Physician Medical Asset Support Team (O-6 Billet) Non-Supervisory

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Physician Support Duties:

1. Serves at various IHSC medical facilities on temporary duty (TDY) as assigned providing direct patient care with at least 50% travel. Provides specialized medical services to outpatients and provides medical care to inpatients in facilities with a medical housing unit. Specific duties involve all aspects of health care delivery. The incumbent will work in concert with both facility staff and consultant specialists in various clinical areas and is governed by medical privileges granted as outlined in the IHSC Clinical Staff Bylaws. Promotes health disease prevention and comprehensive health care in accordance with current accepted medical practices and procedures.
2. Clinical services may be provided via virtual means.
3. Collects comprehensive medical and social history to include a review of all body systems.
4. Conducts physical examinations initial and follow-up assessments for acute and chronic medical conditions.
5. Examines orders and performs appropriate diagnostic testing and provides necessary treatment and/or medications and other therapeutic interventions as required.
6. Administers or directs administration of both curative and preventative inoculations.
7. Provides clinical assessment and treatment.
8. Ensures that proper evaluations and treatments are carried out and documented.
9. Assures proper maintenance of medical records and preparation of reports as related to the area of responsibility.
10. Fully utilizes health services for treatment rehabilitative and diagnostic modalities.
11. Refers selected cases to consultant specialists when necessary.
12. Renders emergency medical/surgical/mental health services as required.
13. Refers detainees requiring hospitalization to a local hospital and to an appropriate admitting physician.
14. The incumbent provides clinical oversight and is responsible for all health care delivered.
15. Acts as a consultant for Advanced Practice Providers (APP) nurses and clinical staff in the performance of their duties providing clinical oversight and direction.
16. The incumbent may have other licensed professionals (staff physicians APPs etc.) functioning under their license or privileging depending upon the situation.
17. Incumbent is responsible for the clinical oversight of provider teams and will provide input to the Clinical Director regarding team members performance.
18. It is the incumbents responsibility to consult with other health care providers to provide training and mentoring and to be directly involved with the evaluation and treatment of severely ill and medically complex patient care problems.
19. Consults with the Health Services Administrator /Clinical Director /Regional Clinical Director and other providers and specialists for complex medical and/or psychiatric patients as required by IHSC policy.
20. For facilities with a medical housing unit the incumbent will make rounds on detainees admitted under their care with APPs and nursing personnel as described in applicable local procedures. Additionally the incumbent may see detainees who are in locked/segregated status in their designated housing area or are housed in segregation units.
21. The incumbent will be required to provide on-call medical duty coverage as needed after regular work hours and may need to return to the facility to provide medical care if appropriate.
22. The incumbent shall constantly monitor and evaluate the quality of patient care providing data to the departmental Continuous Quality Improvement other agency units and other agencies or committees as required.
23. May be asked to see patients on an interim basis who are not in the category of his/her expertise.
24. Incumbent must possess the knowledge skills and abilities to perform his/her duties within a varied work setting. Both the medical and security designations of detainees under the incumbents care will vary depending upon site with the work performed in detention settings.
25. May be asked to function as the Clinical Director in his/her absence.
26. Makes recommendations on matters of policy procedures training personnel and equipment as related to specific area of responsibility.
27. Follows supervisory chain of command.
28. Other duties as assigned

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must successfully pass a drug screen.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
• Requirements by Closing Date: Unless otherwise noted you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Service Remaining Requirement Agreement: Upon appointment to this position officers will be required to serve an 18 to 24-month commitment to IHSC.
• ASSIGNMENT PAY AGREEMENT: You must not have a current Assignment Pay Agreement. However if you have a current Assignment Pay Agreement it must be fulfilled within 90 days of your application submission.
• Applicants must be a current USPHS Commissioned Corps Officer or USPHS Call to Active Duty (CAD) are not eligible for this position.
• PHS officers must participate in IHSC TDY On-Call Schedule (ITOS.) ITOS is either an entire month or two 16-day periods a year where depending on the needs of the agency the officer is required to be available to serve.

Qualifications

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Clinical Services Division Support Duties:

1. When not on travel TDY status will support the IHSC Medical Director or designee and the DAD Health Systems Support with special projects. As a member of the IHSC Clinical Services Division team the incumbent will assist with:
   • Actively participate in the execution of all Clinical Services Mission Action Plans as delineated in the IHSC Strategic Action Plan. Formulating short and long-range objectives for programs within the clinical services division to ensure alignment with overall objectives of IHSC;
   • Assessing and validating the current patient care delivery system;
   • Ensuring clinical and staffing standards for clinical practice are consistent with current evidence-based research and professional standards;
   • Offering recommendations regarding improvements needed in clinic administrative operations and clinical operations;
   • Offering recommendations to improve patient outcomes;
   • Planning directing coordinating and evaluating clinical services policy guidance and training. Development and contributions to annual revisions of national evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines/Guides as needed;
   • Participates actively in Health Services medical training programs. Assists with training for clinical staff support services personnel and peer professional staff;
   • Works with and is assigned to various committees and serves as a team leader for specified functions as needed;
   • Provide remote and/or on site continuing medical education standing curriculum and relevant clinical issues;
   • Participates in the development and implementation of clinical activities initiatives and strategies for new medical and other clinical projects and initiatives as well as modifications of ongoing activities;
   • Assist with physician interviews orientation and mentoring peer reviews and other duties requiring medical expertise;
   • Serves as a professional advisor to physician colleagues from medical schools graduate training programs in medicine and osteopathy boards of licensure and professional organizations relating to the medical profession and other health professions.
   • Serves as a Medical Officer with responsibility for providing technical assistance and professional guidance on all aspects of the medical profession including philosophy practice and theories of medicine
2. The purposes of work contacts are to explain coordinate interpret and seek support for policies procedures programs plans or individual actions (often of a controversial and complex nature) demanding careful communications tact and diplomacy. Periodically reports to appropriate senior level officials on the status of the medical goals and objectives.
3. Assist with IHSC facility clinical discipline specific quality of care investigations and assessments.

1. Requires physical exertion such as lifting objects greater than 30 pounds.
2. Required to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling.
3. Must have the ability to assist sick injured or aging detainees or staff exiting the building (may require lifting dragging wheeling or carrying someone who weighs significantly more than oneself).
4. The work may necessitate some physical characteristics that will be required when responding to an emergency situation such as running short distance prolonged standing and working in an austere environment.
5. Sitting and/or standing for extended periods of time (i.e. 6-8 hours)
6. Average manual dexterity for computer operation
7. Phone or computer use for extended periods of time