Physician (Family Practice) Faculty

Overview

Who May Apply: Current, Permanent Army Medicine Employees - Physician (Family Medicine) Faculty, GS-0602-14

Fort Bragg is the home of our nation's Airborne and Special Operations Forces and Womack is a growing Medical Center with a strong Graduate Medical Education Program . Our six primary care clinics proudly serve the health care needs of over 110,000 Soldiers, their family members, and retirees and their family members.

Fort Bragg is centrally located and close to beautiful North Carolina beaches, the Blue Ridge Mountains, the world-renowned Research Triangle Park and universities, and world-class golfing. Fort Bragg enjoys mild winters and the surrounding communities offer excellent schools and affordable housing.

Responsibilities

Works under general supervision of the Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC), Department of Family Medicine Residency Program Director, who provides guidance on professional and administrative matters. Medical Officer specialists are also available in the Medical Center for consultation, but incumbent is relied upon to proceed on own initiative with emergency or other outpatient and inpatient diagnostic and treatment procedures, and to recognize and refer those cases requiring attention beyond the scope of the particular care unit to which assigned. Performance is evaluated through spot-check of records, consultations or referrals, and conformance on administrative matters.

Major Duties

Serves as a Medical Officer, Board Certified/Board Eligible in a primary care specialty (Family Medicine preferred, but Internal Medicine and/or Pediatrics acceptable), assigned to a large Primary Care Residency Clinic of the Womack Army Medical Center, to provide examinations, diagnostic and treatment services.

1. Provides a variety of professional medical services to authorized beneficiaries of the outpatient clinic on a walk-in or scheduled appointment basis to include the following:

a. Examines patients; determines need for and orders laboratory test, x-rays and other procedures necessary to complete medical facts on the case. Interprets examination findings and test results, makes diagnoses of disease, illness, disorder or injury, and treats patients or prescribes course of treatment. Makes presumptive diagnoses off more serious or uncommon conditions and seeks advice of appropriate consultants. Prepares proper documentation of action taken on case. Performs tasks to include, but not limited to, consultation; care for inpatients on a Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and/or Pediatrics inpatient service; medical advice over the telephone; paperwork completion; perform administrative functions to include performing military physical examinations and medical evaluation boards; obtains an adequate history, physical, assessment and plan in a timely and appropriate manner on each patient and develops treatment plan; utilizes paraprofessional staff as appropriate; responds to cardiopulmonary arrest as appropriate and arrange appropriate backup from WAMC staff; interprets electrocardiograms; preliminarily interprets basic imaging studies to include plain radiographs.

b. Performs a variety of specialty appropriate physical examinations such as, but not limited to, well child examinations, well woman exams, general physicals, and health certificates for employment. Orders laboratory tests, x-rays, etc., and arranges consultations as necessary. Completes medical work-up as pertinent to the type of examination, coordinating all laboratory and consultation findings and making diagnoses. Ensures that physical profiles adhere to regulatory and procedural requirements. Diagnose and treat diseases and injuries to include, but not limited to, skin, head, eyes, ears, nose throat/mouth, neck, cardiovascular system, pulmonary system, gastrointestinal system, lymphatic system, musculoskeletal system, genitourinary system, reproductive system, psychiatric disease, central nervous system, endocrine system, peripheral nervous system.

c. Performs specialty appropriate primary care diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as credentialed such as, but not limited to vasectomies, colposcopy, minor skin procedures, endometrial sampling, cardiac stress testing, skin incision and drainage, nail trephination, reduction of dislocations and fractures when appropriate, stabilization and evaluation of cervical spine injuries as appropriate, lumbar puncture, paracentesis, thoracentesis, removal of foreign bodies as appropriate, management and delivery of obstetrical patients via spontaneous vaginal delivery, venous punctures for lab studies and interpretation of results, performance and interpretation of arterial blood gases, simple laceration repair, suture removal. In emergency situations, be able to secure and maintain an adequate airway, splint and stabilize traumatic injuries to extremities; administer intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous medications as appropriate; Secure and maintain adequate intravenous access by peripheral and central routes; Place and manage NG/OG tubes; Local anesthesia; Restraints.

2. Assumes additional residency staff duties as assigned by the Residency Program Director. This may include, but is not limited to, functioning as a resident advisor, providing feedback to residents on performance, counseling residents on performance, functioning as an attending physician mentor and role model, performing duties as a liaison with other hospital departments, acting as residency spokesperson on varied hospital management committees, or other additional roles as assigned by the Director of Residency Training.

a. Performs duties as a medical preceptor for varied residents, students, and mid-level providers as assigned, both in the clinical (in and outpatient) and precepting arena. Supervises medical students and residents in the Womack Family Medicine Residency Clinic.

b. Complies with the requirements set forth for residency faculty by the Family Medicine Residency Review Committee and directed by the Residency Program Director.

c. Serves as attending staff physician on the Family Medicine inpatient ward service with additional duty possible on the Internal Medicine and/or Pediatric inpatient services. Performs specialty appropriate inpatient and outpatient clinical duties, including resident supervision in areas such as care of adult, pediatric, and obstetrical patients as appropriate. Participates in a rotating call system which includes supervision of residents and direct patient care while on-call. On-call duty may require in-house duty.

d Provides informal and formal didactic presentations in support of the residency's longitudinal curriculum.

e. Participates in scholarly activity projects supporting the residency's research curriculum. Minimum requirement is two completed projects every five years in accordance with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Family Medicine Residency Review Committee requirements.

f. Responsible for supervision of medical students assigned to the Department of Family Practice for training in Family Practice Medicine. Participates in other aspects of training programs at WAMC at the discretion of the Residency Program Director. Provides professional guidance to military and civilian medical personnel assigned to the clinic.

3. Maintains credentials in compliance with Medical Center standards and requirements. Performs procedures for which credentialing has been delineated. Participates in quality assurance, quality improvement, peer review, and similar professional medical activities in conjunction with accreditation and other standards required of medical facilities. Performs administrative duties inherent to medical center/clinical activities. Participates in continuing medical education, both departmental and non-departmental. Provides professional guidance to assigned medical personnel on duty. Provides in-service training in support of quality improvement efforts. Attends and participates in clinical and administrative staff meetings.

Performs other duties as assigned.