Medical Officer (Chief of Surgery)
Location: Shiprock, New Mexico
Description: Indian Health Service is at present looking to employ Medical Officer (Chief of Surgery) right now, this occupation will be assigned in New Mexico. For complete informations about this occupation opportunity kindly read the description below. The Indian Health Service (IHS) is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for American Indians and Alaska Natives (A! I/AN). The IHS goal is to raise Indian health status to the highest possible level. IHS provides leadership and direction to programs and activities designed to improve health outcomes to over 1.9 million AI/AN through a system of IHS, Tribal and Urban operated facilities and programs.
For information on the IHS visit IHS.GOV
The IHS is required by law to give absolute preference to qualified applicants who meet the Secretary of the Interior's definition of Indian for appointment to vacancies within the IHS in accordance with established IHS policy as outlined in the Indian Health Manual Part 7, Chapter 3. The IHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This position is being announced concurrently under Excepted Service and Merit Promotion procedures. Please review vacancy announcement number IHS-13-NN-950782-ESEP/MP for eligibility requirements. NOTE: Applicants must apply separately for each announcement in order to be considered
Serves as C! hief of Surgery with full responsibility for supervising and d! irecting the health care services provided by the Surgical Department for the Shiprock Service Unit. In addition to administrative duties, the incumbent will perform surgery. The Chief of Surgery defines and communicates the mission, vision and values for the Surgical Department. This position reports to the Clinical Director. KEY REQUIREMENTS
The selected applicant will be subject to a pre-employment background
investigation, which will include a fingerprint check.
If applicable-Selective Service registration (Males born after 12/31/59)
U.S. Citizenship is required
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Manages and directs the Surgery Department including strategic planning policy formulation, budget and human resources management; performance management; total quality management, information management, equipment and supplies management, planning and management of specialty clinics.
Exercises full supervisory responsibility for pl! anning, organizing, reviewing, evaluating and implementing all duties performed by the Surgery Department.
Provides administrative and technical supervision of subordinates and develops, monitors and evaluates work performance.
Provides quality medical/surgical evaluation and treatment to inpatients and outpatients of all ages with a wide variety of diagnostic conditions requiring surgical services.
Provides a high level of professional competence, skills and judgment in the assessment, planning and delivery of surgical services.
Coordinates the Surgery Department function with other hospital departments and coordinates and integrates services with Health Promotion/Disease Prevention to assure community outreach.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Back to top
To qualify for this position, your resume must reflect sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the position for which you are applying. Your resume is key in eval! uating your experience, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we ! encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your work experience.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Degree: Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from a school in the United States or Canada approved by a recognized accrediting body in the year of the applicant's graduation. [A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school that provided education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States may be demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) (or a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country).]
Graduate Training: Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree, a candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a 1-year i! nternship or the first year of a residency program in an institution accredited for such training. (This 1-year of supervised experience may be waived for research or administrative positions not requiring direct patient care.) For purposes of this standard, graduate training programs include only those internships, residency and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Listings of accredited programs are published yearly in the Directory of Residency Training Programs and the Yearbook and Directory of Osteopathic Physicians .
An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical programs 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 by a recognized body of the American ! Osteopathic Association (AOA).
A residency program involves trainin! g in a specialized field of medicine in an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association (AMA) or AOA.
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 other institution accredited in the United States for such training.
Licensure: For positions involving patient care, candidates must have a permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Applications will be accepted from physicians who are not currently licensed; however, if selected for appointment, they must (a) obtain a license before entering duty, (b) meet of the following provisions:
Waiver of License Requirement : An agency may waive the license requirement for positions not involving dir! ect patient care, e.g., positions performing disability evaluations, positions performing soley research, or administrative program manager. If the agency does not waive the license requirement for these kinds or positions, candidates may be appointed subject to obtaining a license within 1 year.
Appointments Pending Meeting Licensure Requirement : Individual circumstances may warrant appointments pending meeting the licensure requirement (e.g., when a candidate has a temporary license to practice until the next regular session of the licensing board). Persons appointed pending licensure may not be retained beyond 1 year of appointment if they do not obtain the license.
Additional Requirements for Grades GS-12 and Above: The requirements below are grouped according to type of programs-clinical and training, aviation medical, occupational health, disability evaluation, maternal and child health, and research.
Clinical and Training Progr! ams: With federal clinical and training programs, a distinction is ! made between general practice and specialist positions. General practitioners must be skilled in recognizing various medical pathologies that require referral to specialists for diagnostic and treatment procedures. Graduate training and experience must, therefore, be well rounded. Specialist positions require graduate training and experience related to the specialty and subspecialty of the position to be filled. Experience may not be substituted for training essential for performing specialized duties. The length and content of residency programs depends upon the specialization and requirements of recognized accrediting American medical specialty boards. These boards are authorized to conduct examinations to determine the competence of physicians in the specialty, to issue certificates of qualification, to participate in evaluating the quality of residency programs, and to determine the requirements for certification.
For GS-15: 5 years of residency training! in general surgery or equivalent general surgery experience and training.
You must meet the requirements of the job by this date: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume ( your resume must state specific duties that relate to this position ) and your responses to the assessment questions will be evaluated against the duties you provided in your resume, along with your submitted documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following:
MEDICINE
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
LEADERSHIP
MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES
PLANNING AND EVALUATING
If you meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, your application will be rated based on Category Rating and Selection procedures, you will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified , or Qualified . Within each of these categories, app! licants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priori! ty over non-preference eligibles. If after reviewing your resume and responses to the assessment questions, a determination is made that you have overstated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration.
The following links below provide information on how you may be eligible for various hiring authorities. If you are a Veteran, qualified CTAP and ICTAP eligible, or an individual with a disability, please refer to the following links below for additional guidance:
Veterans , i.e. (VEOA, VRA, and 30% or more disabled)
Career Transitional Assistance Program (CTAP )
Interagency Transitional Assistance Program (ICTAP)
Schedule A Appointments for the Disabled
Click here to view vacancy questions: View Assessment Questions . All documents above MUST be received by 11:59 (Eastern Standard Time) of the closing date of, Wednesday, September 18, 2013 , to be considered. BENEFITS: Back to top
The Fede! ral Government offers a comprehensive benefits package. Explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees at https://my.usajobs.gov/ResourceCenter/Index/Interactive/Benefits . OTHER INFORMATION:
PHS Commissioned Officers who are interested in this position within the Commissioned Corps MUST apply online in order to receive consideration. (DE/MP Vacancies- for applicable positions). For more information on PHS Commissioned Corps, visit the website at: http://www.usphs.gov/
Additional selections may be made on this vacancy announcement.
A one-year probationary period is required upon selection/placement.
A one-year supervisory probationary may be required upon selection/placement
Recruitment incentive may be authorized. Relocations expenses may be authorized.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Employee may be subject to call back, nights, weekends and holidays.
This position requires that you obtain and ma! intain clinical privileges. If they are not obtained or maintained duri! ng employment, the employee may be subject to adverse actions, up to and including removal from the Federal service.
IHS - Operated Properties Are Tobacco-Free HOW TO APPLY: Back to top
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. See required documents below .
Click Â'Apply Online' to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account.
Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents.
Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application.
Applications must be received by the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
Check application status by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Application Status, then More Information for this position. Return to an incomplete application by clicking Apply Online in the vacancy announcement and re-selecting your resume and/or other documents from your USAJO! BS account.
To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload, complete this cover page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf using the following 950842 . Fax your documents to 1-478-757-3144.
You are highly encouraged to submit your application package and complete your assessment questionnaire on-line. If you cannot apply online:
Click to view and print the assessment questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire .
Print this 1203FX form to provide your response to the assessment questionnaire http://www.opm.gov./Forms/pdf_fill/OPM1203fx.pdf
You are limited to selecting 10 locations.
Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to 1-478-757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.
PLEASE NOTE: When completing the 1203-FX, be sure to select only one response for each question. Selecting more than one response for a question may result in your application packag! e being rated ineligible. In Section 25 of the Occupational Questionnai! re, you may notice that the numbering restarts with number one. When entering your responses on the 1203-FX form please continue to enter your responses on the next available number within this section. The numbers on the 1203-FX will not match the Occupational Questionnaire once it restarts with number one.
Submission of a resume' or a 1203FX form alone IS NOT a complete application. This position requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental materials as described under Required Documents section.
The IHS provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office ( BEVERLY DENNY , (928)656-5013 , and/or BEVERLY.DENNY@IHS.GOV ). The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
For additional questions please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) found h! ere: http://www.ihs.gov/jobs/index.cfm?module=search&option=faq REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
Required Documentation for Eligibility and Preference:
Indian Preference Applicants - If claiming Indian preference for the first time, or if you have no previous documentation of preference, applicants must provide a completed copy of the Form BIA-4432 (expiration date 11/30/2014), Â"Verification of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS Only.Â" Indian preference will not be given unless a properly signed and dated form is submitted with your application, including any verification by an authorized Tribal Representative or BIA Official of tribal enrollment records. For detail instructions, see form BIA-4432. You must also complete the family history chart if necessary. Current IHS employees with a BIA form on file in their Official Personnel Folder are required to submit a copy of that form with their application. Refer to BIA-4432 link: http://www.bia.gov/c! s/groups/xbie/documents/text/idc015515.pdf
Veterans Employment Oppo! rtunity Act (VEOA) or other Veterans preference (VRA and 30%or more disabled) - include a copy of your DD-214, if you're claiming Vet preference. For more information please see link at: http://fehb.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/veterans-services/vet-guide/
Career Transitional Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Assistance Program (ICTAP) - If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP, follow the instructions below: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf .
Childcare Addendum form must be included for this position and is available for downloading at: http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/DHR/Documents/ChildcareAddendumOMBApprovedForm.doc
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Your application package MUST be complete by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 , the closing of this announcement.
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