PHYSICIAN (MEDICAL EVALUATION BOARD)

You will evaluate patients for fitness for duty and for meeting the Medical Retention Determination Point (MRDP) by conducting a complex and comprehensive review for all cases considered for referral into the Disability Evaluation System (DES).

You will serve as gatekeeper for all readiness activities, therefore must conduct extensive research in complex cases by consultation with other professionals.

You will serve as the Medical Evaluation Board Approving Authority (MEBAA): oversees all medical readiness processes related to MEB activities and represents Medical Evaluation Board (MEB)-2 for convening a Medical Evaluation Board.

You will conduct training and serve as a board-certified medical expert on the MEB process to residents, interns, and other medical students/staff, existing and new providers on MEB related matters.

You will serve as a nationally recognized expert, consultant, and/ or advisor on boards and committees, in conferences, and other activities.

For GP-15: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: Providing an in-depth working knowledge of Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) processes, regulations and disability evaluation standards.

Practicing in one or more clinical areas or specialties-such as occupational medicine, internal medicine, family medicine, or preventative medicine (with specialty physicians considered by exception)-including experience demonstrating an extensive understanding of underlying medical conditions necessary to effectively adjudicate complex musculoskeletal or surgical cases.

Practicing medicine as a Board Certified physician, supported by the maintenance of a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration to practice as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Writing Medical Evaluation Reports for disabilities.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/physician-series-0602/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.