About the Position: This position is located in El Paso, Colorado. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Process and review medical examinations, tests, and evaluations for determination of qualification for all DoD officer accessions. Responsible for analysis, interpretation and application of medical standards for all officer accessions. Attend DoD MERB Reviewers meetings in the conduct of ongoing reviews, policies, training, and establishes short and long term suspenses for completion of required actions. Conduct quality audits across the DoD Military Examination Review Board (MERB) product line. Complete qualification certification action on a vast majority of cases. Refer controversial or complicated cases to physicians and/or to the appropriate waiver authority for consideration of qualification, disqualification, and/or medical waiver.

Requirements

• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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 Requirement for Health Technician GS-0640-08: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes, performing comprehensive analysis on medical documentation; communicating with health care professionals regarding health care processes; processing and reviewing medical examinations, tests, and evaluations for determination of qualification for medical officers; and utilizing existing knowledge of healthcare practices to independently selection from a variety of established techniques/methods to diagnose inefficiencies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). 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.

Contacts

• Address KF-DHA-DDAAFC DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY HQ DO NOT MAIL Falls Church, VA 22042 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk