About the Position: Incumbent receives, reviews, controls, and processes physical disability cases from the Army's Medical Treatment Centers for all servicing areas. Position is located at US Army Human Resource Command, Physical Disability Agency, Physical Evaluation Board at Ft. Sam Houston, TX.

Duties

Receive, review, control, and process physical disability cases from the Army's Medical Treatment Centers for all servicing areas. Receives and independently reviews medical boards (all categories). Distribute work to other office personnel based on the complexity of the case, workload, and the particular phase of processing. Review and analyze the most complex and/or controversial cases submitted by each Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF) Medical Evaluation Board (MEBD). Serve as disability case manager to ensure all documentation required to make sound decisions are present, and if not, coordinates with the appropriate source (soldier, physician, counsel, chain-of-command, etc.) to obtain same. Review clinical records, health records, military personnel records, court-martial orders, reports of investigations, elections, requests for continuance on active duty, and other documentation to determine if all procedural requirements.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• This position requires a qualified typist.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) 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.) 13473Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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 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. Specialized experience: Specialized experience: Your resume must reflect at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the federal service which includes: experience providing technical advice and guidance regarding a wide variety of military HR programs such as Physical Evaluation Board, Medical Evaluation Board, Physical Disability Agency, Temporary Disabled Retired List,strength management; personnel readiness; awards; In/Out processing; evaluations; separations; flags; personnel actions; for the military HR management program. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: AccountabilityManages and Organizes InformationPersonnel Action Processing and RecordkeepingWriting 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-07).

Contacts

• Address FR-APF-W6ED33 PHYS EVALUATION BOARD - FT SAM HOUSTON DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk