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JOB TITLE: Medical Officer (General Surgery), GS-0602-15

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: IHS-16-GP-1553340-DHA

SERIES GRADE: GS-0602-15

SALARY RANGE: $110,000.00 to $230,000.00 / Per Year

WHO MAY APPLY:  United States Citizens

DUTIES:

• As a Board Certified General Surgeon in the Rosebud Comprehensive Healthcare Facility, the incumbent examines, diagnoses, and performs surgery where appropriate for patients with surgical conditions. Provides the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for patient with surgical conditions requiring the services of a General Surgeon.
• Assignment involve providing major surgical operations such as, cholecystectomy, thyroidectomy, and other general surgical procedures, both under local and general anesthesia.
• Conducts ambulatory surgery clinic and same day surgery. Examines, diagnoses, and treats by surgical means diseases and injuries, and on occasion assists specialists in performing specialized surgery.
• Provides consultation to the Rosebud Medical Staff on surgical operations and advanced diagnostic and treatment procedures as related to surgery.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• The selected applicant will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation, which will include a fingerprint check.
• If applicable-Selective Service registration (Males born after 12/31/59)
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Current, unrestricted license

BASIC REQUIREMENT(S):

DEGREE: Doctor of Medicine; OR, Doctor of Osteopathy from a school in the United States or Canada approved by a recognized accredited body in the year of the applicant's graduation. Foreign medical graduate and have permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).

GRADUATE TRAINING: Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine; OR, Doctor of Osteopathy Degree, a candidate MUST have had at least one (1) year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting (i.e. a 1 year internship or the first year of residency program in an institution accredited for such training). For purpose of this standard graduate training programs include only those internships residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accredited bodies recognized within the United States or Canada.

- An internship program involves broadly based clinical practices in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g. internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetric s-gynecology and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training by a recognized body of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

- A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association (AMA) or ADA.

- A fellowship program involves advance training beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital or other institution accredited in the U.S. for such training.

LICENSURE: For positions involving patient care, candidates 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. Applications will be accepted from physicians who are not currently licensed; however, if selected for appointment, they must (a) obtain a license before entering on duty, or (b) meet one of the following provisions:

- Waiver of Licensure Requirement: An agency may waive the licensure requirement for positions not involving direct patient care, e.g., positions performing disability evaluations, positions performing solely research, or administrative program managers. If the agency does not waive the license requirement for these kinds of positions, candidates may be appointed subject to obtaining a license within 1 year.

- Appointments Pending Meeting Licensure Requirement: Individual circumstances may warrant appointments pending meeting the licensure requirement (e.g., when a candidate has a temporary license to practice until the next regular session of the licensing board). Persons appointed pending licensure may not be retained beyond 1 year of appointment if they do not obtain the license.

Additional Requirements:

In addition, to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below-

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

GS-15:- Five (5) Years of residency or internship in a Surgical training program that is approved by an accrediting body recognized within the United States or Canada. Board Certified as a General Surgeon, as recognized by an approved American Specialty Board.