Supervisory Physician (Chief Medical Officer)

Supervisory Physician (Chief Medical Officer) Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service Various locions across the Agency Summary This position is loced in the Administrion and Medical Services of the Service Unit . This position works in all clinical areas of the service unit and has direct supervision and deleged responsibilities for all medical reled activities. Incumbent is also responsible for providing comprehensive and continuing health and medical care services for pients. USAJOBS Help Center

• Upde your resume now so it meets new resume requirements Summary This position is loced in the Administrion and Medical Services of the Service Unit .

This position works in all clinical areas of the service unit and has direct supervision and deleged responsibilities for all medical reled activities. Incumbent is also responsible for providing comprehensive and continuing health and medical care services for pients. USAJOBS Help Center

• Upde your resume now so it meets new resume requirements Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 03/06/2026 to 03/12/2026 Salary $145,000 to
• $400,000 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Locions 1 vacancy in the following locions: Parker, AZ Peach Springs, AZ Polacca, AZ Whiteriver, AZ Show more fewer locions (3) Towaoc, CO Mescalero, NM Fort Duchesne, UT Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
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Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0602 Medical Officer Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Other Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk High Risk (HR) Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

IHS-PX-26-12902509-DHA

Control number 860181600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Nive Americans Nive Americans or Alaskan Nives with a tribal affiliion. Clarificion from the agency The IHS is required by law to give absolute preference to qualified applicants who meet the Secretary of the Interior's definition of Indian for appointment to vacancies within the IHS in accordance with established IHS policy as outlined in the Indian Health Manual Part 7, Chapter 3. Videos Duties Help Total Compension Package

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gov) Works closely with allied health professionals (i.e., Community Health Nurses, Social Workers, Health Educors, Contract Health, and other medical services specialists, etc.) to utilize and coordine the services of other health care professionals in the management of the pient's medical, psychological and social problems. Assists in assuring th the requirements of Joint Commission and EMTALA Regulions are met. Maintains contact with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Human Resources (HR) on the referral of available medical officer candides. Prepares written plans, recruitment/retention plans, marketing plans, and budget guidelines for operion of an approprie recruitment program. Establishing, maintaining, and evaluing a comprehensive medical recruitment and retention program utilizing current marketing techniques to retain existing staff while tracting qualified new medical officer 3 personnel to provide clinical services. Assists in organizing and overseeing departmental work scheduling, which includes, but is not limited to daily clinic or opering assignments, field clinic assignments, monthly call schedule, etc. Assist in organizing, evaluing and planning all departmental programs and reports to administrion on a monthly basis. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Selectee may be subject to a probionary period U.S. Citizenship is required Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959 This is a designed position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children. Due to this requirement, the agency must ensure th persons hired for these positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes. A one-year supervisory/managerial probionary period may be required upon selection/placement. Confidential Financial Disclosure Form required. IHS Selectees th will work in an IHS health care facility may be subject to Employee Health Policies reled to Measles and Rubella, and seasonal influenza immunizions. Vaccine exemption requests may be available according to the Nional and/or Service Unit guidance. The selected individual is required to obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements. If privileges are not obtained or maintained during employment, the employee subject to adverse actions, up to and including removal from Federal service. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/ . You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.

Background Investigion :

If you are selected for this vacancy, you must undergo a pre-employment fingerprint check and background investigion. Fingerprint results and background investigion documention must be cleared prior to hire. After you begin your employment, your continued employment is contingent upon the outcome of a complete background investigion as determined by the sensitivity level of your position. The investigion must find th you are suitable for Federal employment in your position. If you are found not suitable, you termined after you begin work. If you make a false stement in any part of your applicion, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or subject to possible criminal charges. You may be subject to a credit check as a part of the background investigion process. Qualificions To qualify for this position, your resume must ste sufficient experience and/or educion, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS, 0602

Degree:

Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteophic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United Stes or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Educion of the American Medical Associion; Associion of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Educion; Commission on Osteophic College Accredition of the American Osteophic Associion, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion the time the degree was obtained. Degree from

Foreign Medical School:

A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide educion and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United Stes. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United Stes is demonstred by permanent certificion by the Educional Commission for Foreign Medical Gradues, a fifth phway certifice for Americans who completed premedical educion in the United Stes and gradue educion in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examinion.

Licensure:

For all grade levels and positions, applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registrion as a Physician from a Ste, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United Stes.

Gradue Training:

Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteophic Medicine degree, a candide must have had least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training. For purposes of this standard, gradue training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs th are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United Stes or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are described below. An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treing a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pedirics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training by a recognized body of the Accredition Council for Gradue Medical Educion (ACGME) . A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Associion, (AMA) or Accredition Council for Gradue Medical Educion (ACGME). A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital or an institution accredited in the United Stes for such training.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, GS-15

Completed 5 years of residency training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training ( i.e., work in the specialty area after residency). AND one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the prive or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Examples include: Experience with Administrion clinical services management, Conflict management, Managing Human Resources for recruitment/placement/retention, and coordine the day-to-day clinical operions of outpient, inpient, and ambulory care medical services; Management of work schedules for subordine staff and approval of leave requests along with performance evaluions.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR

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Board Certificion:

In addition to the minimum requirements, the following certificion is determined to be essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of a particular position. Applicants who do not meet a selective placement factor are ineligible for further considerion. (Must submit a copy with your resume). Current Board Certificion in the physician's specialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Osteophic Associion (AOA). Click on the following link to view occupional requirements for this position: Physician Series 0602 You must meet all qualificion requirements of the closing de of the announcement. Educion This position has an educion requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts accepted in the applicion package. Official transcripts required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Only tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion may be credited. Applicants can verify accredition the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accredition . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ . Additional informion Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. IHS may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their directly reled previous non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. This position is ineligible for the Bargaining Unit. Recruitment and/or Relocion Incentives may be authorized and is subject to availability and service unit approval. If offered, you required to sign a one (1) year service agreement. Failure to fulfill the service agreement will result in repayment of the incentive. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. This position filled through the Office of Personnel Management's Direct Hire Authority. Cegory ring and Veterans' Preference will not be considered in evaluing applicants. For more informion on Direct Hire Authority, please see OPM Direct Hire Fact Sheet . Your applicion (resume and supporting documention) evalued to determine if you meet the minimum qualificions required as listed on the announcement under qualificion requirements. To be considered well qualified for the purposes of the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must substantively exceed the basic qualificions and meet all eligibility, physical, medical, suitability, and any other requirements. Click here to view vacancy questions: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12902509 . All documents above MUST be received by 11:59 (Eastern Standard Time) of the closing de of, 03/12/2026, to be Benefits Help Review our benefits Required documents Required Documents Help USAJOBS Help Center

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Resume :

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Indian Preference Applicants :

If claiming Indian preference, applicants must provide a completed copy of the Form BIA-4432, "Verificion of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS Only." Indian preference will not be given unless a properly signed and ded form is submitted with your applicion, including any verificion by an authorized Tribal Representive or BIA Official of tribal enrollment records. For detailed instructions, see form

BIA-4432.

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BIA-4432

link: https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/media_document/1076-0160_indian-pref_expires-04.30.25_508.pdf . Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) : If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP, follow the instructions below: http://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf .

Licensure, Certificions :

Applicants should list their license/certificions on their resume, along with the expirion de, if applicable. Certificion of licensure/certificion required after tentive selection and prior to issuing an official job offer. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. To begin, Click 'Apply' online button on the vacancy announcement. You directed the Login.

Gov screen, here you will sign in if you have an existing USAJOBS account or cree a Login.

Gov account. If you have an account you directed to select a resume or cree a resume. If you cree an account you can cree a resume. Click save and continue. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or supporting documents. Click the Apply to this Vacancy and complete all steps in the applicion process until the confirmion indices your applicion is complete. If you click return to USAJOBS or get timed out prior to receiving confirmion, your applicion will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job. Read and complete all Eligibility questions. Review the Required Documents section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (Click the USAJOBS link to complete the transfer process.) For additional questions please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) found here: http://www.ihs.gov/jobs/index.cfm?module=search&option=faq . The IHS provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis. Agency contact informion Berlinda Massey Phone (928) 338-4911 X3559 berlinda.massey@ihs.gov Address White River Service Unit PO Box 860 White River, AZ 85941 US Next steps Stay Upded with Text Alerts You can choose to receive text message notificions about your applicion stus.

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Log in to your USAJOBS account. Go to your Account Settings and select Notificion Preferences. Check the option to receive SMS/Text Messages . Text message updes are optional and provided in addition to email notificions. Standard messaging res may apply. You can track the progress of your applicion package via your USAJOBS account. You will receive an acknowledgement from USAJOBS th your submission was successful once we have received your on-line eligibility questionnaire, resume, and any supporting documention. You notified of the stus of your applicion via your USAJOBS Account after we conduct a qualificion review of your complete applicion package. You contacted if further evaluion or interviews are required. Any exaggerion of your experience, false stements, or tempt to conceal informion may disqualify you for employment considerion. We may verify all informion you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background check, and/or verificion of your educion. If you are selected, you contacted personally by the human resources office posting this announcement. If all required documention is not submitted with your applicion you will lose considerion. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion and documents entered, uploaded, or faxed are received, legible and accure. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help USAJOBS Help Center

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Resume :

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• Upde your resume now so it meets new resume requirements Required as applicable for the purposes of specific eligibility and appointment claim(s), and position requirements:

Indian Preference Applicants :

If claiming Indian preference, applicants must provide a completed copy of the Form BIA-4432, "Verificion of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS Only." Indian preference will not be given unless a properly signed and ded form is submitted with your applicion, including any verificion by an authorized Tribal Representive or BIA Official of tribal enrollment records. For detailed instructions, see form

BIA-4432.

Refer to

BIA-4432

link: https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/media_document/1076-0160_indian-pref_expires-04.30.25_508.pdf . Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) : If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP, follow the instructions below: http://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf .

Licensure, Certificions :

Applicants should list their license/certificions on their resume, along with the expirion de, if applicable. Certificion of licensure/certificion required after tentive selection and prior to issuing an official job offer. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. To begin, Click 'Apply' online button on the vacancy announcement. You directed the Login.

Gov screen, here you will sign in if you have an existing USAJOBS account or cree a Login.

Gov account. If you have an account you directed to select a resume or cree a resume. If you cree an account you can cree a resume. Click save and continue. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or supporting documents. Click the Apply to this Vacancy and complete all steps in the applicion process until the confirmion indices your applicion is complete. If you click return to USAJOBS or get timed out prior to receiving confirmion, your applicion will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job. Read and complete all Eligibility questions. Review the Required Documents section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (Click the USAJOBS link to complete the transfer process.) For additional questions please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) found here: http://www.ihs.gov/jobs/index.cfm?module=search&option=faq . The IHS provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Berlinda Massey Phone (928) 338-4911 X3559 berlinda.massey@ihs.gov Address White River Service Unit PO Box 860 White River, AZ 85941 US Next steps Stay Upded with Text Alerts You can choose to receive text message notificions about your applicion stus.

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Log in to your USAJOBS account. Go to your Account Settings and select Notificion Preferences. Check the option to receive SMS/Text Messages . Text message updes are optional and provided in addition to email notificions. Standard messaging res may apply. You can track the progress of your applicion package via your USAJOBS account. You will receive an acknowledgement from USAJOBS th your submission was successful once we have received your on-line eligibility questionnaire, resume, and any supporting documention. You notified of the stus of your applicion via your USAJOBS Account after we conduct a qualificion review of your complete applicion package. You contacted if further evaluion or interviews are required. Any exaggerion of your experience, false stements, or tempt to conceal informion may disqualify you for employment considerion. We may verify all informion you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background check, and/or verificion of your educion. If you are selected, you contacted personally by the human resources office posting this announcement. If all required documention is not submitted with your applicion you will lose considerion. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion and documents entered, uploaded, or faxed are received, legible and accure. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Additional locions Towaoc, CO Mescalero, NM Fort Duchesne, UT Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 03/06/2026 to 03/12/2026 Salary $145,000 to

• $400,000 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Locions 1 vacancy in the following locions: Parker, AZ Peach Springs, AZ Polacca, AZ Whiteriver, AZ Show more fewer locions (3) Towaoc, CO Mescalero, NM Fort Duchesne, UT Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
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Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

IHS-PX-26-12902509-DHA

Control number 860181600