Required Certification, Qualifications ,and experience:
U.S. or Canadian board certified or recently American Board of Surgery (ABS) qualified General Surgeon with interest, training and experience managing the full range of emergency surgical cases including vascular, neurologic, orthopedic and soft-tissue, as well as the full-range of general surgical cases including abdominal, urologic, vascular and soft-tissue.
Must be a U.S. or Canadian licensed physician
Must have and maintain current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Recent completion of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) or comparable advanced trauma course featuring “live tissue” or exceptional simulation training is desirable. Completion of a trauma fellowship will merit particular consideration.
Equivalent non-U.S/Canadian education, board certification, licensing, diplomas and experience may be qualifying, after CHS review and DoS Chief Medical Officer or official approves.
Other Duties:
- All Health Care Providers (HCPs) will document care delivered and follow up care required.
- Attends and participates in a variety of meetings and task force groups to improve quality and outcomes, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems and maintain specific level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, new task efforts, and new policy requirements.
- Maintain the highest regard for patient dignity and observe the precepts of the American Hospital Associations Bill of Rights for patients.
- A Surgeon will require a favorably adjudicated Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) investigation conducted by the Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security.
- Local Iraq and other non-U.S. citizen assignments under this contract in Iraq must undergo, and favorably pass, an Investigation conducted by the Iraq Embassy Regional Security Office (RSO). This background investigation will be conducted by the RSO’s FSNI (Foreign Service National Investigator).
- The work week and hours/week are established by the DoS Chief of Mission.
- Surgeons will sign a CHS HCSS-I Foreign Service Agreement (FSA) and is bound to the terms and conditions of the FSA.
The following requirements apply to General Surgeons:
- Licenses are in good standing, are without restrictions, and are kept current through the period of employment.
- ACLS and ATLS will be current throughout the period of employment. A 90-day window is permitted for recertification.
- Surgeons shall be licensed in the United States or Canada; Surgeons licensed elsewhere will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Participate in training, (including HIPAA training) that may be required by DOS or CHS prior to deployment to Iraq.
- Will complete a two week Foreign Affairs Counter Terrorism training course prior to deployment to Iraq for work on the HCSS-Iraq contract. Training will include: Combat First Aid, Weapons Familiarization, Defensive Tactics/Driving, IED recognition, Surveillance Detection and Hostage Survival and Personnel Recovery
- Must have a valid, current U.S. Driver’s License or Country of Origin or International Driver’s License
- Must have a current U.S. Passport or passport from country of origin.
- Shall be proficient in the ability to speak, write and communicate in English.
- All shall demonstrate proficiency in the use of basic word processing programs and the CHS Medical Management System software.
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