About the Position: This position is with the 79th Theater Sustainment Command, 650th Regional Support Group, 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Duties

Coordinate with health care facilities to validate health care entitlements for active component and reserve military personnel. Coordinate with local, state, and active components regarding medical health care benefit issues. Advise service members and dependents about their medical entitlements. Provide technical guidance to service member dependents on health care benefits and services available through TRICARE, the Army Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP), and Title V Programs for Children with Special Needs. Communicate orally to service members regarding health care entitlements. Assist in developing medical briefings for deployment missions. Coordinate medical assessments for service connected incapacitation pay claims. Conduct health care benefit and medical readiness briefings to group audiences. Drafts formal replies to Congressional, Inspector General and special inquiries pertaining to complex individual health readiness entitlements and concerns.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 is defined as knowledge of health care benefit services and related issues, skill in preparation of health benefit reports and completion of documents involving medical assessments, treatment, and documentation for claims, knowledge of health care resources and the ability to analyze health care policies and procedures to ensure uniform application and provide recommendations for efficiency. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Healthcare Management and Healthcare Services Administration. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementCustomer ServiceOral Communication

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address DE-APF-W6U1AA TS, 311TH SUST CMD DO NOT MAIL Fort McCoy, WI 54656 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk