About the Position: Serves as the US Army Alaska's (USARAK) Medical Planner within the Command Surgeon's Office. Provides guidance, direction and advice on operational elements on Health Service Support planning.

Duties

Provides guidance, direction and advice on operational elements on Health Service Support planning. Develops deliberate and crisis action medical planning product requirements. Senior Medical Logistics Advisor to the commander, serving as the US Army Alaska medical logistician and technical expert for medical logistics plans requirements and operational capabilities during training and real world events. Provides medical expertise in the planning, design, development, and execution of USARAK exercises across the AOR. Serves as member of the USARAK Battle Staff and as a member of the deployable Tactical Operations Center (TOC) during major exercises and war-time operations.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is designated as a Key Position in accordance with AR 690-11. This position shall not be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the agency to function effectively.
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET Security Clearance.
• May be required to work 12-hour shifts.
• May be required to work other than normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends.
• May be required to live in field conditions (i.e., sleeping and working in a tent or hardened structure in an open bay setting with portable bathroom facilities) for an extended period of time (i.e., up to a month at a 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. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes developing a structured approach to determine the requirements for medical support to military operations and complex humanitarian emergencies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementInformation ManagementPlanning and Evaluating 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-11).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address EV-APF-W0AKAA US ARMY ALASKA, HQ DO NOT MAIL Fort Wainwright, AK 99703 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk