This position is located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Dir. for Medicine, Dept of Emergency Medicine

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), formerly known as the National Naval Medical Center and colloquially referred to as Bethesda Naval Hospital, Walter Reed, or Navy Med, is a United States military medical center located in Bethesda, Maryland. It is one of the largest and most prominent military medical centers in the nation and has provided medical care for several U.S. presidents since its opening in 1940.

In 2011, the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), named after yellow fever researcher Walter Reed, was combined with the National Naval Medical Center to form the tri-service Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

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.

*Applicant will be expected to work in a hospital-based Emergency Medicine Department at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. Length of shifts currently are 9 hour shifts but are subject to change. This a night shift position. Applicant will be required to work variable shifts to include nights, weekends, and holidays.*

As an (Emergency Medicine) Physician you will:

• Provide emergency care to individuals ranging from pediatric to adult.
• Provide direct patient care and performs advanced diagnostic and life-saving treatment procedures.
• Perform patient assessments and diagnosis using patient history and physical examination and a variety of diagnostic modalities, labs, diagnostic imaging, etc. to formulate a plan of care.
• Provide treatment and management of both emergent and non-emergent conditions.
• Collaborate with other members of the medical team.
• Provide leadership to the emergency department team during a shift and/or during resuscitation procedures.
• Set clear goals of treatment, provide updates regarding the course of care as necessary, and provide discharge instructions.
• Clinically managing the ED in times of mass casualties and other disasters/codes.

Performs other duties as assigned.