Physician - Pediatric Anesthesiologist

You will serve as a Physician Pediatric Anesthesiologist that provides direct medical services to eligible beneficiaries at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Virginia. The selectee will provide anesthesia to neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients for surgical, medical, and diagnostic procedures in and out of the operating room, providing pre-operative medical care for these patients.

This announcement uses the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Physician Anesthesiology with subspecialty fellowship training in Pediatric Anesthesiology.
• Provide quality health care services in support of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
• Provide Neonatal and Pediatric home call coverage on weekdays, weekends, and holidays as determined by the Department Head.
• Provide Anesthetic services in the Main Operating Room, Pre-Anesthetic Assessment Center, Post-operative Care Unit, and in all locations throughout the hospital where Anesthesia Services are utilized.
• Advocate for the patient during their per-operative care.
• Conduct research efforts in the advancement of Anesthesiology.
• Provide general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, neuraxial anesthesia, and monitored anesthesia care as indicated based on patient and procedure.

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• 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.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You may be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• You may be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. 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 (including marijuana) may be required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You will be required to meet any applicable credentialing or privileging requirements prior to appointment.
• Salary listed is based on a full-time work schedule; Salary will vary depending on location.
• Education and length of practice will be considered in determining the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay)
• This position may be full time/part time/intermittent
• This position may be term/temporary appointment.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• You will be required to meet any applicable credentialing or privileging requirements prior to appointment.
• Telework eligibility varies depending on position.

Qualification

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess:

• 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.
• LICENSING: 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.
• RESIDENCY: 4 years of residency training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training in Anesthesiology (e.g., 3 years. Residency and 1 year fellowship, or equivalent experience and training). Your resume must reflect you have a sufficient level of expertise in Pediatric Anesthesiology to perform the core privileges of this position.

How to Apply

Your complete resume including beginning and ending dates, month, and year, detail description of duties performed, etc. for each experience must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 8/9/2021. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. Send your resume only to: medjobs@navy.mil (no SSN or pictures please). Insert NEJM783866LTA10990713PEDAN in your subject line.

To learn more about the position under the catch all Physician(Various Specialties) Announcement, please visit:

https://www.usajobs.gov/getjob/viewdetails/591795400