About the Position: Incumbent provides executive level medical guidance and support to Commander and staff, U.S. Army North (5th Army) and their military mission, Located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Duties

Provide technical direction and synchronization on a variety of work including planning and conducting operations for Health Service Support, Force Health Protection and clinical administration. Consult with Combatant Command and Joint Staff Surgeons and Assistant Secretary of Defense, Health Affairs staffs, to synchronize medical operations and support to military operations Serve as subject matter expert for medical/health services planning and programming. Perform expert level senior medical strategic planning by reviewing and providing input into the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan, DoD Military Health Services Strategic Plan, Combatant Commanders Strategic Plan and other OPLANs/CONPLANs. Develop, coordinates and integrates Army North command health service support policy with component and subordinate commands to include coordination with Defense Health Agency and TRICARE resources. Develop and provides action plans, milestone documents, strategic guidance and other materials for medical strategic, business and organizational planning within the command and its components to achieve strategic objectives.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a top secret/SCI security clearance. Position has recurring access to top secret/SCI information
• This is a drug testing position based on the type of clearance required. Incumbent is required to submit to a drug test prior to placement in this position and may be randomly drug tested throughout incumbency.
• Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) may be up to 20%.
• A probationary period maybe required

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans 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 EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE SERIES, 0601: You must have a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position being advertised. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained (https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home). You must provide a copy of your unofficial transcripts that verify that you meet this education requirement by the closing date of this announcement. A copy of a diploma is not acceptable as verification. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirement listed below: Specialize Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes analyzing, evaluating and providing advisory on health care delivery systems and operations; researching, developing and/or establishing medical policy with a command and its subordinate organizations; Experience with planning IT Tools such as Joint Operation Planning and Execution System, Medical Analysis Tool, Defense Readiness Reporting System, Joint Lessons Learned information System and a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods for the assessment and Improvement of medical support plans and programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementDecision MakingInfluencing/NegotiatingManages and Organizes Information 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-13).

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address FR-APF-WJMH99 AUG MCP HQ US ARMY NORTH DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk