Job opening: Health Technician
Salary: $58 397 - 75 914 per year
Published at: Sep 13 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is located at Air Force Academy, Colorado.
Duties
Interpret and apply the appropriate accession standards required for entrance into the five US service academies, Reserve Officer Training programs and other officer accessions under the purview of DoD Medical Examination Review Board.
Participate in strategic planning processes to improve direction and focus.
Direct the daily work, plans, and activities of the reviewer staff.
Request, review and interpret medical examinations, tests, and evaluations the purpose of determining qualification, disqualification and/or medical waiver requirements.
Request additional information, when necessary to obtain a complete picture of the applicant's suitability as it pertains to DoD medical standards.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain Secret security clearance.
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.
Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
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.
Basic Requirements for Health Technician GS-0640-09:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: assisting in establishing business processes to assess the overall effectiveness of the quality program across all functional areas; performing comprehensive analysis on medical documentation; and communicating with health care professionals regarding health care processes. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).
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:
Information ManagementTeamworkWritten Communication
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-08).
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address KF-DHA-DDAAFC DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY HQ
DO NOT MAIL
Falls Church, VA 22042
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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