Now Hiring — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
Clinical Specialty Openings
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) and associated Branch Health/Medical Clinics and TRICARE Prime Clinics • USGP is hiring across 6 positions under this federal contract — details for each below.
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Positions under this contract
Every role applies through the same two-minute form — each Apply link pre-fills the position for you.
Certified Genetic Counselor
Schedule: Full-time; Mon-Fri between 0600-1800; 8.5-9 hour shifts with unpaid 30-60 min meal break; max 80 hrs per 2-week period; clinic hours 0700-1530
Education
- Per Exhibit 5 of the basic contract (not restated in this task order)
Licensure & Certifications
- Board eligible or certified as a genetic counselor by the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA or American Red Cross; web-based classes not accepted
Experience
- At least one year as a Genetic Counselor within the preceding three years
- Two letters of recommendation written within the last two years (at least one from a supervisor)
What You'll Do
- Provide genetic counseling services in the Gynecologic Services & Obstetrics (GS&O) Clinic
- Provide services within scope of clinical privileges granted by the MTF Director
- Participate in in-service meetings of OB/GYN staff
- Document patient care timely, accurately, and concisely in MHS Genesis and related systems
- Participate in peer review and performance improvement activities
Physician Extender (Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner)
Schedule: Part-time (1 PTE); Mon-Fri between 0700-1700; 8.5-9 hour shifts with unpaid 30-60 min meal break; minimum 48 and maximum 64 hours per 2-week period; clinic hours 0700-1600
Education
- Per Exhibit 5 of the basic contract (not restated in this task order)
Licensure & Certifications
- Licensure per Exhibit 5 plus proof of 25 hours continuing education within the last 12 months
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA or American Red Cross; web-based classes not accepted
- Privileged provider - credentialing package and clinical privileges required
Experience
- Minimum one year within the preceding two years as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in a related clinical setting
- Clinical competency demonstrated within the past two years
- Two letters of recommendation written within the last two years (at least one from a physician or supervisor)
What You'll Do
- Provide care in the Allergy Clinic within scope of clinical privileges granted by the MTF Director
- Formulate working diagnoses and develop treatment plans in conjunction with the Allergist
- Implement therapeutic interventions; exercise judgment on conditions needing consultation or referral
- Prescribe pharmaceuticals per the MTF formulary
- Document patient care and participate in performance improvement activities
Certified Nursing Assistant (Coverage)
Schedule: Coverage: 6,240 hours total; Mon-Fri between 0700-1800, 120 hours/week across up to 5 individuals; 8.5, 9, or 10 hour shifts with unpaid 30-60 min meal break; contractor provides back-up coverage during absences
Education
- Per Exhibit 5 of the basic contract (not restated in this task order)
Licensure & Certifications
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA or American Red Cross; web-based classes not accepted
Experience
- Minimum one year as a Certified Nursing Assistant within the preceding three years
- Two letters of recommendation written within the last two years (at least one from a physician or supervisor)
What You'll Do
- Prepare exam rooms; check and document vital signs, medical history, and chief complaints
- Assist providers during exams; perform diagnostic procedures such as urine dip sticks
- Place patients on fetal monitors; observe and record patient response, alerting nurse supervisor
- Obtain lab and x-ray results; complete requisitions; enter check-in/check-out data
- Handle biohazard room protocols, specimen collection, and transport of sterile instruments to/from SPD
- Perform administrative functions: phones, check-in, scheduling assistance, filing
Dietitian (Pediatric)
Schedule: Full-time; Mon-Fri between 0700-1800; normally 8.5-hour shifts with unpaid 30-min meal break; max 80 hrs per 2-week period; Pediatric clinic hours 0730-1800
Education
- Per Exhibit 5 of the basic contract (not restated in this task order)
Licensure & Certifications
- Registered Dietitian
- Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP) through Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics preferred, not required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA or American Red Cross; web-based classes not accepted
Experience
- Registered Dietitian with minimum two years pediatric nutrition experience within the preceding three to five years
- Two letters of recommendation written within the last two years (at least one from a physician or supervisor)
What You'll Do
- Serve as pediatric outpatient nutrition specialist in the Pediatric Clinic
- Collect nutrition data (labs, dietary history, anthropometrics) and complete nutritional assessments
- Provide diet counseling for pediatric outpatients with complex dietary management needs
- Develop individualized dietary plans; alter diet prescriptions in consultation with physicians
- Educate residents, interns, allied health staff, and dietetic students on pediatric nutrition
- Serve on multidisciplinary treatment teams and coordinate pediatric diet-education materials
- Participate in nutrition research, clinical studies, and outcomes evaluation
Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist
Schedule: Full-time (2 FTEs); Mon-Fri between 0600-1800; 8.5-9 hour shifts with unpaid 30-60 min meal break; max 80 hrs per 2-week period; compensatory time for overage; Pulmonary clinic hours 0730-1600
Education
- Minimum Associate's degree from an accredited university in Applied Science (AS) or Associate of Science in Respiratory Care (ASRC)
Licensure & Certifications
- Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) minimum; Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) preferred
- Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC); Registered preferred
- Proof of continuing education within the last 24 months
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA or American Red Cross; web-based classes not accepted
Experience
- At least two years as a Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist within the preceding three years
- Two letters of recommendation written within the last two years (at least one from a physician or supervisor)
What You'll Do
- Perform clinical pulmonary physiologic tests: spirometry, lung volumes, diffusing capacity, methacholine challenge, 6-minute walk, blood gases, exercise tests
- Provide technical direction in the Pulmonary Function Testing lab per American Thoracic Society standards
- Administer inhaled Pentamidine and perform occupational health screening using appropriate PPE
- Log patient check-in and bookings; check vital signs as needed
- Assist with Respiratory Therapist duties as needed
Certified Respiratory Therapist (Pediatric)
Schedule: Full-time; Mon-Fri between 0700-1800; no more than 11-hour shifts with unpaid 1-hour meal break; max 80 hrs per 2-week period; Pediatric clinic hours 0730-1800
Education
- Per Exhibit 5 of the basic contract (not restated in this task order)
Licensure & Certifications
- Current and active Respiratory Therapy license
- Current Respiratory Therapy certification
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA or American Red Cross; web-based classes not accepted
Experience
- At least two years within the preceding three years as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) in pediatric inpatient or pediatric clinic settings
- Two letters of recommendation written within the last two years (at least one from a physician or nurse)
What You'll Do
- Administer respiratory care in the Pediatric Clinic; draw blood as directed
- Operate, troubleshoot, clean, and maintain ventilators, nebulizers, oxygen and aerosol therapy systems
- Administer medical gases and aerosolized drugs; perform airway management, chest percussion, and blood gas collection
- Assess patients in Pediatric Pulmonology Clinic and perform pulmonary function studies
- Educate patients and families on home respiratory therapy, inhalers, nebulizers, and asthma management
- Assist with bronchoscopies and support the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
- Train nurses, medical students, and residents on pediatric respiratory care techniques
Requirements for all positions on this contract
- U.S. citizenship required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) from AHA or American Red Cross (in-person; web-based classes do not qualify)
- Personal services arrangement; all labor categories designated mission essential
- Physical examination and health documentation at initial placement, at contractor expense
- Immunizations: Hepatitis B (with immune status profile), annual influenza, MMR per CDC guidelines
- Tuberculosis screening via Mantoux skin test or QuantiFERON
- SF-86 security questionnaire, electronic fingerprints, Security Manager appointments; ~60-day security package
- Qualifying/credentialing package due 60 days before placement (DHA PM 6025.13)
- Two letters of recommendation written within the last two years (all categories)
- Command orientation (up to 40 hrs) and MHS Genesis information systems orientation (~24 hrs); complete within 60 days
- Annual DoD training: fire/safety, infection control, family advocacy, CBRNE, bloodborne pathogens, sexual harassment
- Track time in MTF timekeeping system and report weekly in DMHRSi
- Minimum 16 hours of work per month at NMCP
- Federal holidays off for all labor categories; no on-call or call-back
- Comply with Joint Commission standards, HIPAA; maintain NPI as applicable
- Basic computer/word-processing competency
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