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Physician (Field Medical Officer)
DHS Headquarters · Posted 2 days ago
HybridSan Francisco, CA$124K – $315KApply by May 26, 2026Medical OfficerESTJINTJINTPISTJOperationsHealthcare
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This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Health Security (OHS), Field Medical Operations (FMO). OHS/FMO forward-deploys and embeds clinicians with public safety partners during both steady-state and crisis response operations. This position will serve as a Field Medical Officer and provide specialized technical expertise and operational medical support to DHS, federal, state and local partners. Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.
What You'll Do
- →As a Physician (Field Medical Officer), GP-0602-14, your typical work assignments may include: Supporting DHS programs and efforts through the lens of health and medical preparedness and response, including National Special Security Event (NSSE) and Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR) I - IV events and serving on planning committees as requested.
- →Providing medical and public health support directly to DHS primary and recognized fusion and criminal intelligence centers.
- →Supporting state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT) jurisdictions with proactive technical assistance related to a wide range of ESF #8 issues including surge capacity planning, guidance during emergency and disasters as part of the Incident Command System (ICS) and planning for chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological incidents.
- →Reviewing and providing senior-level, authoritative recommendations for technical materials, reports, briefing packages, and other documents which have substantial programmatic policy and operational implications.
- →Serving as a key figure to provide leadership and direction for the determination, development, promulgation, and evaluation of health security research programs, initiatives, and policies under DHS purview.
- →Providing medical and clinical expertise during training and exercise events.
- →All DHS-HQ announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received.
- →This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first.
- →View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.
Requirements
- ✓Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions.
- ✓Applicants can verify accreditation at the following Website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
- ✓For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 36e7abb5-b9fd-4b1a-95da-73b9e827ddb2
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