You will serve as a PHOTOGRAPHER (MEDICAL, SCIENTIFIC, & TECHNICAL) in the BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY (BUMED) of NAVMEDSUP DET BETHESDA MD. Salary GS-09 $68,405-$88,926 Salary GS-11 $82,764-$107,590

Duties

You will provide specialized biomedical and forensic photography and services and support. You will provide 24-hour on call photographic services to document various legal and medical subject matter, in rotation. You will create custom digital processing techniques and provide specially enhanced, measurable, color-accurate images that are not inherently destructive to the data and allows for a traceable chain of custody log of manipulations made. You will communicate tactfully with clients during pre-assignment meetings and with patients before, during, and after photography. You will provide routine non-medical photography support during normal working hours, only in circumstances where such assignments do not obstruct response to the emergency pager or routine biomedical/forensic photography during said hours.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• In accordance with BUMEDINST 6220.9B, this position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.
• In accordance with BUMEDINS 6230.15B employees who have contact with human blood or blood products are provided hepatitis B virus vaccine in accordance with the local blood borne pathogen exposure- control plan.

Qualifications

FOR THE GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-09) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience operating specialized cameras and related equipment in photographing subjects in specialized medical, technical and scientific photography, studio photography and operating room documentations. Experience designing, constructing, and modifying professional photography equipment into configurations meant to capture imagery in difficult assignments, such as multiple light sources, macro level magnification and remote shutter. Experience monitoring, studying, and evaluating advances in biomedical photography, forensic imaging, digital media creation and imaging workstation hardware and software technologies. Experience counseling and educating patients before, during and after photography on the procedures of image capture as well as usage rights and protected health information. FOR THE GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-07) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience operating specialized cameras and related equipment in photographing subjects in specialized medical, technical and scientific photography, studio photography and operating room documentations. Experience assisting with modifying professional photography equipment into configurations meant to capture imagery in difficult assignments such as multiple light sources, macro level magnification and remote shutter. Experience providing assistance monitoring, studying, and evaluating advances in biomedical photography, forensic imaging, and imaging workstation hardware and software technologies. Experience educating patients before, during and after photography on the procedures of image capture as well as usage rights and protected health information. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1000/photography-series-1060/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: There is no minimum education requirement for these positions.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: There is no substitution of education for experience for these positions.

Contacts

• Address NAVMEDSUP DET BETHESDA MD 8901 Wisconsin Ave Bethesda, MD 20889 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]