Duties
As a Physician you will:
- Provide direct medical advice in the planning, direction, and coordination of national and international programs to maintain and improve the health of people by promoting health prevention;
- Participate in achieving agency health impact goals through strong liaison, coordination, and collaboration efforts with many other internal and external colleagues, stakeholders, partners, and customers;
- Apply epidemiological principles and/or procedures to investigate, review, analyze, and/or determine the cause(s) of problems, situations, inconsistencies, and/or issues related to programmatic degradation or systemic or causal parameters;
- Serve as senior medical advisor to the Division Director and the Science Officer and other CDC senior leadership on both national and international public health medical program activities;
- Provide expert-quality formal and informal reports that address vital issues, multi-functional study and analytical approaches, expert-level findings, and cogent, substantive recommendations that are primarily used as the basis for key executive-level management decisions;
- Serve as a leading authority and integrates knowledge and experience of public health medical programs and policies to provide guidance on cross cutting procedural and multilayered and multifaceted policy issues to other components of the agency and other governmental agencies.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- US Citizenship is required.
- Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
- May be subject to a Background/Security Investigation. Security clearance level may differ from the position announced when certificates are shared.
- One-year probationary period may be required.
- This position may be subject to a Collective Bargaining Agreement.
- Time in grade (TIG) must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
- This position has 20% supervisory duties; candidates must have demonstrated or shown the potential to develop the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- This position may be subject to the OGE Financial Disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
- This position may require a Drug Test and be subject to Random Drug Testing.
Qualifications
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
Basic Qualifications:
Degree: 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 a recognized accrediting body.
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.
Graduate Training: A candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting.
Additional Requirements: To qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
For GP-15 -5 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training.
Education
Copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement.
Additional information
Telework: This position has been designated as telework eligible.
Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee.
Incentives:
- Relocation incentive may be authorized.
- Student loan repayment incentive may be authorized.
- Travel, transportation, and moving expenses may be paid.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Required Documents
To apply for this position, you MUST submit a complete Application Package which includes the following:
- Resume
- Transcripts (if applicable)
- Performance Appraisal
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
Complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration.
Agency contact information
CDC HELPDESK
Phone (770) 488-1725
Email HRCS@CDC.GOV
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