Job Title: Physician Flight Surgeon
Location: 366th Medical Group, 90 Hope Drive, Building 6000, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho 83648
Start Date: 1 August 2026
Work Schedule: Monday Friday, 0730 1630 (8-hour shift with a 60-minute uncompensated lunch break). Approximately 40 hours per week. Specific schedules are established by the Government and provided one month in advance.
Qualifications:
Education:
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) from a medical school in the United States or Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), or an equivalent accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education/ACGME.
- Graduates of foreign medical schools must demonstrate equivalency through ECFMG certification, a Fifth Pathway certificate, or successful completion of the USMLE.
Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years of U.S. military Flight Surgeon experience.
- Ability to locate, interpret, and apply Air Force and DoD regulations including AFI 48-123, AFI 36-2905, AFI 10-203, DoD 5210.42-R, and applicable Air Force manuals.
- Experience providing comprehensive primary care, occupational medicine, preventive medicine, and aerospace medicine services.
- Experience performing aeromedical evaluations and supporting operational medicine programs is preferred.
License / Certification:
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia.
- Certified Flight Surgeon in good standing.
- Completion of AMP 101, AMP 201, AMP 202 (or approved equivalents), and Aerospace Medicine Initial Practical (AMIP).
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Current Board Certification in Aerospace Medicine is highly recommended. If not, board certified in Aerospace Medicine, then must show proof of completion of any medical residency program.
- National Provider Identifier (NPI)
- Active DEA Registration.
Additional Requirements:
- Must be a US Citizen
- Successfully complete Government credentialing and privileging requirements.
- Successfully obtain a favorable DHA security determination and SF-85 background investigation prior to start.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and electronic medical record systems.
- Complete all mandatory MTF training, including HIPAA, Cyber Awareness, OPSEC, Active Shooter, GENESIS, Anti-Terrorism, and other required Government training.
Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive flight medicine, occupational medicine, and primary care services to eligible beneficiaries assigned to the Flight Medicine Clinic and Occupational Health Clinic.
- Serve as a Primary Care Manager (PCM) for assigned patient panels, providing preventive, acute, and chronic medical care.
- Perform medical evaluations, physical examinations, diagnosis, treatment planning, and follow-up care.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate laboratory tests, diagnostic imaging, and other diagnostic studies.
- Determine the need for specialty consultations and coordinate referrals and case management activities.
- Perform aeromedical evaluations and assist Government Flight Medicine physicians with operational medical recommendations.
- Conduct flying and special duty physical examinations, Public Health Assessments (PHAs), initial certification examinations, and adaptability assessments.
- Assist in preparing aeromedical waivers, DNIF/DNIC recommendations, and Return-to-Fly documentation as authorized by credentials and privileges.
- Apply Air Force medical standards, profiling guidance, deployment health assessment requirements, and occupational health regulations.
- Diagnose and treat a broad range of acute and chronic medical conditions involving multiple body systems.
- Perform office-based medical procedures including airway management, wound repair, incision and drainage, skin biopsies, cryotherapy, fracture stabilization, splinting, catheterization, venipuncture, foreign body removal, and medication administration.
- Review and act upon occupational health surveillance data and medical readiness requirements.
- Prepare and maintain complete, accurate, and timely electronic medical documentation in accordance with Air Force and DHA policies.
- Participate in patient care conferences, quality improvement activities, clinical meetings, and professional education related to assigned duties.
- Provide patient education on preventive medicine, occupational health, wellness, and disease prevention.
- Respond to HAZMAT and in-flight medical emergencies when appropriately credentialed and requested.
- Comply with all DHA, Air Force, MTF, HIPAA, patient safety, infection control, and clinical practice requirements.
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