Supervisory Physician

**Overview**:
Supervisory Physician (Occupational Medicine) Landstuhl, Germany

Landstuhl is the most beautiful city in the western Palatinate and offers all the conveniences of a large city but with the character and advantages of a cozy little town. The remains of Nanstein castle characterize the silhouette of Landstuhl. Being located at the northern edge of the “Pfälzer Wald”, one of the largest wooded areas in Germany, it offers all kinds of outdoor sporting activities i.e. mountain-biking, hiking or Nordic Walking.

For more than 50 years the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center has been an important part of the community. This long and close relationship between the LRMC and the city of Landstuhl characterizes the way how the local citizens live together with their international guests and how well they are integrated.

The Landstuhl Medical Center is not just one of the multiple bases operated by the United States in Europe, but also the largest one located outside the country. Just like the name says, it is located close to Landstuhl in Germany. It usually deals with the troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. Other than that, the base is located on European territory, which means it is operated under the laws and regulations of the German government. In other words, it doesn’t just help the wounded soldiers returning from the Middle East, but also the military troops from Germany. One of its most important advantages is that it is the closest and most advanced hospital for these troops. There is no other such medical center closer to the Middle East.

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions.

**Responsibilities**:
SUPERVISORY CONTROLS

Works under general supervision of the Deputy Commander for Health and Readiness (DCHR) atLandstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), who provides overall health program guidance in theform of overall goals and objectives. Special assignments and projects are implemented in concertwith the DCHR and the Chief, Preventive Medicine indicating background information and generalrequirements. Incumbent's professional abilities will be as delineated by the Credentials Committee.The work is reviewed based on regulatory compliance and effectiveness of the overall program andclinical services.

MAJOR DUTIES

1. Physician (Occupational Medicine) / Deputy Chief, Preventive Medicine:
Serves as an Occupational and Preventive Medicine health care provider in the capacity of acredentialed Provider; providing Occupational Medicine and Preventive Medicine services to workingadults ages 16-80 years IAW AR 4O-5, DA Pam 40-11, OSHA, and other applicable regulations.

The incumbent serves as the Deputy Chief, Preventive Medicine for the installation PM program withresponsibility to act as Department Chief when necessary due to deployments, absence, orunderlap. This would include, but not limited to: Core Preventive Medicine, Army Public HealthNursing, Occupational Health, Environmental Health, and Health Physics.

Serves as the immediate supervisor for the Chief of Occupational Health and provides consultativeservices to the supported activity commanders and staff, advising on medical, occupational health.Area of responsibility may expand to encompass the Regional Health Command Europe (RHCE) toinclude Bavaria Health Command and extend to the EUCOM foot print to include Italy and Africa.

Serves as Competent Medical Authority for the Biosafety Level 2 /3 Program Occupational Healthprogram. Reviews BSL-2/3 risk assessments and participates in laboratory inspections as needed.

Performs occupational medicine physical examinations independently and in collaboration withPreventive Medicine (PM). Performs evaluations and provides medical preparations for employeestraveling to other parts of the world. Performs physical examinations/evaluations and laboratorytests appropriate to the various occupational exposures encountered by employees, treats job-related injuries and illnesses of the employees, and prescribes further care and treatment asappropriate.

Refers employees to their primary health care provider for follow-up or further evaluation of non-job-related medical problems encountered in the various physical examinations.
Facilitates transitional duty programs and participates in other aspects of worker’s compensation toinclude being a member of the Garrison FECA Committee.

Provides additional preventive medicine clinical services to include initial evaluation andmanagement of latent tuberculosis cases, and evaluation and referral of deployment-related healthconditions.

**3. Environmental Health and Industrial Hygiene**:
Maintains monitoring oversight of the work environment by performing worksite visits and bycoordination/evaluation of industrial