Physician (General Surgery)

Overview

Physician (General Surgery) - Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD)

Downtown San Diego is located on San Diego Bay. Balboa Park encompasses several mesas and canyons to the northeast, surrounded by older, dense urban communities including Hillcrest and North Park. To the east and southeast lie City Heights, the College Area, and Southeast San Diego. To the north lies Mission Valley and Interstate 8. The communities north of the valley and freeway, and south of Marine Corps Air Station Mirmar, include Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Tierrasanta, and Navajo. Stretching north from Miramar are the northern suburbs of Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch, Rancho Penasquitos, and Ranch Bernado. The far northeast portion of the city encompasses Lake Hodges and the San Pasqual Valley, which holds an agricultural preserve. Carmel Valley and Del Mar Heights occupy the northwest corner of the city. To their south are Torrey Pines State Reserve and the business center of the Golden Triangle. Further south are the beach and coastal communities of La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, and Ocean Beach. Pont Loma occupies the peninsula across San Dego Bay from downtown. The communities of South San Diego (an Enclave), such as San Ysidro and Otay Mesa, are located next to the Mexico-United States border and are physically separated from the rest of the city by the cities of National City and Chula Vista. A narrow strip of land at the bottom of San Diego Bay connects these southern neighborhoods with the rest of the city.

San Diego has one of the top-ten best climates in the United States and has one of the two best summer climates in the country as scored by The Weather Channel. San Diego area has been variously categorized as having either a semi-arid climate or a Mediterranean climate. San Diego's climate is characterized by warm, dry summers and mild winters, with most of the annual precipitation falling between December and March. The city has a mild climate year-round, with an average of 201 days above 70 °F and low rainfall (9-13 inches annually).

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Responsibilities

• The primary scope of care includes comprehensive practice of general surgery at NMCSD or any branch clinic or NMCSD-contracted medical facility within a 30-mile radius.

• Diagnoses and treats patients with surgical disorders including abdominal, abdominal wall, cutaneous, thyroid and other endocrine, breast, bariatrics, and multi-system trauma in a referral population with a history of any potentially surgically treatable condition. The incumbent follows these as both inpatients and outpatients to ensure treatment effectiveness and alters the course of treatment as indicated.

• Educates, clinically supervises, and evaluates NMCSD personnel including residents, interns, medical students, and other trainees.

• Stand in-hospital general-surgery watch during overnights, weekends, and holidays as assigned. Trains and clinically supervise surgery residents and physician extenders during watch-standing.

• Participates in departmental meetings to review and evaluate surgical care, identify improvement opportunities, and recommend corrective actions as needed. Participate in performance-improvement activities as directed.

• Administrative duties include maintaining workload records; use of AHL TA/CHCS, Essentris, iChart, and other clinical tools; completion of DMHRSi and timecards; and completion of all command-directed training.

• Participates in continuing education to maintain licensure, certification, and up-to-date expertise.

• Clinical productivity is expected to be comparable to that of other NMCSD surgeons with the same scope of practice.

•Complies with the standards of the Joint Commission, NMCSD medical-staff bylaws, and all relevant Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BU MED), and local regulations, instructions, and notices.

Qualifications

•US Citizenship required

•Must be Board certified in general surgery as determined by the American Board of Surgery

• The incumbent must be a graduate of an American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Medical Association, accredited university with a degree in Medicine or Osteopathy or permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)

•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 provide 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.

•Must hold a current, valid license to practice medicine and surgery from any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or a territory of the United States.

•Possess current Drug Enforcement Agency certification

•Must possess a minimum of 2 years post residency experience