• Job Description

  Req#: 841337200
  This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
  
  About the Position: Serves as Medical Officer at a Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS), a geographically-separated unit of the United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM).
  
  Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
  
  Duties
  
  
  • Ensures compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) requirements and Privacy Act data protection standards, including USMEPCOM, Department of Defense and applicable service regulations and directives.
  • Reviews medical records, performing detailed medical histories and physicals in accordance with Department of Defense standards, evaluation of labs, completion and accurate profiling; and communicates with consultants and Service waiver authorities.
  • Reviews the results of all diagnostic testing performed in the MEPS medical department for disqualifying issues.
  • Conducts complete face-to-face medical histories on applicants who have completed the prescreen process as above and been authorized to process.
  • Evaluates for injuries, deformities, defects, disorders, etc of all systems including dental, psychiatric and behavioral disorders and a standardized orthopedic-neurological examination.
  • Determines if a more detailed physical exam of problem areas is required.
  • Communicates directly with applicants on issues regarding abnormal findings personally or in writing.
  • Communicate changes to the medical staff for input into the USMEPCOM-unique applicant database.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • One year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
  • This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.
  • This position requires Basic Life Support training certification from, or in accordance with, the American Heart Association and American Red Cross. Current Advanced Life Support or other advanced certification does not supersede BLS completion.
  • Degree: Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from a school in the United States or Canada approved by a recognized accrediting body in the year of the applicant's graduation.
  • Licensure: applicants must have a permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
  • Credentials: prior to a final job offer, applicants must have required credentials reviewed and initial medical services appointment made by the Headquarters, United States Military Entrance Processing Command.
  • Successful completion of applicable Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS Training is required in order to access the MHS GENESIS System within 30 days of on-boarding and/or as required.
  • May be designated as the Chief Medical Officer during short absences.
  • Must maintain all regulatory required certifications/licenses.
  • The Assistant CMO must maintain an active, unrestricted, state medical license at all times, which includes completion of CME credits as mandated by individual states.
  • Occasional shift work (before 0600 or after 1800 hours) may be required.
  • Occasionally may be required to work Saturdays.
  • Graduate Training: at least 1 year of supervised experiences providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a 1 year internship or the first year of a residency program in an institution accredited for such training.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. The DOD is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.3 million active-duty service members as of 2020. More employees include over 826,000 National Guard and reservists from the armed forces, and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".

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