Permanent Orthopedic Surgery: Sports Medicine Jobs in Portsmouth, Virginia
MD/DO
- Sports Medicine Physician
Naval
Medical Center Portsmouth
Naval Medical center
Portsmouth, Virginia has proudly served the military and their families since
1830 making it the Navy’s oldest continuously running hospital in the Navy
medical system. Nationally acclaimed, this state of the art medical center with
ten branch clinics offers premier research and teaching programs designed to
prepare new doctors, nurses and hospital corpsmen for the future. This patient
driven TRICARE facility is entrusted with the health readiness of the United
States armed forces. Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, proudly serving those who
serve us so well.
POSITION OVERVIEW (duties include but are not limited to)
- Evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, provision of consultation
and nonoperative management of patient of all ages with acute and chronic
medical illnesses and injuries related to sports and exercise.
- Providers may apply basic nutritional principles to exercise
and educate patients on the psychological aspects of exercise, performance,
competition, physical fitness and healthy lifestyle.
- Sports Medicine physicians educate and monitor effects of
performance-enhancing and mood-altering drugs.
- Examine, diagnose, and treat disorders of the musculoskeletal
system.
- Assist in educating residents, interns, and medical students,
and other teaching duties.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must
be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a government security clearance.
- Must
possess a Doctorate Degree in Medicine from an accredited college approved by
the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American
Medical Association, a Doctorate degree in Osteopathy from a college accredited
by the American Osteopathic Association, or permanent certification by the
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
- Must
be board certified in one of the following ACGME accredited specialties:
Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics,
Orthopedics, Preventative Medicine or Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
- Must
possess one of the following:
-
o Have successfully completed a fellowship program in Sports Medicine, 1-year minimum.
o Have successfully completed a Certificate of Additional Qualification in Sports Medicine.
o Be board certified in orthopedic surgery.
- Possess
a minimum of 3 years full-time (40 hours per week) experience as a clinician in
Orthopedics or Sports Medicine within the preceding 5 years.
- Must
possess and maintain a current, valid, unrestricted license (corresponding to
the specialty required by the task order) in one of the fifty states, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
- Must
have and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) as approved by the American
Heart Association (AHA).
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