You will serve as an EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROGRAM MANAGER in the Maritime Operations, Dir Clinical Ops Policy and Standards, Emergency Medical Services (N10E) of BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY.

Duties

You will serve as a Headquarters-Element EMS program management specialist within the Navy Office of Emergency Medical Services (NOEMS), Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), U.S. Navy. You will adhere to and perform the prescribed continuous quality improvement (CQI) program tasks and functions as the secondary reviewer in order to ensure optimal EMS care delivery. You will ensure all EMS training provided to Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) and Marine Corps Installation Command (MCICOM), and BUMED EMS units meets the established standards and certifications. You will ensure EMS units/EMS departments within CNIC, MCICOM and BUMED OCONUS systems have sufficient access to sufficient Class VIII medical consumables/supplies, medical gases, disposal of regulated medical waste, etc. You will develop, review, and revise existing protocols and standardized instructions and ensure they follow national, state, and local EMS standards. You will verify local EMS medical directors (LMDs) complete the patient care report (PCR) reviews according to the prescribed BUMED template for off-line EMS medical direction. You will actively engage with community partners to support the execution of national objectives and establish, foster, and maintain strong working relationships with the national, regional, and local stakeholders. You will represent Executive Leadership at key planning sessions, after actions reviews, and response planning meetings, conferences, forums, and symposiums.

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.
• 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.
• This position is covered under Public Law 114-264, the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act (PMIAA).

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 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 applying principles, methods, and tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, monitoring, evaluating, and managing projects and resources, including technical performance; Experience as a technical authority for and working with EMS program management and the provision of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) within EMS programs; Experience delivering medical control and medical direction as well as the understanding of the assurance of EMS credentials; Experience coordinating the ordering and distribution of EMS Class VIII medical consumables/supplies, medical gas, regulated medical waste, and biomedical repair for EMS units; Experience planning and directing the administrative and clinical components to include but not limited to: Ongoing performance improvement reviews, quality assurance program development, yearly CME requirements verification, and skills reviews for EMS practitioners; and Experience applying state, federal, and local legislation and regulations involving prehospital professional medical care and transport. 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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series General Health Science Series 0601 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

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Applicants must possess Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: 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.

You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned).

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 (https://www.ed.gov/). Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Contacts

• Address BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Falls Church, VA 22042 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]