This position is located within the Associate Director's Office at the New York Harbor Healthcare System (NYHHS) in New York, New York. NYHHS serves as a Primary Receiving Center for Department of Defense (DOD) casualties according to the DOD contingency plan.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include, but are not limited the, the following: Serves as Liaison Officer in Hospital Incident Command System ( HICS); Interfaces with federal, state, and community emergency management authorities; Chairs the the New York Harbor Healthcare System (NYHHS) Emergency Management Subcommittee; Plans, organizes, and administers a comprehensive emergency management program covering the healthcare system; Participates in planning, response, and recovery for actual events; Coordinates a variety of mission critical emergency contingency and operations plans; Maintains knowledge of standards, guidance, and requirements of local, state, and federal regulatory and response agencies; Ensures that emergency management requirements are met in support of "ALL HAZARDS" events; Plans and establishes goals, objectives, performance indicators and performance improvement activities; Evaluates outcomes of disaster responses; Promotes and facilitates a proactive approach to emergency management; Participates in workshops and exercises; Serves as Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel (DEMPS) Coordinator; Recruits staff willing to participate in non-local disaster missions; and Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must meet the following: Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of an Emergency Management Specialist, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is experience working in an organization formulating, preparing, coordinating, and maintaining a variety of contingency plans, policies, directives, and regulations developed for emergency/disaster situations (such as designing procedures for a disaster plan, bomb threat, weather emergencies, etc.); ensuring the readiness of an organization to meet emergency preparedness requirements (via presentations, trainings, drills/exercises, or similar functions); interacting with community agencies and staff/healthcare providers to facilitate the movement of employees/patients during disaster situations; and responding quickly to emergency situations where the degree of hazard could be of a high nature. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. ~AND~ Driver's License Requirement (Screen-out): This position requires driving a vehicle to perform the official duties of the position; therefore, a current, valid state-issued driver's license is required. This position will require working in the community and frequent driving will be required to include transporting Veterans as needed. Note: We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you may be required to provide a copy of your current and valid state-issued driver's license. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Creative ThinkingEmergency ManagementOrganizational AwarenessTechnical Competence IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, but may involve slight physical effort when at field locations or when operating under emergency situations. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address VA NY Harbor Healthcare System 423 East 23rd Street New York, NY 10010 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]