HEALTH TECHNICIAN - TITLE 5
As a Health Technician, GS-0640-08, you will:
Develop plans, procedures, goals and objectives in support of the Aerospace Medicine and Force Health Management Programs using an extensive knowledge of Department of Defense (DOD), Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA), United States Air Force (USAF) and Air National Guard (ANG) directives, policies and standards. Programs include physical examinations and standards, flight medicine and related aero medical and force health management concerns. Interprets directives and applies standards to determine worldwide deployability of personnel. Advises and makes recommendations to senior officials on force health issues related to physical exams, standards and flight medicine activities to ensure compliance. Manage the Reserve Component Periodic Health Assessment (RCPHA) program. Review military unique individual readiness requirements. Identify documents and ensure member is notified of abnormal laboratory or diagnostic results. Track PIMR and report noncompliance information to leadership. Provide training for unit RCPHA monitors. Determine the need for and initiate Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) actions for duty related medical conditions. Coordinate, prepare and/or process MEB with active duty facility. Serve as the primary local interface with the Military Personnel Flight (MPF) for MEB/Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) process, issues, and concerns. Advise individuals and commanders on appropriate procedures and responsibilities. Provide pre-screening for medical/dental/mental health and evaluation of personnel eligibility for deployment. Review preventative health assessment (PHA) and individual medical readiness (PIMR) data and health/dental records to determine medical deployability. Schedule members to complete any medical requirement that is necessary to meet and maintain eligibility for deployment status. Perform quality assurance studies on medical issues such as:
patient satisfaction surveys, review of medical records for content and structure, reviews laboratory results for validity and application, and generate readiness reports for commander review. Administer the medical records program and acts as the medical records custodian. Prepare, safeguards, and maintain medical and dental records. Review records for security clearances and special duty assignments. Review incoming records and perform administrative quality assurance checks to ensure that the record contains accurate and complete data in accordance with current directives. Make recommendations to improve procedures for compiling and retrieving medical records information. Determine eligibility for release of confidential medical information within established guidelines and abstracts information from medical record. Act as the Medical Group customer service expert. Address complex issues using independent judgment. Provide technical medical assistance to medical inquiries and responds to inquiry by researching, compiling information, generating response and providing information through written correspondence, telephone, electronic or in-person response. Monitor the medical status of military personnel. Identify and profile personnel with medical conditions impacting duty performance or assignment restriction. Review and validate profiles disqualified for worldwide duty. Notify and advise commanders, supervisors and unit deployment managers when a member's medical/dental condition or duty restriction affects deployable status. Perform other duties as assigned. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. In order to qualify, you must meet the education/experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as:
serving as the functional expert for issues pertaining to Aerospace Medicine and Force Health Management Programs, which impact individual medical readiness (IMR) and personnel fitness for continued worldwide deployability. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). To qualify based on your education, you must possess 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement OR a combination of education and experience. You must submit copies of your transcripts.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Develop plans, procedures, goals and objectives in support of the Aerospace Medicine and Force Health Management Programs using an extensive knowledge of Department of Defense (DOD), Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA), United States Air Force (USAF) and Air National Guard (ANG) directives, policies and standards. Programs include physical examinations and standards, flight medicine and related aero medical and force health management concerns. Interprets directives and applies standards to determine worldwide deployability of personnel. Advises and makes recommendations to senior officials on force health issues related to physical exams, standards and flight medicine activities to ensure compliance. Manage the Reserve Component Periodic Health Assessment (RCPHA) program. Review military unique individual readiness requirements. Identify documents and ensure member is notified of abnormal laboratory or diagnostic results. Track PIMR and report noncompliance information to leadership. Provide training for unit RCPHA monitors. Determine the need for and initiate Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) actions for duty related medical conditions. Coordinate, prepare and/or process MEB with active duty facility. Serve as the primary local interface with the Military Personnel Flight (MPF) for MEB/Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) process, issues, and concerns. Advise individuals and commanders on appropriate procedures and responsibilities. Provide pre-screening for medical/dental/mental health and evaluation of personnel eligibility for deployment. Review preventative health assessment (PHA) and individual medical readiness (PIMR) data and health/dental records to determine medical deployability. Schedule members to complete any medical requirement that is necessary to meet and maintain eligibility for deployment status. Perform quality assurance studies on medical issues such as:
patient satisfaction surveys, review of medical records for content and structure, reviews laboratory results for validity and application, and generate readiness reports for commander review. Administer the medical records program and acts as the medical records custodian. Prepare, safeguards, and maintain medical and dental records. Review records for security clearances and special duty assignments. Review incoming records and perform administrative quality assurance checks to ensure that the record contains accurate and complete data in accordance with current directives. Make recommendations to improve procedures for compiling and retrieving medical records information. Determine eligibility for release of confidential medical information within established guidelines and abstracts information from medical record. Act as the Medical Group customer service expert. Address complex issues using independent judgment. Provide technical medical assistance to medical inquiries and responds to inquiry by researching, compiling information, generating response and providing information through written correspondence, telephone, electronic or in-person response. Monitor the medical status of military personnel. Identify and profile personnel with medical conditions impacting duty performance or assignment restriction. Review and validate profiles disqualified for worldwide duty. Notify and advise commanders, supervisors and unit deployment managers when a member's medical/dental condition or duty restriction affects deployable status. Perform other duties as assigned. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. In order to qualify, you must meet the education/experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as:
serving as the functional expert for issues pertaining to Aerospace Medicine and Force Health Management Programs, which impact individual medical readiness (IMR) and personnel fitness for continued worldwide deployability. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). To qualify based on your education, you must possess 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement OR a combination of education and experience. You must submit copies of your transcripts.
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0640 Health Aid And Technician - Salary Range:
$47,899 to $62,269 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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