PHYSICIAN (Medical Evaluation Board)

PHYSICIAN (Medical Evaluation Board)

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): San Diego, California

Salary Range: $145000 - $335000 Per Year

Job Summary: This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Major Duties:

• You will serve as gatekeeper for all readiness activities and conduct extensive research in complex cases by consultation with providers, clinical coordinators, and program managers of the Department of the Navy Disability Evaluation Program.
• You will evaluate patients for fitness for duty and for meeting the Medical Retention Determination Point by conducting a complex and comprehensive review for all cases considered for referral into the Disability Evaluation System.
• You will conduct trainings and serve as a board-certified medical expert on the Medical Evaluation Board.
• You will execute extensive research with all care providers, aggregate, interprets, and recommends course of action.

Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Experience with Disability Evaluation and/ or workers compensation and writing Medical Evaluation reports for disabilities Experience evaluating patients for fitness-for-duty and disability determination by conducting complex and comprehensive reviews and thorough physical and mental examinations; Experience performing extensive research, consultation, and advising medical and healthcare specialists regarding impact of diagnosis and treatment for various patient cases; Experience overseeing medical readiness processes to ensure healthcare providers are appropriately trained, patients are thoroughly counseled, and medical tests/ examinations are properly annotated in systems of record; Experience with medical evaluation board activities in applying professional theories, principles, and practices of medicine sufficient to develop guidelines for interns, residents, and other medical staff when providing patient care services; Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/physician-series-0602/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

How to Apply: Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: reinaldo.rivera.civ@health.mil NOTE: In the subject line of your email- please include GP0602-15 552668 Facsimile applications will not be considered. All resumes/applications must be received no later than the close date of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-26