Opened Area(s) of Consideration: 1, 2, 3 DEFINITION OF AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION: Area 1 - All current on-board AKNG T5 Competitive or Excepted Service Employees. Area 2 - All other current onboard AKNG T32 Excepted Service Employees. Area 3 - All current or former members of the Alaska National Guard PDCN: T5608000 Selecting Supervisor: Jordan Gray

Duties

Oversees and manages the ARNG medical readiness program of the state, which includes planning, coordinating, and providing direction to all medical resources within the state. Direct responsibilities include, but are not limited to, command health programs, medical/dental aspects of mobilization, deployment and operations, medical education, sustainment, proficiency training, credentialing of health care professionals; fiscal management; policy development and implementation, medical support for accomplishment of various missions, including the support of country, state, and federal agencies involved in various natural disasters and civil emergencies. Plans, coordinates, and institutes medical policies to implement federal law and higher-level directives to provide optimum support to subordinate organizations. Coordinates with support organizations to assure an integrated approach to the solution of problems. Assesses the impact of changes in or to the medical program and coordinates with all principal parties to ensure that these changes do not exceed core capabilities. Confers with applicable support functions to ensure that medical requirements are being satisfied. Programs managed are substantial and subject to frequent change, and include unpredictable and unique problems for which there is no precedent. Changes often require reprogramming of resources. Identifies medical readiness trends; develops and issues guidance when warranted. Develops new procedures to solve unprecedented problems/issues. Chairs meetings to coordinate work to be accomplished by various commanders and full-time support personnel that must work as a team to accomplish tasks and goals. Represents the State Surgeon as the principle full-time medical advisor to the Adjutant General, the Chief of Staff, and other directorate level staff elements, and as a liaison with all NGB, State, and Federal organizations concerning matters relevant to medical readiness. Administers all resources budgeted to the state for medical programs. Oversees the preparation of a proposed annual budget for the state medical readiness program to include funding from DA, NGB, and state sources. Conducts staff conferences to determine budget impacts caused by increased costs, changes in programs and policies, readiness requirements, and new program requirements. Approves the annual state medical readiness budget request prior to submission for National Guard Bureau approval. Manages all money budgeted to the state for medical readiness and approves all changes which may need to be made due to unforeseen problems. Ensures that training requirements for medical personnel are met. Ensures that medical training and medical logistical readiness of all units are in accordance with the priority of the units concerned. Develops and monitors a medical proficiency training program along with current and long range plans that provide adequate facilities, personnel, and equipment for support of the medical readiness program. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
• Bargaining Unit: Non- Bargaining.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guide.
• May be required to obtain and maintain a satisfactory security clearance.
• APPOINTMENT FACTORS: T5 Excepted Service appointment in the Alaska National Guard.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• Must maintain HIPAA certification.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
• DESIRABLES: Ability to travel for duties, to include advocating for Soldiers; liaising with internal and external departments and agencies; training; and attending conferences.
• Due to the nature of this position, you must possess a State driver's license.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION is experience/education which is directly related to the position to be filled and which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. To qualify for this position, you must meet the Specialized Experience, Education, or a combination of both as described below: Specialized Experience - Must have at least 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-09. Progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following: Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. Experience with command health programs, medical/dental aspects of mobilization, deployment and operations, medical education, sustainment, proficiency training, credentialing of health care professionals; fiscal management; policy development and implementation, medical support for accomplishment of various missions. OR Education - Possess a Ph.D, an equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Course work must be in fields closely related to: Health Administration, Health Care Administration (or equivalent), Health Care Management, Health Management and Policy, Health Services Administration (or equivalent), Hospital Administration (or equivalent), Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Statistics, Information Systems Management, or other business-related equivalent. NOTE: In order to be considered for this position using education as a basis of qualification, you must submit a copy of your transcripts. OR Combination - A combination of Specialized Experience and Education as described above. Only graduate education in excess of that required for a Master's degree or equivalent may be used when combining education and experience to meet the total qualification requirements. NOTE: In order to qualify for this position using a combination of experience and education, you must submit a copy of your transcripts. **In order to use education as a substitution for experience or as a combination of experience and education, you must submit a copy of your transcripts. If submitting transcripts from foreign universities/colleges, you are required to submit a credential evaluation from a private U. S. organization that interprets your foreign education or degree. To be acceptable for Federal employment, foreign education must be equivalent to education or degrees acquired at accredited colleges, universities, or educational institutions in the United States. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Resume must have complete dates and hours worked per week for each occurrence of both civilian and military employment (Example: 2 JAN 1980 to 3 MAR 1981; 0800-1630 M-F or JAN 1980 to MAR 1981; 40 hrs/wk) Use of year only will result in disqualification. The duties listed must fully substantiate -in your own words- that you meet the minimum requirements and specialized experience listed above, in detail; otherwise, you will not be considered qualified for this position. Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Your experience will be evaluated on the basis of duties performed. Your record of experience, training, and education must show possession of the following knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position: -- Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques for analyzing and measuring the effectiveness of the state medical program. This knowledge is applied in conducting studies, analyzing findings, and making recommendations on the state medical readiness programs to the State Surgeon. Knowledge of the mission, organization, and programs throughout the state, ARNG, the NGB Surgeons Office, U.S. Army Medical Command, and the relationship of each to there supported activities. -- Knowledge of NGB strategic medical management objectives and policies to develop guidance on techniques for effective implementation and operation of the state medical readiness program. Knowledge is used to develop procedures and directives to determine what to measure how to measure, and define the results for program effectiveness.

Contacts

• Address Alaska Army National Guard P.O Box 5800 JBER, AK 99505 US
• Name: Lester Nathaniel Tuazon
• Phone: 907-428-6351
• Email: [email protected]