Sports Medicine Physician

Sports Medicine Physician

Direct Hire | Portsmouth, Virginia

Location: Portsmouth, VA 23708
Employment Type: Direct Hire

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Sports Medicine Physician to provide comprehensive outpatient musculoskeletal and sports medicine care at a military medical facility in Portsmouth, Virginia.

The physician will evaluate, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic orthopedic and sports-related conditions affecting active-duty service members, retirees, and eligible beneficiaries. This position requires strong clinical judgment, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a focus on restoring function, improving performance, and supporting return to duty, activity, or sport.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient histories, physical examinations, diagnostic assessments, and treatment planning for a broad range of musculoskeletal and sports medicine conditions.
• Evaluate and manage overuse injuries, acute athletic injuries, concussion-related presentations, joint disorders, soft-tissue injuries, and other conditions affecting readiness and performance.
• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic studies.
• Coordinate referrals, rehabilitation plans, and follow-up care with orthopedic surgery, physical therapy, radiology, and other specialty services.
• Provide non-operative sports medicine treatment, including evidence-based recommendations, activity modification, patient education, and appropriate procedural interventions within scope of practice and clinical privileges.
• Support the evaluation and management of active-duty personnel with a focus on functional recovery and return to duty.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic health record.
• Participate in multidisciplinary collaboration and support quality and patient safety initiatives.
• Perform other duties consistent with the provider's specialty, credentials, and clinical privileges.

Required Qualifications

• M.D. or D.O. with successful completion of postgraduate medical training.
• Current, valid, unrestricted medical license in at least one U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth.
• Minimum of 3 years of full-time clinical experience in Orthopedics or Sports Medicine within the last 5 years.
• Board Certified in one of the following specialties:
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • Orthopedics
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Successful completion of a minimum one-year Sports Medicine fellowship OR a current Certificate of Added/Additional Qualification in Sports Medicine.
• Current individual DEA registration.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Additional life-support certifications may be required based on clinical responsibilities.
• Must satisfy all applicable credentialing, privileging, background, and facility access requirements.
• U.S. Citizenship may be required based on facility and installation requirements.

Work Schedule

• Approximately 1,912 hours over a 12-month period.
• Anticipated schedule of approximately 80 hours per two-week period, based on facility needs.
• Actual scheduling will be coordinated with the appropriate scheduling authority and may vary according to operational requirements.
• Schedule is subject to the needs of the medical facility.

Opportunity Highlights

• Direct-hire opportunity in Portsmouth, Virginia.
• Provide specialized sports medicine care in a military healthcare environment.
• Work with active-duty service members, retirees, and eligible beneficiaries.
• Opportunity to collaborate with orthopedic, rehabilitation, and other specialty providers.
• Focus on musculoskeletal health, performance, recovery, and return to activity or duty.