Opened Area(s) of Consideration: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 DEFINITION OF AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION: Area 1 - All current on-board AKNG T5 Competitive or Excepted Service Employees. Area 2 - All other current onboard AKNG T32 Excepted Service Employees. Area 3 - All current or former members of the Alaska National Guard Area 4 - All current and former Federal Employees with Reinstatement Eligibility. Area 5 - All U.S. Citizens. PDCN: T6001000 MPCN: 1075638 Selecting Supervisor: Benjamin Doyle

Duties

Serves as the locally recognized authority for administration of comprehensive clinical medical and physical assessments, and preventative medical services to assigned ANG personnel. Using mastery of and skill in applying professional and clinical Aerospace, Occupational and Preventative Medicine knowledge, practices, principles and theories, the incumbent: Works independently and exercises sound judgment in accordance with the methods and practices of the medical profession and established medical/administrative policies affecting the quality and success of key programs essential to ANG readiness. Analyzes and identifies trends in medical assessments through review, comparison, and interpretation against complex medical standards, policies, and laws. This includes reviewing AF Form 2992, "Medical Recommendations for Flying or Special/Operational Duty Log", summarizing findings and reporting to the Deployment Availability Working Group. Provides expert clinical decision making and medical dispositions on a wide range of illnesses and injuries relating to Wing fitness questionnaires; duty limiting condition reports; notification of Air Force qualification status; and fitness for duty determinations: Validates appropriateness of and adherence to medical care plans, ensuring implementation and compliance through mastery of and skill in applying sound medical judgment for pre- and post-deployment health, human immunodeficiency virus (can be designated HIV provider), automated neuropsychological, and psychological health assessments. Provides Aerospace Medicine support. Serves as the fulltime ANG medical expert on all aspects of the Aerospace Medicine Program; assisting the Chief of Aerospace Medicine with overall program management and implementation. The physician applies extensive medical knowledge and complex occupational and environmental health methodologies to protect assigned ANG personal across the entire scope of military related exposures. Actively participates in strategic planning to improve organizational direction as a member of the ANG medical unit leadership. Serves as recognized medical authority within the organization, when working with Federal, State, and local agencies on matters related to aerospace medicine, preventative medicine, personnel reliability, and occupational medicine. Analyzes, evaluates, monitors, and reports on Individual Medical Readiness for ANG Wing, tenants, and geographically separated unit personnel. Utilizes extensive medical knowledge to ensure compliance with and preparation for readiness of unit compliance inspections, evaluations, audits, and staff assistance visits including unit effectiveness inspections. Thoroughly researches and prepares formal and informal briefings for staff meetings, higher level meetings and informal sessions regarding operations, unit deployments, exercises and readiness or compliance inspections levied by the USAF MAJCOM Inspector General's offices and other auditing agencies. Oversees professional medical personnel and provides expert advice on the preparation of reports, directives, correspondence, after action reports, and memoranda pertaining to health services programs; planning, developing, publishing and implementing policies and procedures within the established guidelines; and provides technical medical advice and guidance on applicable Management Internal Control Toolset checklists; interpreting complex root cause analyses and developing corrective action plans. Performs other duties as assigned. The full Position Description (PD) can be found at the following link: GS-0602-14, NGT6001000

Requirements

• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
• Bargaining Unit: Non- Bargaining.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guide.
• May be required to obtain and maintain a satisfactory security clearance.
• May require participation in random drug testing.
• APPOINTMENT FACTORS: T5 Excepted Service appointment in the Alaska National Guard.
• Must be board-certified in a Primary Care Specialty (Aerospace Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, or Emergency Medicine).
• Board certification in a Primary Care Specialty is desired (Aerospace Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, or Emergency Medicine).
• Physicians License required.
• Must maintain current state licensure, Basic Life Support (BLS), and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or other named certifications.
• Must possess knowledge of Dodi 6130.03, March 30, 2018 Medical standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction into the Military services.
• This is an Inclement Weather position. Incumbent may be required to report for or remain on duty during inclement weather.
• The work of this position may require rotating shifts, overtime, weekends, holidays, and/or on-call duty hours.
• Temporary Duty Travel may be required.
• Incumbent may be required to participate in contingency readiness exercises, major accident response exercises, and investigations.
• Incumbent of this position will be required to file OGE Form 450, Confidential Statement of Affiliations and Financial Interests.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience which is directly related to the position to be filled and which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. GS-14 - Must have at least 48 months (4 years) of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled (Aerospace Medicine) or equivalent experience and training in the following: installation-wide medical management including, aerospace and operational disposition and to provide critical clinical judgment for medical case management to promote and maintain the health and well-being of assigned Air National Guard (ANG) personnel. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Resume must have complete dates and hours worked per week for each occurrence of both civilian and military employment (Example: 2 JAN 1980 to 3 MAR 1981; 0800-1630 M-F or JAN 1980 to MAR 1981; 40 hrs/wk) Use of year only will result in disqualification. The duties listed must fully substantiate -in your own words- that you meet the minimum requirements and specialized experience listed above, in detail; otherwise, you will not be considered qualified for this position. Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Your experience will be evaluated on the basis of duties performed. Your record of experience, training, and education must show possession of the following knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position: - Mastery and skill in applying expertise in Aerospace, Occupational, Internal Medicine, and Family Medicine to serve as a recognized board certified expert in medical evaluations, diagnostic treatment, and follow-up military members serving as aircrew or in special duty occupations and their family members ranging from newborn to geriatric that present a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses, injuries, and conditions, including complex and interdependent cases that require the application of the most advanced/newest developments in these specialties. Technical Credibility - Knowledge of medical practice standards, current peer and scientific evidence based practices, disease management and clinical decision making principles, universal infection control guidelines and standards, the community resource system, and administrative requirements to direct management of a full range of primary and health care services to include aerospace medical care, ambulatory surgical procedures, patient/family education, preventive counseling, referral to other facilities and coordination of care. - Knowledge of aerospace medicine and primary care practices sufficient provide clinical and administrative leadership to facilitate and manage the full spectrum of professional and patient care including effective resource management, case management and cost-effective healthcare. - Interpersonal and communication skills to effectively exchange information and counsel patients, their families, and professional associates.

Education

Degree:
Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

Degree from Foreign Medical School: A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United States.Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by:

• Permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates,
• A fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and

Graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.

Licensure
For all grade levels and positions, applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from:

• A State,
• The District of Columbia,
• The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or
• A territory of the United States.

Graduate Training
Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, a candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training.
For purposes of this standard, graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are described below.

• An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training by a recognized body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) .
• A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association , (AMA) or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
• A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital or an institution accredited in the United States for such training.

**If submitting transcripts from foreign universities/colleges, you are required to submit a credential evaluation from a private U. S. organization that interprets your foreign education or degree. To be acceptable for Federal employment, foreign education must be equivalent to education or degrees acquired at accredited colleges, universities, or educational institutions in the United States.

Contacts

• Address Alaska Air National Guard P.O Box 5800 JBER, AK 99505 US
• Name: Lucy Dieterich
• Phone: (907) 428-6462
• Email: [email protected]