About the Position: This position is in the Defense Health Agency Public Health, Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD. To learn more, visit us at: https://phc.amedd.army.mil/Pages/default.aspx APG is in Harford County, Maryland, surrounded by the Bush River to the east and the Chesapeake Bay to the south, offering many amenities to include recreation and child/day care. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Provide technically correct and pragmatic advice to IDPHs, military medical treatment facilities (MTFs), DHA Service Markets, other DHA organizations and Service Medical Commands. Support CQI/CPI, performance improvement, and public health accreditation throughout the enterprise; assists in preparation of policy, goals, and guidance for CQI/CPI, performance improvement. Research topics to ensure content is technically sound and relevant. Interacts with students/audience to clarify and enhance training. Conducts public health practice studies to determine applicable requirements and feasible problem resolution. Represent the organization on agency position(s) regarding public health systems, public health performance improvement, CQI/CPI, delivery of the 10 Essential Public Health Services and Foundational Capabilities of Public Health.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Up to 20% Business Travel is 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting with interpreting policy and preparing guidance related to accreditation, developing and/or modifying public health resources; and providing education on public health subjects such as public health service delivery, community health assessments and public health accreditation. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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.

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