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Family Practice Physician

Location: Barkdale AFB, LA


Qualifications.

 

Health care providers shall meet all licensing/certification requirements to perform as a Physician, to include the following:

Be a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Osteopathy (D.O.).

Successfully completed an internship and residency in an accredited U.S. Training Program ACGME approved residency and be board certified in their respective specialty.

Each health care provider shall have and maintain an active, valid unrestricted, current medical license (with no limitations, stipulations or pending adverse actions) in a US jurisdiction.  License must correspond to DEA registration number.  All licenses must be unencumbered and remain in effect during contract employment.

The health care provider must have graduated from an approved medical school, completed a residency or fellowship acceptable to the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, and eligible for board certification.

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.

A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school that provided education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States may be demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) (or a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country).

 

Unless otherwise stated in the individual Task Order, the Physician shall have 24 months of experience within the last 36 months.  Experience shall be in the same clinical specialty.

 

Description.

 The family practice physician shall provide outpatient health care to qualifying beneficiaries as scheduled by the Government.

Care shall include but not be limited to continuing, comprehensive health maintenance and medical care to entire family regardless of sex, age, or type of problem.  The physician will Maintain a program of comprehensive health for the family unit, to include preventive medicine, behavioral sciences, and community health.

The physician may become the primary care manager for a panel of patients.  As a PCM, the physician will be the primary person responsible for the management of the health and wellness of his/her assigned patients.  Duties include: 

 

  • Examination of patients, formulation differential diagnostic plans, defines and orders required diagnostic testing.

 

  • Interpretation of examination findings and test results, and implementation of treatment plans.

 

  • Determines need for consultation and assists in medical care and treatment provided at the direction of other specialists.

 

  • Approving/disapproving subspecialty referrals.

 

  • Answering patient telephone consults with the assistance of clinic staff.

 

  • Providing primary and secondary preventive maintenance care.

The Element Chief will make specific duties/patient care assignments.  All inpatients will be admitted as per the local MTF instructions.

Be capable of adequately diagnosing and treating a wide-range of pediatric and adult acute and chronic diseases and injuries including but not limited to conditions of the:

    Skin                                       Pulmonary System

   Head                                     Gastrointestinal System

   Eyes                                      Musculoskeletal System

   Ears                                      Genitourinary System

   Nose                                     Reproductive System

   Throat                                  Lymphatic System

   Neck                                               Central Nervous System

   Cardiovascular System        Endocrine System

                                                Psychiatric and Behavioral Health

 Hours of Operation.

Duty hours will be 0730 – 1630 Monday thru Friday. No on-call requirements exist for this position. No Federal holidays are considered work days.