MOD | 65 | Employment of Pediatric Gastrologist

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 06, 2005 FBO #1349
MODIFICATION

65 -- Employment of Pediatric Gastrologist

Notice Date: 8/4/2005
Notice Type: Modification
NAICS: 621340 — Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
Contracting Office: Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, NMC Portsmouth, 54 Lewis Minor St, Portsmouth, VA, 23708-2297
ZIP Code: 23708-2297
Solicitation Number: N00183-05-T-0114
Response Due: 8/11/2005
Archive Date: 8/26/2005
Point of Contact: Keith Haskett, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-953-7571, Fax 757-953-5739, - Robert Logan, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-953-5741, Fax 757-953-5739,
E-Mail Address: khaskett@mar.med.navy.mil, rklogan@mar.med.navy.mil
Description: THIS IS NOT A CIVIL SERVICE POSITION 1. Labor Category: PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGIST 1.1. POSITION SYNOPSIS: PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGIST. The Government is seeking to place under contract an individual who holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from an accredited college approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association, or Doctor of Osteopathy Degree from a college accredited by the American Osteopathic Association or permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECMG), is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, and has a certificate of special qualifications in Pediatric Gastroenterology. 2. Services shall be provided in the assigned clinical areas of the Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA. 2.1. The healthcare worker shall be on duty in the assigned clinical areas located at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth and Branch Medical Clinics, for 40 hours each 2-week period. The health care worker shall normally provide services between the hours of 0700 and 1630 (includes an uncompensated 0.5 or 1-hour for a meal break) Monday through Friday throughout the term of the contract. Specific hours will be scheduled by the Commander and provided to the healthcare worker six weeks in advance. When required to ensure completion of services that extend beyond the normal end of scheduled work shift, the healthcare worker shall remain on duty in excess of their scheduled shift. The health care worker shall arrive for each scheduled shift in a well-rested condition and shall have had at least six hours of rest from all other duties, excluding the on-call requirement specified in the paragraph below. 2.2 The healthcare worker shall be scheduled in the outpatient clinic for minimum of 6 patients during each half-day shift. You shall also perform all indicated procedures for which you are privileged and consultations, for inpatients or outpatients, in addition to outpatient services. 2.3. Unscheduled services may be required at any time during the day or night, including weekends and holidays, and are to be provided on an on-call basis. On-call will be required with the exception of the time the healthcare worker is on personal leave or as agreed upon between you and the Government. On-call includes being available for consultation via telephone, or your physical presence with the patient. 2.4. While in an on-call status (i.e. not on personal leave or otherwise agreed absence), the healthcare worker shall be available via a command provided pager within 30 minutes of travel time of the MTF and shall return phone calls to the MTF within 20 minutes of being paged. Estimated occurrences of receiving pages while on-call are approximately 5 times per month. If medically necessary, the healthcare worker shall proceed to the MTF to provide any required care. The healthcare worker shall remain at the MTF through completion of required services. Estimated occurrences of returning to the MTF while on-call are approximately 3 times per month. The healthcare worker will be compensated for additional services provided within the MTF, while serving in an on-call status outside your normal work hour requirements. The healthcare worker will be compensated for a minimum of 2 hours and services in excess of 2 hours will be compensated in 30-minute increments. 2.5. The healthcare worker shall accrue four hours of personnel leave for at the end of every 2-week period worked (leave calculated as 8 hours for every 80 hours worked. I.e.; 4 hours for 40 hours of work). Unless required via on-call, services of the physician shall not be required on the following federally established paid holidays, except when on-call: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, President?s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran?s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. The Government for these periods of planned absences will compensate the health care worker. 3.The use of ?Commander? means: Commander, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA or designated representative, e.g. Contracting Officer Representative, Technical Liaison, or Department Head. 4. SUITS ARISING OUT OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. The health care worker(s) is (are) serving at the military treatment facility under a personal services contract entered into under the authority of section 1091 of Title 10, United States Code. Accordingly, section 1089 of Title 10, United States Code shall apply to personal injury lawsuits filed against the health care worker(s) based on negligent or wrongful acts or omissions incident to performance within the scope of this contract. The healthcare worker is not required to maintain medical malpractice liability insurance. 5. Health care workers providing services under this contract shall be rendering personal services to the Government and shall be subject to day-to-day supervision and control by Government personnel. Supervision and control is the process by which the individual health care worker receives technical guidance, direction, and approval with regard to a task(s) within the requirements of this contract. 6. GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Services provided under this contract shall be performed in accordance with all State, County, Department of Defense, Navy, Naval Medical Center, and Clinic guidelines and reporting requirements. The health care worker shall perform a range of pediatric gastroenterology services within the scope of their medical licensure and the clinical privileges approved by the Commander. These services will be provided on site, using Government furnished facilities, equipment and supplies. 7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. The health care worker shall: 7.1. Provide training and/or direction as applicable to supporting Government employees (i.e. hospital corpsmen, technicians, medical students, and resident physicians) assigned to the healthcare worker during the performance of clinical procedures. Such direction and interaction will adhere to Government and professional clinical standards and accepted clinical protocol. 7.2. Perform necessary administrative duties that include maintaining statistical records of clinical workload, participating in education programs, and participating in clinical staff quality assurance functions as prescribed by the Commanding Officer. 7.3. Participate in scheduled meetings to review and evaluate the care provided to patients, identify opportunities to improve the care delivered, and recommend corrective action when problems exist. 7.4. Attend annual renewal of the following Annual Training Requirements: Customer Relations, Disaster Training, Sexual Harassment, and other courses as directed. 7.5. Operate and manipulate automated systems such as Composite Health Care System (CHCS), Ambulatory Data System (ADS) and participate in clinical staff Performance Improvement (PI) and Risk (RM) functions, as prescribed by the Commanding Officer. 7.6. Obtain certification in American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers. The Navy will provide this training and certification. 8. CLINICAL DUTIES. Actual clinical activity will be a function of the Commander?s credentials and privileging process and the overall demand for pediatric gastroenterology services. The health care worker shall perform a range of pediatric gastroenterology services within the scope of this statement of work, on site, using Government furnished facilities, equipment and supplies. Workload includes scheduled and unscheduled requirements for services. The health care worker is responsible for the delivery of comprehensive pediatric gastroenterology services within the facility and for the quality and timeliness of records, reports and documentation of services provided. Clinical productivity is expected to be comparable to that of other Pediatricians that are authorized the same scope of practice and assigned to the same type of a facility. The physician shall: 8.1. Comply with the standards of the Joint Commission, applicable provisions of law and the rules and regulations of any and all governmental authorities pertaining to licensure and regulation of healthcare personnel and medical treatment facilities, the regulations and standards of medical practice of the MTF and the bylaws of the hospital's medical staff. Adhere to and comply with all Department of Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and local Clinic instructions and notices, which may be in effect during the term of the contract. 8.2. Provide a full range of pediatric gastroenterology medicine services (e.g., supervise and provide screening and medical care and examinations of pediatric patients for routine, acute and chronic conditions involving the GI system; manifestations and management of diseases of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, intestines, liver, and miscellaneous diseases affecting the GI tract; and disorders of the bile ducts, gallbladder and pancreas). 8.3. Supervise, perform, or assist in the instruction of other health care professionals seeing children (e.g., Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS); diagnostic procedures; and minor surgical procedures such as incisions and drainage of abscesses, suture simple lacerations; etc.). 8.4. Prescribe and dispense medications as delineated by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. 8.5. Supervise and teach other medical staff (to include medical students and resident physicians) and provide educational lectures and participate in the provision of in-service training to clinic staff members. Such direction and interaction will adhere to government and professional clinical standards and accepted clinical protocol. 8.6. Promote preventive and health maintenance care, including annual physicals, positive health behaviors, and self-care skills through education and counseling. 8.7. Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity to patient/significant others' rights, as identified within the institution. 8.8. Demonstrate awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care and unit function and strive to manage situations in a reduced risk manner. 8.9. Participate in peer review and performance improvement activities. 8.10. Demonstrate appropriate delegation of tasks and duties in the direction and coordination of health care team members, patient care, and clinic activities. 8.11. Complete continuing education to meet own professional growth and specialty standards. 8.12. Participate in scheduled meetings to review and evaluate the care provided to patients, identify opportunities to improve the care delivered, and recommend corrective action when problems exist. 8.13. Participate in the implementation of the Family Advocacy Program as directed. Participation shall include, but not be limited to, appropriate medical examination, documentation, and reporting. 8.14. Perform necessary administrative duties, which include maintaining statistical records of workload, operate and manipulate automated systems such as Composite Health Care System (CHCS). 8.15. Participate in clinical staff quality assurance functions and clinic Performance Improvement/Risk Management Programs as prescribed by the Commander. 9. CREDENTIALS AND PRIVILEGING. Upon award, an Individual Credentials File (ICF) shall be completed prior to performance of services. Completed ICF must be forwarded 30 days prior to performance of duties to the MTF?s Professional Affairs Department. The ICF, maintained at the MTF, contains specific information with regard to qualifying degrees and licenses, past professional experience and performance, education and training, health status, and current competence as compared to specialty-specific criteria regarding eligibility for defined scopes of health care services. BUMED Instruction 6320.66C (or current version) detail the ICF requirements. A copy of this instruction may be obtained from the World Wide Web at: http://www-nmlc.med.navy.mil/Code02/contractorinfo.htm. 10. MINIMUM PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS. 10.1. Hold a Doctor of Medicine degree from an accredited college approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association, or Doctor of Osteopathy Degree from a college accredited by the American Osteopathic Association or permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECMG). 10.2. Graduated from a residency training program in Pediatrics approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Committee on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association or those Canadian training programs approved by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or other appropriate Canadian medical authority, no earlier than 2 years prior to proposal submission. 10.3. Board Certified in Pediatrics as determined by the American Board of Pediatrics. 10.4. Have a certificate of special qualifications in Pediatric Gastroenterology as determined by the American Board of Pediatrics. 10.5. Have and maintain a valid, unrestricted state license in any one of the fifty, states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. 10.6. Have the ability to obtain a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration number (certificate) to prescribe controlled substances in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. (I.E: DEA may be obtained after contract award. NMCP will sponsor selected vendor in an effort to obtain DEA) 10.7. Possess a minimum of two-years experience as a Pediatric Gastroenterologist within the preceding five years. 10.8. Possess current certification in American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers; American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Course; American Red Cross CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation) for the Professional Rescuer; or equivalent. 10.9. Obtain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification prior to providing services. 10.10. Provide two letters of recommendation written within the last two years attesting to your clinical skills. Reference letters must include name, title, phone number, date of reference, address and signature of the individual providing reference. 10.11. Possess U.S. employment eligibility. No alien shall be allowed to perform under this contract in violation of the Immigration Laws of the United States. 10.12. Represent an acceptable malpractice risk to the Navy. (Attachement 1, Page 1. 11. FACTORS TO BE USED IN A CONTRACT AWARD DECISION. If the healthcare worker meets the minimum qualifications listed in the paragraph above entitled, "Minimum Personnel Qualifications? they will be ranked against all other qualified applicants using the following enhancing criteria, listed in descending order of importance. The ?Personal Qualification Sheet?, Letters of Recommendation, and, if you have prior military services, the Form DD214, shall be used to evaluate these items. 11.1. Experience, both quantity and quality as it relates to the duties contained herein, then, 11.2. Additional Certifications relevant to the duties contained herein, and 11.3. CME credits. 12. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE APPLICATION. To be qualified for this contract position, you must submit the following: 1. _____ A completed ?Personal Qualifications Sheet ? Pediatric Gastroenterologist? (Attachment 1). 2. _____ A completed Solicitation 3. _____ Proof of employment eligibility 4. _____ Two or more letters of recommendation 5. _____ Central Contracting Registration 13. OTHER INFORMATION FOR OFFERORS. 13.1. ISA HANDBOOK available at http://www-nmlc.med.navy.mil under Contractor Employment Opportunities/Information. 13.2. PLEASE NOTE: As of June 1, 1998, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) as a prerequisite to receiving a Department of Defense (DoD) contract. You may register in the CCR through the World Wide Web at http://www.ccr.gov. This website contains all information necessary to register in CCR. An extract from this website is provided as Attachment X to this application. 13.2.1. You will need to obtain a DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) number prior to registering in the CCR database. This DUNS number is a unique, nine-character company identification number. Even thou you are an individual, not a company, you must obtain this number. You may do so by calling Dun and Bradstreet at 1-800-333-0505. 13.2.2. The CCR also requires several other codes as follows: 13.2.3. CAGE Code: A Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code is a five-character vendor ID number used extensively within the DoD. If you do not have this code, one will be assigned automatically after you complete and submit the CCR form. 13.2.4. US Federal TIN: A Taxpayer ID Number or TIN is the same as your Social Security Number. 13.2.5. NAICS Code: A North American Industry Classification System code is a numbering system that identifies the type of products and/or services you provide. The NAICS Code for (enter HCW and NAICS code that applies). 13.2.6. If you encounter difficulties registering in the CCR, contact the CCR Registration Assistance Centers at 1-888-227-2423 or call your Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer at NMLC. Normally, registration completed via the Internet is accomplished within 48 hours. Registration of an applicant submitting an application through the mail or via facsimile may take up to 30 days. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply for registration immediately upon receipt of the Notice of Contracting Opportunity. Any contractor who is not registered in CCR will NOT get paid. 13.3. Upon notification of contract award, you will be required to obtain a physical examination at your expense. The physician must complete the questions in the physical certification, which will be provided with the contract. 13.4. Before commencing work on an award that results from solicitation N00183-05-T-0114, the selected vendor shall obtain the following levels of insurance at no additional cost to the Government: (a) General Liability ? Bodily injury liability insurance coverage written on the comprehensive form of policy of at least $500,000.00 per occurrence (b) Automobile Liability ? Auto liability insurance written on the comprehensive form of policy. Provide coverage of at least $200,000.00 per person and $500,000.00 per occurrence for bodily injury and $20,000.00 per occurrence for property damage. (c )Before commencing work under a Government contract, you must notify the Contracting Officer in writing that the required insurance has been obtained. ATTACHMENT I PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS SHEET PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGIST 1. Every item on the Personal Qualifications Sheet must be addressed. Please sign and date where indicated. Any additional information required may be provided on a separate sheet of paper (indicate by number and section the question(s) to be addressed). *Please answer every question on the ?Personal Qualifications Sheet ? Pediatrician?. Mark "N/A" if the item is not applicable. 2. The information you provide will be used to determine your acceptability based on Sections D. and E. of the solicitation. In addition to the Personal Qualifications Sheet, please submit two letters of recommendation as described in Item XI. of the Personal Qualifications Sheet. 3. After contract award, all of the information you provide will be verified during the credentialing process. At that time, you will be required to provide the following documentation verifying your qualifications: Professional Education, Professional Registration, Experience, Personal and Professional Information Sheet, continuing education certificates, and employment eligibility documentation. If you submit false information, the following actions may occur (a), your contract may be terminated for default. This action may initiate the suspension and debarment process, which could result in the determination that your are no longer eligible for future Government contracts and/or (b), you may loose your clinical privileges. 4. Health Certification. Individuals providing services under Government contracts are required to undergo a physical exam 60 days prior to beginning work. The exam is not required prior to award but is required prior to the performance of services under contract. By signing this form, you have acknowledged this requirement. 5. Practice Information: Yes No 1. Have you ever been the subject of a malpractice claim? ___ ___ (indicate final disposition of case in comments) 2. Have you ever been a defendant in a felony or misdemeanor case? ___ ___ (indicate final disposition of case in comments) 3. Has your license or certification to practice ever been revoked or ___ ___ restricted in any state? If any of the above is answered "yes" attach a detailed explanation. Specifically address the disposition of the claim or charges for numbers 1 and 2 above, and the State of the revocation for number 3 above.
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