About the Position: Serves as a Human Resources Assistant for a Health Care Recruiting Team (HCRT), whose primary mission is to recruit health care professionals for appointment into the US Army (Active and/or Reserve).

Duties

Collect information from potential applicants and determine appropriate programs based upon the applicant's qualifications and processes using automated data processing equipment. Verify the authenticity of all professional documents appropriate local, state and national accrediting bodies/boards/commissions for pre-credentialing of health care providers. Arrange physical examination and coordinates required professional interviews for the applicant. Answer questions and promote the program to potential applicants and other interested parties by providing complete, factual information on all aspects of the program. Identify candidates not meeting requirements and bring them to the attention of the recruiter.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The business travel requirement is 10%.
• One-year probationary / trial period may be 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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans 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. To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: utilizing personnel procurement programs to identify potential applicants and ensure eligibility, alerting recruiters to ineligible applicants, and estimating potential rank and pay; composing and preparing recruitment correspondence when the target audience may be military or professional groups, civilians, professional groups and associations, and educational institutions; knowledge of professional health care requirements sufficient to verify the authenticity of professional degrees, state licenses, malpractice insurance carriers, and other professional documents used for pre-credentialing health care providers. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service, GS-06. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer ServiceProgram ManagementStaffing and Recruitment 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-06). Separated Military Members: Resumes will be accepted from members of the Armed Forces who indicate in their applications that they are immediately appointable within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. Military members may be appointed while on terminal/transitional leave, before the effective date of their military retirement/separation. Military Retirees: Within the DoD (Department of Defense), including non-appropriated fund positions, the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following the retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326 or 5 U.S.C. 5305

Education

For this job, you must meet the qualifications requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address BR-W09WAA US ARMY 1ST MED RECRUITING BATTALION DO NOT MAIL Fort Meade, MD 20755 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk