PHYSICIAN (OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY), PORTSMOUTH, VA

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) is the US Navy's oldest, continuously-operating hospital established in 1830. It serves past and present military members and their families. This fleet medical center and its nine branch clinics located throughout the Hampton Roads area offer research and teaching programs designed to prepare new doctors, nurses, and hospital corpsmen for future roles in healing and wellness. NMCP is a patient-centered TRICARE facility entrusted with the health readiness of the United States armed forces.

Located in the southeastern corner of the Commonwealth of Virginia, on historic Hospital Point in Portsmouth, Virginia, the main campus of NMCP is home to more than 5,000 men and women who provide healthcare services to the men and women of all our armed forces, their family members, and military retirees.

NMCP Women's Health Care Department provides comprehensive gynecologic and obstetrical care to active duty members and TRICARE eligible Prime beneficiaries in the Hampton Roads Area. The department possesses a full range of sub-specialty care in reproductive endocrinology, uro-gynecology, gynecology oncology, and maternal fetal medicine. Additionally we are fully supported by pediatric and neonatal intensive care facilities. Our facilities consist of the Charette Health Care Center and three branch clinics. We are staffed with OB/GYN physicians, Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM), and Women's Health Nurse Practitioners (NP), supporting a residency program of 20-24 residents. The Branch Medical Clinics including Sewell's Point, Boone, and Dam Neck offer obstetrics services only. The facilities are designed to meet the healthcare needs of women and their families. The physician filling this position is expected to provide comprehensive OB/GYN care collaborating with subspecialists, CNM and NP providers, and fully participate in resident and medical student education.

The purpose of this announcement is to recruit qualified individuals using OPM Government-wide Direct Hire Authority (DHA) authorized by Title 5 USC §3304 and 5 CFR 337 Part 337, Subpart B. 

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• You must be a US Citizen
• Accredited MD or DO, or ECFMG or Fifth Pathway certification
• Active physician license awarded by any state
• Males must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. www.sss.gov
• Selectee must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Selectee may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Selectee is required to participate in the direct deposit pay program.

DUTIES:

• Provide comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for OB/GYN patients including those of an unusually complex and difficult nature.
• Participate fully in resident education and supervision including development of office practice, surgical, and professional development.
• Collaboratively support care of our advanced practice nurses (CNM and NP).
• Support other departmental educational activities for medical students, CNM students, and NP students.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Education Requirements:

Applicants must possess a Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree from an accredited school in the United States or Canada; or possess a medical degree from a foreign medical school and have a permanent certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) or fifth pathway certificate.
Applicants must have completed five years of residency training or equivalent experience and training in Obstetrics/Gynecology (e.g., three years OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY residency and two year(s) fellowship and/or experience, or any combination totaling five years). This includes, but is not limited to, the following: providing a full range of medical care to include examination, diagnosis, and treatment of obstetric/gynecological patients including those of an unusually complex and difficult nature; performing OB/GYN surgical procedures; guiding and directing the resident physicians, advanced practice nurses, and/or nurses.
You must have an active, permanent, full, unrestricted physician license to practice medicine in any state, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
This position has a selective placement factor. Possession of Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification. Failure to document the current certification in your resume will result in an ineligible rating.

Additionally, you must be able to satisfy BUMEDs clinical privileges requirements which, in addition to the above, includes the following:

• Completion of a residency program in the specialty approved by the American specialty board or AOA, board certification, or board eligible.
• Current clinical competence (e.g., privileged to independently practice as a OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY Physician within the past two years, actively practiced within the past two years by having encountered a sufficient number of clinical cases to represent a broad spectrum of the privileges required).
• No health status contraindications to granting clinical privileges.
• Board certification is desired but not required.

Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
Must be able to obtain an interim and/or final (e.g., confidential/secret/top secret, etc.) security clearance prior to entrance on duty AND must be able to maintain the required level of clearance while employed in the subject position. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the applicant fails to report to the scheduled drug test appointment. Incumbents of drug testing designated positions will be subject to random testing. Drug test results will be provided to the employing activity/command.
Selectee will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
Must receive and maintain appropriate vaccination(s).
Required to work overtime, shift, weekend, and holiday shifts.
Selectee(s) must meet any applicable credentialing or privileging requirements prior to appointment.
Recruitment incentives may or may not be authorized.

BENEFITS:

Department of the Navy offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, malpractice insurance, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, a 401K-type retirement plan, and an Employee Assistance Program. More information can be found by visiting: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Benefits/Pages/Default.aspx

How to Apply via E-mail:

Please e-mail your resume (no pictures or SSN, please) to include beginning and ending dates (month and year), a detail description of duties performed for all experiences listed directly to: Medjobs@navy.mil and insert the Vacancy ID is NEJM1953648 into the subject line.
Your complete application (resume, and all supporting documents) must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 to receive consideration.

For additional information, contact Jill Pandora, at: 215-697-0384.