About the Position: This position is with the Defense Health Agency. It's located at the Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital located on Fort Johnson, Louisiana. The primary purpose is to coordinate, implement patient transport services, referral management for specialty care appointments with housing/transportation coordination. Coordinate air and/or ground transport and housing of eligible patients and perform a variety of support duties related to patient transport and housing.

Duties

Coordinate and facilitate the transport of patients by ground and air transportation, monitor contractor services, gather data and prepare information and reports on patient transport and to facilitate contingency plans for patient transport. Assist with the monitoring documentation and authentication of contractor performance through surveillance constant interaction, e.g., one-on-one discussions, audits, telephonic communication, facsimile, e-mail and written communications. Coordinate air and/or ground transport and housing of eligible patients to and from Fort Polk for these missions, and performs a variety of assistance and support duties related to patient transport and housing. Utilize automated systems to provide subject-matter assistance in the development of automated patient transport procedures, extract data and prepare reports.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A favorable National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) may be required for this position.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experiencerequirements 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience performing a wide variety of standard and nonstandard transportation support services related to the transport of patients by ground and air transportation; and experience utilizing automated systems such as electronic health records to obtain patient information; extract data, and prepare reports; and experience preparing information and reports on patient transport and to facilitate contingency plans for patient transport. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Computer SkillsCustomer ServicePlanning and EvaluatingTransportation Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83CH DHA STAND-ALONE MKT-BAYNE ACH DO NOT USE Fort Johnson, LA 71459 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk