Physician (Occupational Medicine)

Overview

Physician (Occupational Medicine) (GP-0602-14) Camp Pendleton, CA

 

 

 

Oceanside is a coastal city in California. It's known for palm-dotted Harbor Beach and nearby Oceanside Harbor, with its marina and shops. To the south, the long Oceanside Pier juts into the Pacific Ocean. The California Surf Museum traces the sport's history with a surfboard collection and exhibits on famous surfers. Sculptures, paintings and drawings from the region are on display at the Oceanside Museum of Art.

 

Southern California is a highly populated area that continues to grow at a very rapid pace. Camp Pendleton area is so large that it borders several cities and three counties. Camp Pendleton is directly north of the city of Oceanside, CA with a population of 176,193 people. San Diego County, which borders Camp Pendleton to the south and southeast, has a population of 3,337,685. Riverside County, which borders Camp Pendleton to the east, has a population of 2,423,266. Orange County, which borders Camp Pendleton to the north, has a population of 3,190,400. While Southern California is vastly populated, it gives our service-members options and varied opportunities of living, either be city living, beachfront living, or country living and all these opportunities offer plenty of recreational options for the service-members and their families.

 

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/

Responsibilities

 

Serves as a Physician (Occupational Medicine) within a Defense Health Agency (DHA), Medical Treatment Facility (MTF). The purpose of the position is to emphasizes the prevention and treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses, aiming to promote and maintain the highest degree of physical, mental, and social well-being of all beneficiaries served.

 

Major Duties

 

1. Occupational Medicine

 

Serves as an Occupational and Enviornmental Medicine health care provider in the capacity of a credentialed Provider, providing Occupational Medicine and Enviornmental Medicine services to working adults ages 16-80 years in accordance with applicable regulations. The incumbent mainly serves in an Occupational and Enviornmental Medicine Clinic within the MTF's AOR.

Performs occupational medicine physical examinations independently and in collaboration with Occupational Health Clinics Medical Clinic, which may include, but is not limited to pre-employment/in processing evaluations, baseline health examinations, periodic occupational medical surveillance, and administrative examinations, such as fitness-for-duty, return to work, short- and long-term disability and disability retirement examinations. Performs pre-placement evaluations from a standpoint of prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses including the detection of pre-existing conditions that might be aggravated by a particular assignment and determines whether the individual is physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of performing a particular job or assignment with an acceptable degree of efficiency and without endangering their own health and safety or that of their fellow employees. Evaluates individuals with disabilities to determine if they can perform the essential job functions and makes recommendation for reasonable accommodations. Performs evaluations on individuals who have been absent from the workplace for a specified period of time due to illness, injury, or other reasons, for temporary or permanent reassignment, and for a variety of other reasons to ensure they are physically and/or emotionally fit for duty. Performs evaluations and provides medical preparations for employees traveling to other parts of the world. Performs physical examinations/evaluations and laboratory tests appropriate to the various occupational exposures encountered by employees, treats job-related injuries and illnesses of the employees, and prescribes further care and treatment as appropriate. Refers employees to their primary health care provider for follow-up or further evaluation of non-job-related medical problems encountered in the various physical examinations. Examines employees with personal medical conditions, which interrupt or interfere with their work. Makes diagnosis and evaluates patient’s condition on the basis of examination, reports and medical experience. For intermediate, long-term care, for personal health, refers patients to medical specialists or to their primary health care provider. C