About the Position: This position is located in Patient Administration at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Liberty, NC This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Counsel military personnel from all branches of the uniformed services, retirees and families being processed through Army Physical Disability Evaluation System (APDES). Assist in referring Soldier's case appeals for impartial medical reviews, rebuttals, and coordinate the assignment of Soldier Medical Evaluation Counselor (SMEBC) services. Refer personnel to appropriate agencies to obtain counseling/guidance on benefits provided by Department of Labor, Social Security Administration and Veterans Affairs (VA). Train installation leadership on issues relevant to APDES on their rights, benefits, privileges, expectations and obligations. Serve as a liaison between the Service member, their command and a multi- disciplinary medical team, medical care case managers, non-medical case managers (e. g., Recovery Care Coordinators (RCC)), patient administration personnel, and the PEB. Obtain and forward required documents and records for Service Members to VA Medical Service Coordinator, MEB, Informal Physical Evaluation Board, Formal Medical Evaluation Board and other Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) stakeholders.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
• Employees assigned to a medical treatment facility are required to be screened for applicable immunizations or pre-existing immunity based on occupational risk, regardless of job series.
• Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
• Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
• Incumbent must successfully complete the PEBLO distance learning and resident courses within 180 days of assignment of duties. Recertification is required annually.

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. Basic Requirements for Health Systems Specialist (PEBLO) GS-09: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes advising personnel in all phases of a medical evaluation process; coordinating appointments or reviewing medical records for completeness; and preparing statistical reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care 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.

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 JT-DHA-DDAAFN DHA CENTRAL NC MARKET DO NOT MAIL Fort Liberty, NC 28310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk