Family Medicine Jobs in Iraq

<p>You'll serve as the senior clinical leader for a multidisciplinary healthcare program supporting a diverse workforce in a remote-site healthcare environment. This role combines executive medical leadership with active clinical practice, making it well suited for an experienced physician who values both direct patient care and the opportunity to shape healthcare quality, governance, and operational performance. Working closely with site leadership and clinical teams, you'll oversee medical services across the program while helping ensure safe, compliant, and effective healthcare delivery. You'll guide clinical governance initiatives, support physician and provider performance, and maintain oversight of patient care standards, emergency preparedness, and organizational medical operations.</p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Lead clinical governance, quality improvement, patient safety, infection control, medical record standards, credentialing activities, and emergency preparedness initiatives across the healthcare program.</li><li>Oversee physicians, surgeons, advanced practice providers, dentists, and other medical personnel while providing strategic direction for medical services and physician practice programs.</li><li>Chair the Medical Executive Committee and provide oversight of committees including Pharmacy &amp; Therapeutics, Credentialing and Privileging, Peer Review, and Infection Control, ensuring appropriate reporting, documentation, and follow-through.</li><li>Guide clinical case management, medical referrals, patient movement decisions, and medical evacuation coordination while collaborating with external healthcare partners and medical transport providers.</li><li>Participate in organizational planning, policy development, government stakeholder meetings, audits, operational readiness activities, and business continuity planning from a medical leadership perspective.</li><li>Deliver direct patient care including medical evaluation, triage, diagnosis, treatment of acute, chronic, and emergent conditions, preventive care, annual physicals, immunizations, testing, follow-up care, and clinical documentation.</li><li>Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic testing; prescribe medications and therapies; maintain continuity of care; and ensure accurate, complete medical records.</li><li>Support workforce medical clearance compliance, participate in mass casualty exercises and emergency response activities, and provide liaison support to external healthcare organizations when continuity of care requires coordination.</li></ul><p>This is a role for a physician leader who is ready to balance clinical practice with meaningful responsibility for healthcare quality, governance, and organizational impact.</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p>MD or DO from an accredited U.S. medical school (or equivalent international institution) with completed residency training in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, or Emergency Medicine. Current unrestricted U.S. physician license; current BLS, ACLS, and ATLS certifications; DEA registration (or equivalent) required. 5+ years of post-residency medical practice experience in the United States and current direct patient care experience, including a minimum of 6 months worked within the last 12 months in the specialty. Ability to provide executive clinical leadership while maintaining active patient care responsibilities in a fast-paced healthcare environment. Ability to relocate internationally for assignment duration; valid passport required and ability to maintain required medical clearances and immunizations.</p><p>Preferred Experience supporting healthcare services within military, international, or government-supported healthcare environments. Experience in remote-site, geographically isolated, or operationally complex healthcare programs.</p>

<p>The Chief Medical Officer is responsible for providing medical oversight, direction, and leadership to the medical staff regarding all areas of healthcare for the project. They also provide on-site medical support and healthcare services to the client and customer work force that is comprised of US Government personnel, US nationals, foreign nationals, local/host country national employees, and a small group of Iraq military personnel at an Iraqi military base. Oversee, supervise and manage the operation of all medical services, including overall supervision of all medical personnel. Provides leadership, oversight, and accountability for the operational effectiveness of medical services delivered on project. Leads quality development and clinical governance agendas including maintaining Code of Conduct of medical practice, medical record keeping, infection control standards, emergency response. preparedness, medical staff, and patient safety at the facility. Serves as the chair of the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) which meets monthly. Ensures that meeting minutes are written and uploaded to Share Point. Provides oversight of other committees of the facility (e.g. Pharmacy &amp; Therapeutics, Credential and Privileging, Peer Review, Infection Control). Ensure that the committees report regularly to the MEC. Ensures that monthly routine peer review of medical charts is performed, and peer review results are uploaded to Share Point. Ensures that all Focus Professional Practice Evaluations (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPE) are current. Provides direction, as appropriate to clinical case management including patient movements and referral off island in close collaboration with insurance companies and company medevac providers. Works closely with the other leaders supporting the ROBR2 project to ensure business continuity from a medical aspect. Promotes International SOS Government Medical Services, Inc. Standard Operating Procedures and Protocols. Supervises all healthcare providers including physicians, surgeons, mid-level providers and dentist. Provides strategic direction for medical staff and physician services programs to meet short- and longterm goals. Serves as the clinical leader for the organization and provides support and education for other clinical leaders. Reports on metrics to measure the impact of physician services. Participates in the development of administrative policies and approves medical practice procedures, policies, guidelines, and SOPs. Provides advice on the suitability of existing medical equipment and makes recommendations on future equipment needs. Ensures periodic review of practice management functions and reviews patient satisfaction surveys and complaints. Participates in site meetings with onsite government representatives as requested by the Project Manager. Participates in all government audits under the SOW as requested by the Project Manager. Provide medical evaluation and triage of patients. Examine and diagnose patients for illness and injury. Treat emergent, acute and chronic conditions, evaluate symptoms, offer preventative care. Prescribe and administer medication, treatment, and therapies. Order, perform, interpret test results and analyze records and reports. Provide follow-up care for patients as needed. Collect, record, and maintain accurate patient health information and histories. Liaise with other medical staff to ensure continuity of care. Ensures that all medical records are meticulously and accurately maintained. Provide medical evaluations to include annual employee physicals, medical testing and the issuance of required immunizations. Ensure the contractor workforce is compliant with applicable US and host national laws for medical clearances. Stabilize and manage medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) services for patients identified as requiring higher level evaluation or services. Provide liaison with external agencies where required to promote chain of care continuity and professional referral/patient handover. Ensure best practice in line with clinical guidelines and SOPs. Actively participates in Mass Casualty exercises and events. Completes required organizational compliance education, including assigned requirements that are client-specified, for Joint Commission Healthcare Staffing Services certification or other regulatory bodies. This list is non-exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake additional duties that are not specifically listed above. Additional Duties: Compliance with International SOS Government Medical Services, Inc. policies and procedures.</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><ul><li>Completed a minimum of 5-years post-residency medical practice experience in the United States.</li><li>Have very high fluency in both oral and written English.</li><li>Current experience in direct patient care and must have worked a minimum of 6-months of the last 12-months in career field.</li><li>Experience on a military/government site, working as a government subcontractor or prime contractor is preferred.</li><li>Remote site experience preferred.</li><li>Graduated from an accredited US Medical School or equivalent international school.</li><li>Successfully completed residency, or equivalent training, in a US Hospital or equivalent international hospital in any one of three specialties: Family Practice, General Internal Medicine, or Emergency Medicine.</li><li>Hold a U.S. MD or DO current license with certifications(s) to practice medicine in the United States.</li><li>Current certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS).</li><li>DEA number or Equivalent.</li><li>Proficient IT skills including use of electronic medical records systems.</li><li>Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.</li><li>Maintain a calm, confident demeanor when in stressful situations.</li><li>Results oriented and able to meet project deliverables.</li><li>Cultural sensitivity and awareness.</li><li>Ability to multitask, prioritize and meet demanding deadlines.</li><li>Effective oral, written communication and interpersonal skills.</li><li>Physical Requirements: Sitting, standing, walking, climbing, bending/stooping, kneeling, twisting. Visual acuity. Minimal hearing loss. Push/pull/carry minimum 50 lbs.</li><li>Obtain medical clearance and maintain current immunizations.</li><li>Must be able to relocate to Balad, Iraq.</li><li>A valid passport is required</li></ul>