Description:
These positions will be located at the Pine Ridge Service Unit, Pine Ridge, SD. The primary function to the specialty in Pediatrics, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, or Internal Medicine-Pediatrics. Appointment will be to GS-13 or GS-14 or GS-15 without promotion potential.
Recruitment Incentive authorized up to 25% of base pay.
- Recruitment Incentive - New appointees
- Relocation Incentive - Current relocating federal employees
Requirements:
To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying.Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SPF) The SPF is determined to be essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. Applicants who do not meet a SPF will be ineligible for selection consideration.
- Board Certification: Board Certification has been determined to be important to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Board Certified in the physician's specialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) is a condition of employment.
- Successfully completed an accredited Residency Diploma/Certificate Program indicating completion within the past three years in the Specialty to which applying.
- Successfully completed an accredited Residency Diploma/Certificate Program three years or more years ago and actively pursuing Board Certification in the Specialty to which applying. (Must provide documentation to verify if you are actively pursuing board certification with an American Board of Medical Specialities (ABMS) member board).
- Degree from Foreign Medical School: A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United States. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates(external link) , a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.
Graduate Training: Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine 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 internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training.
- An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems 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 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)(external link) .
- A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association(external link) , (AMA) or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)(external link) .
- 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 an institution accredited in the United States for such training.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Your resume must demonstrate at least three (3) to five (5) years of equivalent experience and training in the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks as defined below per grade level:
GS-13 -- 3 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training.
GS-14 -- 4 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training.
GS-15 -- 5 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training.
Time In Grade (Merit Promotion Candidates Only) Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP).
You must meet all of the requirements to this vacancy. The first rating cycle will be 10 days from the open date of the vacancy announcement and then every 10 days for the life of the recruit.
Dec 18, 2024;
from:
usajobs.gov