Physician (Emergency Medicine)/Supervisory Physician (Emergency Medicine)

<p>About the Position: This is an open continuous announcement. Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement at any of the locations listed. We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Student Loan repayment may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Provide direct patient care and performs advanced diagnostic and life-saving treatment procedures.</p><p>Perform patient assessment and diagnosis using patient history and physical examination as well as a variety of diagnostic modalities to rule in or out potential diagnoses to formulate a plan of care.</p><p>Provide pediatric, adult and geriatric patients with skillful advanced life support, pain management, resuscitation, wound care and medication administration when emergent care is required.</p><p>Provide consultative opinions to other physicians and auxiliary health personnel when requested.</p><p>Assist the supervisor with shift scheduling, hospital meeting attendance, policy and procedure development/revision and/or process improvement projects as needed.</p><p>Participate in the graduate medical education of emergency medicine residents, off-service residents, Physician Assistant residents, medical students and other medical trainees.</p><p>Participate in or leads quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care, reduce errors and/or optimize departmental efficiency.</p><p>Supervisory positions may conduct performance counseling’s as necessary, write performance standards; recommend and approve awards for employees and identify training and development needs of personnel.</p><p>Supervisory positions may monitor compliance with up to date training and certifications; monitor metrics of workforce productivity with efforts to improve production or increase the quality of the work directed and monitor workforce time reporting.</p><h3>Education</h3>See Qualifications section for education requirements.