Job Description

Matrix Providers is hiring a Physician Flight Surgeon to join our team of talented professionals who provide health care services to our Military Service Members and their families in Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque NM!

• Employment Status: Independent Contractor
• Schedule: Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00 AM-6:00 PM.
• Compensation: This is a salaried position, paid bi-weekly OR This is an hourly position, paid bi-weekly.

The Physician Flight Surgeon must have the following qualifications:

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.). Graduate from an accredited medical school in the United States or Canada.
• Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).
• Board Certification: Board eligible or board certified as required in the TO. Current board certification in Aerospace Medicine is highly recommended. If not board certified in Aerospace Medicine, they must show proof of completion of any medical residency program and must have a minimum of 3 years of U.S. military Flight Surgeon experience.
• Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the Service-specific credentialing instructions. The applicant must have a minimum of 35 hours of patient care in the past year. Applicant must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in the last 10 years having served as a privileged flight surgeon at a US military installation, with experience in: U.S. military medical standards to conduct special operational evaluations, including (but not limited to) PHA for flyers/special duty personnel, initial certification exams for flying/special duty applicants. Aeromedical disposition for flying/special operational duty. Conducting adaptability rating assessment for military special duty applicants. Applying medical, fitness and profiling standards IAW AFIs 48-123, 36- 2905 and 10-203 (including profiling and duty restrictions as Profile Officer). Providing primary care for active-duty personnel and their family members.

Job Summary:

• Provide health care to beneficiaries assigned to the Flight Medicine Clinic, Occupational Health Clinic, or other civilian Flight Medicine physician positions as defined by the MTF. These tasks include performing primary care and occupational health clinician duties and the associated administrative tasks.
• Care shall include but not be limited to continuing, comprehensive health maintenance and provision of medical care, including preventive medicine, behavioral health, occupational health, and community health.
• The civilian Flight Medicine physician may become the primary care manager (PCM) for a panel of patients. As a PCM, the flight medicine physician will be the primary person responsible for the management of the health and wellness of his/her assigned patients.
• Prepare records and reports as required in support of services rendered in accordance with established procedures.
• Attend and participate in patient care reports, review meetings, patient care conferences, team conferences, professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities only to the extent that such attendance and participation is relative to assigned cases and/or performance of services.
• Civilian flight medicine physicians will not fly (as part of their duties) or participate in exercises beyond the scope of medical care specified in their privileges and/or credentials. They will not be utilized as Squadron Medical Element physicians.
• Credentialed civilian flight medicine physicians may respond to HAZMAT and in-flight emergencies. After hours coverage will be provided if necessary.

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