About the Position: This position is with the Defense Health Agency. The incumbent will work with the Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital located on Fort Johnson, Louisiana. The primary purpose is to coordinate patient transport services, manage referrals for specialty care appointments, collaborate with other organizations regarding lodging, facilitate air and/or ground transport, and other related duties regarding patient transport and lodging.

Duties

Facilitate the transport of patients by ground or air transportation. Assist with the monitoring documentation and authentication of contractor performance through surveillance constant interaction, e.g., one-on-one discussions, audits, telephonic communication, facsimile, e-mail and written communications. Coordinate lodging of patients for mission or medical assignment needs. Utilize automated systems to extract data and prepare reports. Monitor contractor services to ensure completion of contractor services and compliance requirements. Gather data to prepare reports on patient transport. Consult as the subject-matter expert in developing patient transport procedures. Coordinate contingency plans for patient transport.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.
• Up to 5% Business Travel may 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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:1) coordinating transportation services for patients by ground or air; OR 2) utilizing automated systems to extra patient information. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). Applicants who are current Federal employees or who are eligible for Reinstatement may be able to qualify with experience equivalent to the second lower grade, GS-05.? You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Computer SkillsPlanning and EvaluatingReasoning (Clerical/Technical)Transportation 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 second lower grade or equivalent (GS-05).

Education

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 JT-DHA-DD83CH DHA STAND-ALONE MKT-BAYNE ACH DO NOT USE Fort Johnson, LA 71459 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk