***Civilian Position at Keesler Air Force Base***
FT Contract Position – ASAP- September 2010, with option to renew for an additional 1 year term
Mon – Thurs.(0700 – 1700) and Friday (0700-1600 every other Friday) Flexible 60 min. lunch break taken anytime between 1030 and 1330.
$93/hr - $103/hr
Responsibilities:
~Provide outpatient health care to qualifying beneficiaries as scheduled by the Government.
~Care shall include but not be limited to continuing, comprehensive health maintenance and medical care to entire family regardless of sex, age, or type of problem. The physician will Maintain a program of comprehensive health for the family unit, to include preventive medicine, behavioral sciences, and community health.
~The physician may become the primary care manager for a panel of patients. As a PCM, the 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 differential 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.
• Answering patient telephone consults with the assistance of clinic staff.
• Providing primary and secondary preventive maintenance care.
~Be capable of adequately diagnosing and treating a wide-range of pediatric and 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 System
Throat Lymphatic System
Neck Central Nervous System
Cardiovascular System Endocrine System
~Have sufficient experience to be able to adequately perform medical procedures to include, but not limited to, the following:
• Basic Life Support
• Advanced Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• Crycothyroidotomy
• 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
• Tube thoracostomy
• Cryotherapy
• Nebulizer treatment
• Urine catheterization
• Cultures (throat, wound)
• Suprapubic tap
• 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 for evaluation and interpret results
• Administer intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous medications as appropriate
• Stabilize and evaluate cervical spine injuries as appropriate
• Splint and stabilize traumatic injuries to extremities
