Public Health Physician

Quick Facts

• Role: Public Health Physician (federal public health)

Description

You will provide medical expertise to federal, state, and local public health agencies on disease prevention program activities. The role includes developing, conducting, analyzing, and reporting studies on access, utilization, and quality of prevention services, and collaborating with partners on evaluation of medical research and identification of disease or outbreak causes/sources.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical expertise related to disease prevention program activities

• Develop, conduct, analyze, and report on studies about prevention service access, utilization, and quality

• Collaborate with public health partners on non-clinical evaluation of medical research and investigation of disease causes/sources

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• MD/DO (or equivalent foreign medical degree) with verified equivalency

• Current, active, full, and unrestricted physician license/registration

• At least 1 year of supervised clinical experience after degree (internship or first year of residency)

• At least 3 years of graduate training in the specialty (or equivalent experience/training)

• One year specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-12, including prevention medical/clinical work, analysis of reports/publications for recommendations, and evaluation of public health/epidemiological causes or sources of disease

• Successful completion of background security investigation and favorable adjudication

• Compliance with federal/state safety and health regulations and CDC/ATSDR safety policies (including required PPE)

Benefits

A comprehensive federal benefits package is available; eligibility depends on position type and schedule.