Supervisory Physician (Occupational Medicine)

About the Position: Serves as the Department Head and is responsible for the overall supervision, planning, budgeting, administration, execution, and quality assessment of the professional occupational services.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

The Physician performs all medical examinations and orders all necessary ancillary tests, such as biological screenings, x-rays, and pulmonary function tests. | Performs medical surveillance program examinations to include preplacement (pre-employment), termination, medical surveillance, fitness for duty, regional civil service, disability, respiratory protection qualification. | Reviews the employee occupational exposure history and the laboratory test and evaluation results with employee at the conclusion of the examination. | Refers the employee for follow-up by their primary care physician, as needed | Following the examination, notifies the designated point of contact of suitability for hire, ability to return to work, or medical surveillance examination results, as appropriate for the type of examination conducted. | Responsible for the following services; occupational audiology services in support of hearing conservation program with audiometric testing, walk-in services for injury/illness, | Determines the cause of the sentinel health events by reviewing the safety data, health record data and industrial hygiene information, evaluating the workplace and interviewing the employee and workplace supervisor. | Monitors, evaluates, and reports sentinel health events. | Monitors significant threshold shifts in hearing, identifies adverse trends, and communicates findings with responsible safety managers. | Provides reproductive health evaluations to include all necessary follow-up evaluations and testing within the scope of services provided by the division.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

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 Supervisory Physician (Occupational 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 (Occupational Medicine) equal to at least 4 years, per the 0602 IOR on the OPM website] years. Experience may not be substituted for residency training that is required for the specialty identified.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. | This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required. | Employees assigned to a medical treatment facility are required to be screened for applicable immunizations or pre-existing immunity based on occupational risk, regardless of job series. | This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is subject to annual vaccination. | This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position. | This position has a requirement to lift up to 45 lbs | This position is designated “Mission Essential | This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident | This position is subject to TDY or business travel requirements to various locations. | This position requires rotating shifts.