This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Health Security (OHS). The OHS is the principal medical, workforce health and safety and public health authority for DHS. The primary purpose of this position is to support health security and operational medicine planning efforts, with emphasis on mass migration, emerging threats and complex natural and man-made crises. Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Duties

As a Public Health and Medical Planner, GS-0601-12/13, your typical work assignments may include: Works as part of a team led by the supervisor and/or more senior public health and medical planners in researching, developing and implementing plans, processes, protocols, and frameworks for the management of public health, medical and health security threats and crises. Assists in coordinating with DHS, federal interagency, state and local, and non-governmental partners to build whole-of nation resilience to health security threats, in addition to other crises such as natural disasters and mass migration. Serves as an analyst in the areas of public health emergency preparedness and operational coordination of assigned medical and health security programs. Anticipates, recognizes, evaluates, prevents, and recommends controlling interventions of external factors arising in or from crisis environments which may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort among the workforce, persons in custody or care of the Department. Coordinates with a variety of public health and medical professionals such as but not limited to senior planners, physicians, medical intelligence analysts, epidemiologists, and emergency medical services personnel. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
• You may be required to serve a one year probationary period.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.

Qualifications

INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement that must be met prior to meeting the specialized experience. Education Possession of a bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. NOTE: You must provide copies of transcripts for evaluation as part of your application package. Failure to do so, will result in not receiving consideration for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-12 To qualify for this position, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in Federal Service or private/public sector equivalent experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Awareness of and skill in applying a wide range of public health and operational medicine planning services sufficient to perform highly specialized assignments of an advance nature and considerable difficulty. Insight of knowledge of public health and medical response frameworks such as the National Response Framework and Emergency Support Functions 6 (Mass Care) and 8 (Public Health and Medical Services) sufficient to assist in researching, developing and implementing plans, processes, protocols, and frameworks for the management of public health, medical and health security threats and crises. Project planning in analysis of operations for the purpose of proposing solutions to problems; and in organizing, writing, and editing information to make it meaningful to a wide array of audiences. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-13 To qualify for this position, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in Federal Service or private/public sector equivalent experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Professional knowledge of healthcare principles, practices and procedures in order to provide expertise in public health and operational medicine planning with emphasis on health security threats and complex natural and man-made crises. Skilled knowledge of public health and medical response frameworks such as the National Response Framework and Emergency Support Functions 6 (Mass Care) and 8 (Public Health and Medical Services). Experience and knowledge of project planning in analysis of operations for the purpose of proposing innovative solutions to problems and in organizing, writing, and editing information to make is meaningful to a wide array of audiences. Expert knowledge and skill in planning, organizing and executing various functions in support of the Organizations delivery of public health and medical programs. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. All requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following Website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: Tracy Castillo
• Email: [email protected]