This announcement is for TEMPORARY, INTERMITTENT positions NTE 1 year/1040 hours. This position is located in the Office of Medical Services and the incumbent in this position is a Re-employed Annuitant on an intermittent appointment temporarily filling vacant medical positions at overseas posts or domestically when there are staffing shortages or extended staffing gaps.  This position requires world-wide travel, often on short notice.

Duties

Provide primary and preventive health care services across the lifespan. Obtains the patient history, performs physical assessments to include diagnosis and treatment, emergency and acute care services. Manage health unit personnel and resources, inventory of supplies, provides training, maintains budget and medical records and facilitate emergency visitation travel. Collaborates with local, international healthcare providers and experts to deliver services, implement emergency actions and performs as occupational health advisor. Interpret and revise policies and procedures relating to emergency preparedness, counter-terrorism, emergency action plans, and medical training. Maintain health records, provide infectious disease prevention, CPR and first aid training.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Medical clearance is required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.  NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants MUST meet the required basic entry qualification requirements described below: BASIC REQUIREMENTS:  All applicants must meet the following basic requirements for all grade levels:  Education: Graduation from a physician assistant educational program, accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or its predecessors, at a college, university, or educational institution that is accredited by an accrediting body or organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. Certification: Successful completion of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) examination; must maintain status as a certified physician assistant, including completion of all requirements for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and re-certification.  Licensure: For all grade levels and positions, applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician Assistant from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. IN ADDITION to the basic requirements, this position requires one year of specialized experience as a certified physician assistant equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience analyzing, evaluating and providing expert advice and consultation to make decisions and recommendations concerning programs, patient primary and preventive health care services. Experience conducting physical examinations and interpreting findings. Experience determining emergency care services and interrupting diagnostic tests. Experience advocating and defending judgments and decisions to effectively communicate and gain acceptance of findings. Note: You MUST submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you WILL lose consideration for this position.

Education

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State 1999 Dyess Ave. Charleston Reg. Ctr., E119B Charleston, South Carolina 29405 United States
• Name: Phaytress Y. Kelley
• Phone: 771-204-9462
• Email: [email protected]