Flight Medicine Physician
Location: Columbus Mississippi
Description: QuarterLine is employing Flight Medicine Physician right now, this career will be placed in Mississippi. For complete informations about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. QuarterLine provides professional health care staffing services to military hospitals and health clinics across the United States. We are currently seeking a full-time Flight Medicine Physician at _____! _________Air Force Base in ______________, ______________.
Responsibilities:
The duties include but are not limited to the following:
The flight medicine physician shall provide health care to beneficiaries assigned to the Flight Medicine Clinic, Occupational Health Clinic, or other civilian Flight Medicine physician positions as defined by the MTF. These tasks include performing primary care and occupational health clinician duties and the associated administrative tasks.
Care shall include but not be limited to continuing, comprehensive health maintenance and provision of medical care, including preventive medicine, behavioral health, occupational health, and community health.
The civilian Flight Medicine physician may become the primary care manager (PCM) for a panel of patients. As a PCM, the flight medicine physician will be the primary person responsible for the management of the health and wellness of his/her assigned patients. ! Duties include:
Examination of patients, formulation diffe! rential diagnostic plans, defines and orders required diagnostic testing.
Interpretation of examination findings and test results, and implementation of treatment plans.
Determines need for consultation and assists in medical care and treatment provided at the direction of other specialists.
Approving/disapproving subspecialty referrals.
Directing case management activities
Answering patient telephone consults with the assistance of clinic staff.
Providing primary and secondary preventive maintenance care.
The Chief, Flight Medicine Clinic will assign specific duties/patient care assignments, and other duties deemed necessary. All inpatients will be admitted as per the local MTF instructions.
Diagnose and treat a wide-range of adult acute and chronic diseases and injuries including but not limited to conditions of the: Skin Pulmonary System Head Gastrointestinal System Eyes Musculoskeletal System Ears Genitourinary System Nose Reproductive Sy! stem Throat Lymphatic System Neck Central Nervous System Cardiovascular System Endocrine System Psychiatric and Behavioral Health
Perform medical procedures to include, but not limited to, the following: - Basic Life Support Advanced Life Support - Secure and maintain an adequate airway, to include endotracheal intubation - Cardioversion of life threatening arrhythmias - Simple minor surgical procedures: punch biopsies, excision of skin lesions - Simple abscess incision and drainage - Nail trephination - Sling or swath injuries - Lumbar puncture - Suture simple laceration - Suture removal - Cryotherapy - Nebulizer treatment - Bladder catheterization - Cultures (throat, wound) - Remove ocular, nasal and ear foreign bodies - Clearing of ears by flush technique - Reduce simple dislocations and fractures, when appropriate - Bandaging of sprains, minor burns, and minor lacerations - Perform venous punctures for lab studies and interpret results - Draw arterial blood gases fo! r evaluation and interpret results - Administer intravenous, intramuscu! lar and subcutaneous medications as - appropriate - Stabilize and evaluate cervical spine injuries as appropriate - Splint and stabilize traumatic injuries to extremities
Review, interpret, and act upon medical surveillance data relating to the Occupational Health program.
Prepare records and reports as required in support of services rendered in accordance with established procedures.
Attend and participate in patient care reports, review meetings, patient care conferences, team conferences, professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities only to the extent that such attendance and participation is relative to assigned cases and/or performance of services.
Aeromedical Dispositions: Civilian Flight Medicine providers will be allowed to make aeromedical dispositions ONLY if they meet the Qualifications criteria listed in section 1. Aeromedical dispositions must be specifically listed on the Flight Surgeon's credentials and ! privileges list, which requires initial review and approval by the MTF's SGP. The term "aeromedical disposition" includes drafting and reviewing aeromedical waivers, signing initial, periodic, DNIF, and return-to-fly 1042s. Exceptions to this policy require approval from AFMSA/SGPF. Civilian Flight Surgeons will not be granted base-level waiver authority.
Civilian flight medicine physicians will not fly (as part of their duties), or participate in exercises beyond the scope of medical care specified in their privileges/credentials. They will not be utilized as Squadron Medical Element physicians.
Credentialed civilian Flight Medicine physicians may respond to HAZMAT and respond to in-flight emergencies. They will not participate in after-hours call.
Civilian Flight Medicine providers will conduct special operational evaluations, including (but not limited to: PHA for flyers/special duty personnel, initial certification exams for flying/special duty applicants (i! ncluding foreign military personnel attending US military training, ini! tial health screening for foreign military personnel attending US military training), aeromedical disposition for flying/special operational duty, conduct adaptability rating assessment for military special duty applicants, apply AFI 48-123 and AFI 10-203 (including profiling and duty restrictions as Profile Officer).
The Flight Medicine Physician will generally work between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
Qualifications:
Certification. Current board certification in Aerospace Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Occupational Medicine, or Preventive Medicine is required and must be maintained.
Experience. Successful completion of a minimum of 3 years active duty U.S. military Flight Surgeon experience, which must be within five years of date of hire.
Active duty Flight Surgeon experience must have included:
Sufficient experience in Air Force medical standards to conduct spe! cial operational evaluations, including (but not limited to): PHA for flyers/special duty personnel, initial certification exams for flying/special duty applicants (including foreign military personnel attending US military training, initial health screening for foreign military personnel attending US military training), aeromedical disposition for flying/special operational duty, conduct adaptability rating assessment for military special duty applicants, apply AFI 48-123 and AFI 10-203 (including profiling and duty restrictions as Profile Officer), primary care for active duty personnel and their family members.
Former Army and Navy Flight Surgeons with 3 years active duty Flight Surgeon experience, and former Air Force Flight Surgeons who have been separated or retired more than 2 years, must attend the portion of the USAF Aerospace Medicine Primary (AMP) course required for active duty flight surgeons transferring to the USAF from the other Services before they will! be granted Flight Medicine privileges. (Exceptions: Air National Guard! or Air Force Reserve Command Flight Surgeons who are currently credentialed in Flight Medicine by the ANG or AFRC may utilize their current Flight Medicine credentials in the Flight Surgeon's office while functioning in a civilian Flight Medicine physician role. The current ANG/AFRC flight medicine credentials must be maintained to allow continued function in the civilian Flight Surgeon physician role.).
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This career starts available on: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:09:11 GMT