Job Details: Flight Medicine Physician

Description: Maxim Government Services (MGS), a division of Maxim Staffing Solutions, is currently seeking a Flight Medicine Physician for a full time hour, long-term contract assignment at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.
The family practice physician shall 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.

The Element Chief will make specific duties/patient care assignments. All inpatients will be admitted as per the local MTF instructions.

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
Psychiatric and Behavioral Health

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

Ensure a safe work environment and employee safe work habits.

Prepare records and reports as required in support of services rendered in accordance with established procedures.

Attend and participate in patient care reports, 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 his/her assigned cases and/or performance of services as determined by the supervisor.
Please contact Justin Kile at:
866-401-5586 x1484 or
jukile@maximgov.com
If you are interested in this opportunity.

Posting Date: May 5 08