Family Medicine Physician

Quick Facts

• Role: Family Medicine Physician providing comprehensive outpatient primary care and clinical leadership

• Focus: Care for active duty, reserve components, DoD civilian, and family member beneficiaries with complex acute/chronic conditions

• Additional duties: Ambulatory procedures, clinical guidance to staff, and faculty role for a Family Medicine Residency Program

Description

Serve as the Primary Care Optimization (PCO) team leader delivering comprehensive outpatient care. Evaluate patients across multiple DoD beneficiary groups, perform specified ambulatory procedures, and advise physicians and non-physician providers. Support PCMH team care activities, continuing education, and residency program faculty responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the PCO team and provide comprehensive outpatient care

• Perform medical evaluations for active duty, reserve components, DoD civilian, and family member beneficiaries

• Conduct ambulatory surgical procedures (e.g., casting/splinting, suturing, excisional skin biopsies, flexible sigmoidoscopy)

• Advise physicians, non-physician providers, nursing, and para-professional staff on urgent/emergent/non-urgent problems

• Serve as faculty for the Family Medicine Residency Program

• Facilitate and manage professional and patient care activities for the PCMH team

• Participate in continuing education and maintain skills per applicable policies

Requirements

• US citizenship

• MD or DO degree from an accredited US or Canada program

• Current, active, full, unrestricted physician license

• At least 1 year of supervised direct clinical service after MD/DO

• Accredited Family Medicine residency training (minimum equivalent to 4 years)

• Background investigation clearance and Personnel Security Investigation

• Consent to seasonal influenza vaccination or approved exemption

• Consent to random drug testing and pre-employment screening

• Pre-placement medical examination

• Immunization requirements including Hepatitis B for direct patient contact

• Maintain BLS certification (Advanced life support does not replace BLS)

• Ability to work on-call, shifts (fixed or rotating), evenings, weekends, and/or holidays

• Credentialing and ability to obtain/maintain clinical privileges

• Able to lift up to 40 pounds; moderate to heavy lifting required

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government includes a comprehensive benefits package; eligibility depends on the specific position and whether it is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.