Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health And Human Services
Silver Spring, MD | #medical #government
This Direct-Hire position is in the Food and Drug Administration, with multiple locations throughout the U.S.
and its territories.
NOTE: Based on the center, specific Physician duties may vary from described duties in the announcement.
Note: Salary figures shown represent the OPM General Schedule Base Salary.
Title 38 Physician and Dentist Pay (PDP) is authorized in addition to base pay in order to recruit and retain highly qualified Physicians.
The position of Physician falls under the 0602 occupational series.
To qualify for this position at grade GP- 14, you must meet the following: Basic Requirements A.
DEGREE: You must have a Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada.
This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association (external link); Association of American Medical Colleges (external link); Liaison Committee on Medical Education (external link); Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association (external link), or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education (external link) at the time the degree was obtained.
OR B.
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.
NOTE: You must provide a copy of your Doctor of Medicine transcripts (unofficial), foreign equivalency, or ECFMG results with your application to document that you have met the education requirement.
Failure to do so will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.
Your transcripts must show completion/conferred date.
Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package.
Official transcripts will be required prior to your starting work.
AND LICENSURE: For all grade levels and positions, applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
You must provide a copy of your medical license with your application.
Failure to do so will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.
Note: Due to COVID-19, a State Emergency Declaration was provided for medical license holders in specific states, that approved extensions to license expiration dates.
If your medical license expired during the COVID-19 health emergency, and you were provided an extension for the state where your medical license was obtained, please provide the appropriate documentation along with your expired medical license to meet the licensure requirement.
AND 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.
For purposes of this standard, graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada.
Descriptions of such programs are described below.
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 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.
AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING/QUALIFICATIONS:nAdditional requirements for GS-14 -- 4 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training in regulatory science and/or medical research.
Please be sure to clearly define the number of years using month and year in additional to describing duties performed during that time period.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC.
WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience.
In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time.
As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.
Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.
All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 12/30/2021 If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your responses when compared to your background information, you may be deemed ineligible or your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your skills and abilities.
Positions are located in the Department Health and Human Services (DHHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties, MD and may be filled in the following Centers: Center for Biologics & Evaluation Research (CBER) - Applicant will regulate biological products for human use under applicable federal laws, including the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
Center for Drug Evaluation & Research (CDER) - Applicant will provide regulatory oversight for investigation studies during drug development and making decisions regarding marketing approval for new (innovative or non-generic) drugs, including decisions related to changes to already marketed products.
Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) -Applicants should possess excellent communication skills including outreach experience as well as experience with medical device surveillance/identification of problems with medical devices.
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) - Seeking applicants with experience in treating allergic reactions or be well-versed in the medical basis for food allergies.
Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) - Applicants should have direct patient-care related clinical experience.
Experience in diagnosis and/or treatment of tobacco-related illness is beneficial and preferred.
The Office of the Commissioner (OC) - Applicant will provide centralized agency-wide program direction in management services for agency programs to ensure that FDA's consumer protection efforts are effectively managed within its regulatory framework.
Candidates may be eligible to receive Title 38 Physician and Dentist Pay (PDP), in addition to the regular General Schedule base salary.
T38 PDP is determined by the FDA Center to which you may become employed.
To receive T38 PDP you must have an active unrestricted medical license.
Positions will be filled as Permanent with a full-time or part-time work schedule.
Deadline: 2021-12-30
(197 days left)
Salary: 93K-122K Per Year
How to Apply
Please follow the application procedure at www.usajobs.gov for more info.
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