Internal Medicine/Family Practice Physician

Venesco is recruiting for multiple Internal Medicine/Family Medicine Physician to provide services at

William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) with primary support to Fort Bliss Mobilization and Demobilization (MOB/DEMOB), Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP), Conus Replacement Center (CRC), and Separation and Physical History Examinations (SHPE) and secondary support to WBAMC and outlying clinics. Mission requirements are to ensure Active Military, Reservist, ARNG, DA Civilians, and Contractor Personnel are medically validated for deployment, upon re-deployment, resolve non-deployable conditions and perform full Separation History and Physical Examinations. All services are to be performed on Fort Bliss military installations, with most services provided within the Soldier Readiness Processing Center and other soldier processing affiliated facilities (medical/dental) located throughout the installation.

Hours: The contractor shall provide services for work weeks up to 40 workhours and may consist of an average of eight (8), ten (10), twelve (12)-hour -work days scheduled Sunday through Saturday to include federal holidays between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. A mandatory 30 minute to 1-hour unpaid lunch will be given during the shift as determined by the clinic. Current operational hours are from approximately 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. but may be changed or be staggered dependent on the mission.

Duties shall consist of, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ensure Service Members (SMs) are medically cleared for Mobilization/Demobilization (MOB/DEMOB. This is a very dynamic section requiring excellent time management, critical thinking, flexibility, communication, and teamwork. The use of SOP's and published regulations are essential to succeeding in this environment.
• Seeing SMs is top priority; wait time should be kept to a minimum.
• Shall see an average of 4 to 6 patients per hour, (SRP) / 2 to 3 patients per hour (SHPE) and/or the patient per hour average of the other collective CPs in the Section, unless affected by circumstances beyond their control, which shall be reported to the Section OIC or designee.
• Shall comply with all MTF productivity standards and maintain a level of productivity comparable with that of other individuals performing similar services.
• Provide medical examination, care, and treatment to service members. Review medical histories and progress of service members. Examine service members, make diagnosis of disease, disaster, or injury, and treat service member or prescribe a course of treatment.
• Shall administer Health Risk Appraisal questionnaire.
• Initiate requests for tests, x-rays, and admissions to the medical treatment facility, as appropriate.
• Follow-up on abnormal reports. Abnormal x-ray and lab reports received on service members seen by HCW shall be reviewed by the HCW at the time these reports are available for review. Each report shall be reviewed within one week of its receipt.
• Prescribe medications, as appropriate, in accordance with the privileges and regulations.
• Seek advice of consultants when appropriate.
• Facilitate service member access to medical care by recommending appropriate referrals to other HCWs in accordance with policies and regulations.
• Prepare and document appropriate history physical examinations, and diagnosis. Maintain documentation of all treatment provided in accordance with applicable directives and prepare such records and reports as may be required. Ensure all documentation and reports are legible and complete.
• Shall complete each outpatient encounter in MHS Genesis at the end of each day or within 24 hours and appropriately close the record.
• Respond to cardiopulmonary arrest as appropriate.
• Advise the Medical Commander of the clinic where contracted services are being provided of any problems encountered or anticipated in connection with meeting the needs of service members treated.
• Attend and participate in service member care reports, service member 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 contract services as determined by the COR or Department Chief.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate from an accredited medical 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; or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) at the time the degree was obtained (e.g. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge substantially 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.
• Board Certification: Board eligible or board certified as required. Shall meet all licensing/certification requirements to perform as a physician in any specialty.
• Internship/Residency: Successful completion of an internship and residency program in any specialty which has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Committee on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association. Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine a candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting (i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training). For purposes of this requirement, graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are described below.

o An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training an appropriate accrediting body.

o A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by an appropriate accrediting body.

o A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital, or an institution accredited in the United States for such training.

• Experience: Possess a minimum of one year of experience within the last year working as a full-time physician in the care of adult patients which enables him/her to perform the specific tasks listed for this specialty in this PWS. For the purpose of this contract, residency training counts as experience.
• Licensure/Registration: Possess a current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Registration certificate and a National Provider Identifier (NPI).
• Additional Certifications: Possess a current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification. The American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers is the only program accepted. BLS recertification shall be maintained in a current status at all times while the CP provides services via this contract.

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