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Description
OverviewPhysician (Psychiatry) Fort Novosel, AL
The Army Aviation Warfighting Center, Fort Novosel (formerly Fort Rucker), Alabama, is located in the southeast corner of Alabama. The post is located in Dale County. Fort Novosel is approximately 80 miles south of Montgomery and 20 miles northwest of Dothan. Florida's Gulf Coast lies 80 miles to the south.
The communities of Enterprise, Daleville, and Ozark are west, south and east of the post, respectively and serve as the three main gates.
The post covers about 64,500 acres of countryside in an area known as the "Wiregrass," named for a wild grass peculiar to the region.
The area is known for its lower cost of living, making it a prime target for real estate investments.
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.
POSITION DUTIES:
MAJOR DUTIES:
The supervisor provides general professional, administrative and medical direction and outlines the general scope of professional services and administrative policies.
Serves as an Expert in the field of Psychiatry and is expected to supervise and help physicians of lower grade level in the management of difficult or complex cases.
Work is evaluated through professional discussions with, and review of medical records, by Chiefs of various clinical services and peer review and audit procedures established for psychiatric care at the institution serviced.
PERFORMS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
US Citizenship required
Board Certified/Eligible
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from a school in the United States or Canada approved by a recognized accrediting body in the year of the applicants graduation.
[A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school that provided education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States may be demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) (or a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country).
Candidates must have a permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
