Medical Advisor

Medical Advisor

Department: Department of Defense

Location(s): Saint Louis, Missouri, Springfield, Virginia

Salary Range: $150197 - $195200 Per Year

Job Summary: Medical Advisors serve as NGA's subject matter experts and points of contact related to occupational health and medicine, to include workplace wellness and preventive medicine. They develop medical policy and protocol, evaluate and respond to Agency health needs, manage issues related to medical personnel and operations, and coordinate and oversee the delivery of medical services across NGA's majo

Major Duties:

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Physician for Health Services is tasked to provide medical and health services to the NGA workforce and represent NGA at various public and private sector forums. This is an inherently governmental position that provides advice and consultation concerning workforce health protection, health support policies and planning, and develops guidance for health and medical issues impacting the workforce or NGA operations worldwide. As the professional medical expert in the field of medical and health programs, the incumbent provides strategic direction, management and oversight of health services programs and staff. The incumbent plans, develops, implements, administers, and maintains these programs for NGA Washington clinic, and in coordination with NGA St. Louis and NGA Arnold to foster synchronization of each site. The clinic will provide emergency medical services, occupational medical examinations and medical surveillance programs, consultation for workplace injuries and illnesses, health promotion and wellness programs, DoD installation emergency management program support, preventive medicine, fitness for duty examinations and their medical reviews, consult with behavioral psychologist and the mental health program, immunizations, health fairs, and other preventative occupational health programs such as Bloodborne Pathogens (hepatitis), etc. Duties include: * Represent NGA health services interest at ODNI, USD (I&S), Defense Health Services, National Security Council, Military Treatment facilities, and other federal and non-federal agencies working groups regarding topics impacting the NGA workforce. * Represent NGA on medical matters associated with emerging health issues, i.e., COVID-19, AHI, etc., that require a definitive authority to establish Agency wide policy and guidance with respect to medical standards, evaluation protocols, and analysis of results. * Liaise with Federal, State, or local officials responsible for public health and safety during public health emergencies or as required to protect NGA employees and the general public. * Represent NGA as the recognized expert in multiple aspects of occupational medicine including medical examination/testing and contraindicative criteria and occupational medical standards. * Triage all reported injuries and illnesses for determination of industrial vs non-industrial causation and "first-aid" vs non-first-aid" categorization * Provide clinical services to include physical examination, health screening, counseling, and follow-up treatment. *Provide medical consultation for Reasonable Accommodation, Exceptional Family Member Programs, and Humanitarian Reassignments. * Evaluate personnel for suitability and exposure to potential occupational and operational mission hazards. * Actively participate in the Infection Prevention and Control and Safety activities of the medical clinics, providing employee health/occupational medicine expertise in decision making. * Develop and sustain currency for standardized procedures for treatment protocols for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants as required in accordance with DoD and DHA standards. * Review policies supporting NGA deployed workforce, police officer candidates and employees requiring occupational health services. Position may be eligible for additional Market Pay in accordance with the DoD Civilian Physicians and Dentists Pay Plan. This position may be eligible for a RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE: selected candidates may be offered an incentive as part of the offer of employment. To receive the incentive, selected candidates must be eligible under 5 CFR Part 575, Subpart A, upon issuance of the Final Offer Letter. Changes in federal employment status prior to issuance of the Final Offer Letter may affect eligibility. To receive the incentive, selected candidates will be required to sign a service agreement to stay within the position at NGA for the agreed upon time. If the service agreement is terminated before its completion, the employee may be required to repay a pro rata share amount of the incentive to the government. Additional information regarding recruitment incentives for current federal employees can be found in DoDI 1400.25, Volume 2006.

Qualifications: MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement: 1. Demonstrated experience providing oversight of a medical clinic or facility. 2. Demonstrated experience briefing medical topics to audiences of various technical understanding. 3. Demonstrated experience identifying medical conditions that could affect fitness for duty in the Continental United States and abroad. EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A. Education: 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; Association of American Medical College; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. 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, 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. 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). -AND- The 1 year of supervised experience may be waived for research or administrative positions not requiring direct patient care. -AND- LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS: 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. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired: 1. Demonstrated experience expressing facts or ideas in a succinct and organized manner, through technical writing or verbal communications. 2. Demonstrated experience developing organization-wide medical policies, programs, or protocols. 3. Demonstrated experience applying American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) protocols and American Medical Association (AMA) guidelines for the treatment of work-related injuries. 4. Demonstrated experience executing Combatant Command (COCOM) and U.S. State Department rules, regulations and procedures concerning medical examinations necessary for the clearance of overseas assignments.

How to Apply: Application submission involves applying using NGA's online application process at NGA Careers Portal. Additional information concerning NGA's hiring process can be found by visiting NGA Hiring Process. All announcements close at 11:59PM EDT on the closing date listed. Be sure to complete and submit your application by that time in order to be considered. ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Both applicants for employment and current employees of NGA are entitled to request religious accommodations from generally applicable employment-related rules and requirements, so long as the accommodation requested would not result in an undue hardship to the conduct of NGA's business. You can apply for the job opening at https://careers.nga.mil/psp/CAREERS/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=20260003&PostingSeq=2

Application Deadline: 2025-12-06