases and disorders.
• Performs job-related medical examinations to include pre-placement, pre-assignment and periodic job-related medical surveillance to civilian and military employees.
• Investigates apparent or suspected occupational illnesses or injuries.
• Monitors illness absence by evaluating or reviewing medical information on employee returning to work, and making recommendations in regards to the validity of claims, work limitations and/or restrictions.
• Identifies and evaluates employees with chronic diseases or handicaps, and makes work assignment recommendations.
• Supervises employees engaged in the execution, evaluation and analysis of Occupational Health programs.
• Assigns work to employees based on selective considerations of such factors as the difficulty and requirements of assignments; availability, capability and special qualifications of employees; and workload.
• Develops and issues written instructions and standard operating procedures, and ensures compliance.
• Reviews work and accepts or rejects products.
• Prepares formal requests for personnel action to fill vacancies; detail, reassign or promote employees.
• Establishes local guidelines related to organizational structure, performance standards, work review and reporting requirements to achieve the goals and objectives established by higher management.
• Establishes operating guidelines to implement procedures, methods and other related changes.
• Keeps employees informed on management goals and objectives, as well as changes in regulations,policies and procedures governing the work.
• Performs other duties as assigned.