Job Description
Job DescriptionSalary: $240,000 - $281,000/yr depending on experience
We are seeking a full time Physician - Flight Medicine at Luke AFB in Arizona.
Perform a full range of physician services in accordance with privileges granted by the facility.
Direct, perform, or assist in the instruction of other health care professionals within the scope of the clinical privileges or responsibilities.
Examine, diagnose, treat or prescribe courses of treatment within the scope of training, and privileges.
Provide preventive and health maintenance care, including annual physicals, positive health behaviors, and self-care skills through education and counseling.
Order diagnostic tests as applicable as well as request consultation or referral with appropriate physicians, clinics, or other health resources as indicated.
Technically proficient in directing and teaching other medical staff, providing educational lectures and participating in the provision of in-service training to clinic staff members. Such direction and interaction will adhere to Government and professional clinical standards and accepted clinical protocols.
The duties for each qualified HCW are as follows:
Be capable of adequately diagnosing and treating a wide-range of adult acute and chronic diseases and injuries and Mental Health conditions considered appropriate for Primary care.
Simple minor surgical procedures:
- Punch biopsies
- Excision of skin lesions
- Simple abscess incision and drainage
- Suture simple laceration
- Suture removal
- Cryotherapy
- Nebulizer treatment
- Cultures (throat, wound)
- Clearing of ears by flush technique
- Reduce simple dislocations and fractures, when appropriate
- Bandaging of sprains, minor burns, and minor lacerations
- Administer intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous medications as appropriate
- Stabilize and evaluate cervical spine injuries as appropriate
- Splint and stabilize traumatic injuries to extremities
Provide health care to beneficiaries assigned to the Flight Medicine Clinic, Occupational Health Clinic, or other civilian Flight Medicine physician positions as defined by the facility. These tasks include performing primary care and occupational health clinician duties and the associated administrative tasks.
Care shall include but not be limited to continuing, comprehensive health maintenance and provision of medical care, including preventive medicine, behavioral health, occupational health, and community health.
The Flight Medicine physician will become the primary care manager (PCM) for a panel of patients with an expectation of 80 appointments per week or current guidance. As a PCM, the flight medicine 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.
Directing case management activities
Answering patient telephone consults with the assistance of clinic staff.
Providing primary and secondary preventive maintenance care.
The Chief, Flight Medicine Clinic will assign specific duties/patient care assignments, and other duties deemed necessary.
Diagnose and treat a wide-range of adult acute and chronic diseases and injuries including but not limited to conditions of the wide range of diseases.
Perform medical procedures to include, but not limited to, the following:
- Secure and maintain an adequate airway to include endotracheal intubation
- Cardioversion of life threatening arrhythmias
- Simple minor surgical procedures: punch biopsies, excision of skin lesions
- Simple abscess incision and drainage
- Suture simple laceration
- Suture removal
- Cryotherapy
- Nebulizer treatment
- Cultures (throat, wound)
- Clearing of ears by flush technique
- Reduce simple dislocations and fractures, when appropriate
- Bandaging of sprains, minor burns, and minor lacerations
- Administer intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous medications as appropriate
- Stabilize and evaluate cervical spine injuries as appropriate
- Splint and stabilize traumatic injuries to extremities
Review, interpret, and act upon medical surveillance data relating to the Occupational Health program.
Prepare records and reports as required in support of services rendered in accordance with established procedures.
Attend and participate in patient care reports, Deployment Availability Working Group, weekly 1042 review meetings, patient care conferences, team conferences, professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities only to the extent that such attendance and participation is relative to his/her assigned cases and/or performance of services as determined by the Facility's Chief of Aerospace Medicine.
Aeromedical Dispositions: Civilian Flight Medicine providers will be allowed to make aeromedical dispositions ONLY if they meet the Qualifications criteria. Aeromedical dispositions must be specifically listed on the Flight Surgeons credentials and privileges list, which requires initial review and approval by the Facility's SGP. The term aeromedical disposition includes drafting and reviewing aeromedical waivers, signing initial, periodic, DNIF, and return-to-fly 1042s. Exceptions to this policy require approval from AFMSA/SGPF. Civilian Flight Surgeons will not be granted base-level waiver authority.
Civilian flight medicine physicians will not fly (as part of their duties), or participate in exercises beyond the scope of medical care specified in their privileges/credentials. They will not be utilized as Squadron Medical Element physicians.
Credentialed civilian Flight Medicine physicians may respond to HAZMAT and respond to inflight emergencies.
Civilian Flight Medicine providers will conduct special operational evaluations, including (but not limited to: PHA for flyers/special duty personnel, initial certification exams for flying/special duty applicants (including foreign military personnel attending US military training, initial health screening for foreign military personnel attending US military training), aeromedical disposition for flying/special operational duty, conduct adaptability rating assessment for military special duty applicants, apply AFI 48-123 and AFI 10-203 (including profiling and duty restrictions as Profile Officer).
Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 9 hour shift between 7:30am and 5:30pm, with a one hour lunch break.
No Call
No weekends or holidays
Excellent Compensation & Exceptional Comprehensive Benefits:
Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Plus 11 Paid Federal Holidays
Medical/Dental/Vision, STD/LTD/Life, and Health Savings Account available
Annual CME Stipend and License/Certification Reimbursement
Matching 401K
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: Possesses a Doctor of Medicine degree or a Doctor of Osteopathy degree from an approved school of medicine or osteopathy with completion of relevant internship/residency.
- Experience:Must have a minimum of 2-years of recent relevant patient care experience. Prior Active Duty Flight Surgeon experience desired, but not mandatory.
- Licensure: Current, unrestricted medical license from any state.
- Board Certification:Board Certified or Board Eligible in Aerospace Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Occupational Medicine, or Preventive Medicine
- Life Support Certification: Possess current BLS & ACLS certifications through American Heart Assoc. or American Red Cross.
- Security: Must possess ability to pass a Government background check/security clearance.
We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. All applicants selected for employment are required to submit to a background check and pre-employment drug test.