Occupational Health Physician

Job Description

Job Summary: The Physician supports Eagle Health in providing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) with a comprehensive, ready to operate, health and wellness services program for approximately 2,900 employees.

Hours of Operation: Typical hours of operation for Occupational Health is 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday (Work eight hours per day with a one-hour lunch break)

Core Duties:

• Provide medical care, treatment, and counseling to NRC employees related to occupational injuries and illnesses.
• Provide telemedicine support for agency COVID-19 response requirements.
• Provide health and wellness services onsite or remotely as needed.
• Provide advice and assistance in developing emergency preparedness plans, including Pandemic Planning.
• Maintain confidentiality and completing health records of the services provided.
• Evaluate occupational exposures in areas such as noise and inhalation, contact, and ingestion of toxic materials and consulting with the NRC Occupational Safety and Health staff and Eagle Health staff on any such conditions.
• Provide coordination with and referrals to the EAP, as required.
• Evaluate employees seeking medical attention, including obtaining and evaluating medical history.
• Provide clear and definitive medical or psychiatric judgments pertaining to medical problems or work restrictions relating to the specific job of each employee.
• Order and review laboratory processing results and provide results to the employee.
• Appraise and report work environment health hazards brought to the physician's attention through any illness or injury presented that may have resulted from a hazardous or unhealthy condition in the building.
• Serve in a consultative role to help develop action plans to deal with newly identified work environment hazards
• Review treatments and medications prescribed by an employee's personal physician.
• Clarify or interpret medical terminology and concepts appearing in documentation prepared by an employee's private physician regarding the employee's physical or mental fitness conditions that may impact the employee's performance or conduct.
• Clarifying or interpreting issues of medical fitness with respect to reasonable accommodation of an allegedly handicapping condition.

Travel Requirements

0 - 10%

Salary Grade

Job Requirements

Education and/or Experience

Degree: Shall be a graduate of an accredited American medical school

License: Licensed to practice in the State of Maryland

Certification: By the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Family Practice, the American Board of Occupational Medicine, or the American Board of Emergency Medicine

Other: Current and biannual certification in Basic Life Support (BLS)

Experience: Shall have at least five (5) years' experience in identifying and referring for treatment a broad range of addiction, dependency and behavioral disorders; and a detailed knowledge of Washington Metropolitan Area community treatment resources for patient referrals. At least five (5) years of experience of post-graduate clinical experience as a physician in an occupational health setting.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Ability to work under deadline pressure, handle stress and deliver professional results
• Long hours and weekends may be required to meet deliverables
• Strong written and oral communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail
• Self-motivated with minimal oversight
• Computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Some travel may be required
• Must have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986

Category

Healthcare

Location

NRC - Rockville, MD - Rockville, MD 20852 US (Primary)

Education

Doctorate