Job Description

Aerospace Medicine Physician
Hunting, Fishing, Outdoors, Hiking, Water Sports, College Sports, Southern Hospitality, Low Cost of Living - We've got it all.

The Community - Columbus, MS
If you love the outdoors, then you've come to the right place in Columbus, MS. We have some of the best deer and turkey hunting around. If you like fishing then you'll be glad to know Columbus hosts many large professional bass tournaments every year. Even if you're not a pro, you're sure to get a bite on the Tenn-Tom Waterway. The Tenn-Tom is also a great place to water ski or Jet Ski and is a popular place to spend a warm summer afternoon. For the golfers, there are six courses within thirty minutes of Columbus, including Old Waverly, which was voted one of the top 100 courses in the United States. If you prefer watching rather than playing sports, we've got you covered there as well. Mississippi State University is right down the road; you can catch some of the best college sports in the country as the Bulldogs battle it out in the tough Southeastern Conference.

As you can see, we've got something for everyone. Perhaps what we've got the most of is Southern hospitality. A low cost of living paired with everything mentioned above makes Columbus a great place to raise a family or a popular retirement town as well.

Columbus Air Force Base
Columbus Air Force Base is located in Columbus, Mississippi, and is home to the 14th Flying Training Wing, Air Education and Training Command. Columbus is considered a low-cost military town and is home to many retirees. The mission of Columbus AFB is "Produce Pilots, Advance Airmen, Feed the Fight. " The 14th Flying Training Wing, under the Air Education Training Command, is responsible for an intensive 52-week Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training program.

REQUIREMENTS (duties include but are not limited to)

• P ro v id e h ealth car e to beneficiaries assigned to the Flight Medicine Clinic.
• C ar e sh all in clude but not be limited to continuing, comprehensive health maintenance and medical care. Maintain a program of comprehensive health, to include preventive medicine, behavioral sciences, and community health.
• May b eco m e the primary care manager for a panel of patients. As a PCM, the flight medicine provider will be the primary person responsible for the management of the health and wellness of his/her assigned patients.
• E x am in atio n of patients, formulation differential diagnostic plans, defines and orders required diagnostic testing.
• I n terpr etatio n o f examination findings and test results, and implementation of treatment plans.
• Deter m in e need for consultation and assist in medical care and treatment provided at the direction of other specialists.
• A ppro v e/d is appro ve subspecialty referrals.
• A ns w er p atien t telep hone consults with the assistance of clinic staff.
• P ro v id e pr im ary and secondary preventive maintenance care.
• P ro v id e appropr iate m ilitary specific documentation such as (but not limited to) narrative medical summaries for Medical Evaluation Boards and medical profile paperwork.
• T h e Ch ief, Fligh t Medicine Clinic will make specific duties/patient care assignments. All inpatients will be admitted as per the local MTF instructions.
• B e cap ab le o f adequately diagnosing and treating a wide-range of adult acute and chronic diseases and injuries, including but not limited to, conditions of the:
  • Sk in P u lmonary System, Head Gastrointestinal System, Eyes Musculoskeletal System, Ears Genitourinary System, Nose Reproductive System, Throat Lymphatic System, Neck Central Nervous System, Cardiovascular System Endocrine System, Psychiatric and Behavioral Health.
• B e cap ab le o f adequately diagnosing and treating a wide-range of pediatric (ages 2-18) acute and chronic diseases and injuries, including but not limited, to conditions of the:
  • Sk in P u lmonary System, Head Gastrointestinal System, Eyes Musculoskeletal System, Ears Genitourinary System, Nose Reproductive System, Throat Lymphatic System, Neck Central Nervous System, Cardiovascular System Endocrine System, Psychiatric and Behavioral Health, Well Child Checks, Normal Age Appropriate Development Assessments.
• Hav e su ff icient experience to be able to adequately perform medical procedures to include, but not limited to, the following:
  • Secu r e an d maintain an adequate airway to include endotracheal intubation, Cardioversion of life threatening arrhythmias, Simple minor surgical procedures: punch biopsies, excision of skin lesions, Simple abscess incision and drainage, Nail trephination, Sling or swath injuries, Lumbar puncture, Suture simple laceration, Suture removal.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) from an accredited university.
• Must possess and maintain current Board Certification in Aerospace Medicine is recommended OR must show proof of completion of any medical residency program and have a minimum of 3 years military Flight Surgeon experience.
• Must have 3 years' experience in the last 10 years as a privileged flight surgeon at a US Military Installation.
• Must have 35 hours per week of direct patient care over the past twelve (12) months.
• Must possess current unrestricted license to practice in one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• P o ss es s a cu rr ent certification in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Life Support (PALS) as approved by the American Heart Association