THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This Air National Guard position is for a PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNICIAN, Position Description Number NGD1723000 and is part of the TN 134th ARW, National Guard. This vacancy is not eligible for membership to a labor organization.

Duties

As a PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNICIAN, GS-0640-08 (TITLE 32) you will manage the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) mandated occupational health education and training programs and Department of Defense Instruction (DODI). Determines educational/training requirements for employees by analyzing existing compliance data. Manage the OSHA and AFOSH mandated occupational health medical surveillance program. Coordinate OHMEs within the MDG and ensures pre-placement, annual/periodic, and termination examinations are completed. Studie, analyze and develop workplace-specific trends by summarizing, interpreting and managing OHME results. Implement, manage and oversee the Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System-Hearing Conservation (DOEHRS-HC) Hearing Conservation Program (HCP). Analyzes BEE Industrial Hygiene Survey data to determine exposed personnel, ensures completion of audiometric testing, reviews test results to detect threshold shifts and recommends appropriate follow-up actions. Manage the Reproductive Health Program. Manage the Bloodborne Pathogens Program (BPP). Manage the PIMR ASIMS Hospital Employee Health Program (HEHP) database. Studie, review and manage occupational injury/illness workplace incidents and recommends corrective actions. Manage the Community Health Program. Manage Public Health aspect of the base immunization program. Manage the Vector borne Disease Surveillance Program. Develop, manage, and execute the base Food Safety and Vulnerability Program. Manage the Facility Sanitation Program. Review, monitor and manage the Defense Logistics Agency All Food and Drug Act (ALFOODACT) hazardous food program concerning recalls and potential recalls of hazardous, tampered or suspected tampering of foods that are issued by the FDA, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Department of Commerce (USDC), Defense Supply center Philadelphia (DSCP), or other Government or non-Government agencies which concern foods that are or may be expected to be in military accounts. Ensures prompt, appropriate follow-up actions are taken IAW individual ALFOODACT messages to protect the health and safety of the base populace. Manage the Aircraft Quarantine Inspection Program. Manage the Medical Intelligence Program. Manage and track deployment activity with the PIMR ASIMS Deployment Tracking Application database. Manage Public Health and Prevention aspect of Base Disaster Preparation and Response Process. Provide input for the Public Health portion of Host Tenant Support Agreement (HTSA) and coordinates with Logistics/Plans office. Manage the educational training portion of the OSHA mandated "Right To Know Law"; Hazard Communication (HAZCOM) program. Serves as a base source for educational material and/or resources to enable shop supervisors and/or designated trainers to educate their personnel as required. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Applicant must complete a Baseline Pre-Placement Screening for General Schedule positions within 30 days of appointment.
• Acceptance of a Federal position may terminate Tricare Reserve Select eligibility.
• For positions requiring a security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.

Qualifications

Military Grades: E-5 through E-8 GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have a validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade? Experience gained through military technical AFSC training school (restricted to AFSC 4EOX1) are included in the two year on-the-job experience. Do you have a validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have at least 12 months or 1 year at next lowest level of experiences in performing public health program work and managing public health activities; experience in functions such as, routine food safety and defense inspection; sanitary evaluations; communicable disease control and disease intervention; occupational health; force health management activities, PHA cell, medical entomology programs and public health medical readiness programs. Knowledge is mandatory of basic biological and physical sciences; preventive medicine; fundamentals of microbiology; chemistry; anatomy; physiology; and pathology of the human body; terminology; limited paraprofessional examinations; medical entomology programs; food science and technology; food handler training; food and water safety and defense principles; food inspection; laboratory procedures; sanitary evaluations; public facility sanitation; prevention and control of foodborne; water-borne; and vector-borne diseases; communicable disease prevention and control; epidemiology; occupational health (including hearing conservation); medical readiness (including medical intelligence, deployment processing, and deployment surveillance); personnel management and administration; medical service organization and function; basic medical information management (including database management) and written and oral communication. Practical understanding or specialized competencies in regard to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) mandated occupational health education and training programs, and the applicable Department of Defense Instructions (DODI); knowledge of the OSHA and AFOSH mandated occupational health medical surveillance program. Skilled in conducting the Bioenvironmental Engineering (BEE) Industrial Hygiene Surveys; and understands when to direct the employee occupational health medical examinations (OHMEs); skilled in tasks that involve implementing, managing, and/or overseeing the Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System-Hearing Conservation (DOEHRS-HC) Hearing Conservation Program (HCP); knowledgeable of the Air Force Reproductive Health Program. Experiences included the study and analysis of BEE Industrial Hygiene Survey data to determine chemical/workplace risks to fetal health; skilled in executing OSHA/AFOSH principles, methods, and guidelines to evaluate the presence of reproductive and fetal risk factors; competent in analyzing BEE Industrial Hygiene Survey data in order to identify personnel potentially at risk of exposure to blood and body fluids. Skilled in performing the PIMR ASIMS Hospital Employee Health Program (HEHP) database programs. Skilled in developing screening questionnaires that properly identified employees who are in a High-Risk and/or Exposure-Prone category, in accordance with current CDC definitions. Skilled in identifying immunization and testing requirements and duty limitations for High-Risk and/or Exposure-Prone personnel; experienced in working the occupational injury/illness workplace incidents; skilled in analyzing medical diagnoses findings to determine if an injury or illness occurreds skilled in determining if injury or illness incidents are work-related and knowledgeable of the appropriate follow-up actions. Knowledgeable of the Community Health Program; experiences may have included formulating strategies for the identification, control, prevention and elimination of communicable diseases. Competent in evaluating epidemiological and toxicological pathways. Experienced in developing and coordinating health risk assessment activities; skilled in reviewing, implementing and/or executing current policies and guidance for routine and mandatory immunization requirements; knowledgeable in deployment-specific immunizations; experiences may have included the development of medical actions required as part of the base-level Smallpox and Anthrax teams and/or other biological warfare agent prevention programs. Skilled in the identification and providing referrals to allergist/health care providers for follow-up and skilled in completing record entries into the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) website database when necessary; knowledgeable of the PIMR ASIMS Air Force Complete Immunization Tracking Application (AFCITA) database; competent in working the Vector Borne Disease Surveillance Program; skilled in researching information on vectors of local medical importance in coordination with regional health agencies. competent in formulating, implementing, and recommending methods and educational strategies for the identification, control, and/or elimination of vector-borne illness with regional health agencies. Competent on how to coordinate with the USDA and US Customs Service to posit questions in regard to possible insect infestation of aircraft; skilled in developing and executing the base Food Safety and Vulnerability Program; capable in conducting inspections of food items received, stored, and served on all food facilities or public use facilities on base; experiences involved interpreting significant findings and educates food facility supervisors on corrective actions and disposition; skilled in developing, managing, and executing the base Food Safety and Vulnerability Program; experienced in determining the frequency and conducts inspection of food items received, stored and served on all food facilities or public use facilities on base. Knowledgeable of the Defense Logistics Agency All Food and Drug Act (ALFOODACT) hazardous food program in regard to recalls and potential recalls of hazardous, tampered or suspected tampering of foods that are issued by the FDA, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Department of Commerce (USDC), Defense Supply center Philadelphia (DSCP), or other Government or non-Government agencies, as applicable in military accounts; experiences included pre and post- deployment medical requirements for immunizations, blood serum, medication, personal protective equipment (PPE), and other preventive measures; skilled in delivering pre and post-deployment medical intelligence briefings on potential health and environmental threats; prevention and control measures; and, Biological and Chemical Warfare threats.

Education

Education Requirement: High School Diploma/GED

Contacts

• Address TN 134th ARW 134 BRISCOE DRIVE ALCOA, TN 37777 US
• Name: THEODORE REGAN
• Phone: (615) 313-0606
• Email: [email protected]