HEALTH TECHNICIAN

Duties As a HEALTH TECHNICIAN (TITLE 32), GS-0640-6/7/8, you will manage and accomplish work in the area of personnel medical readiness management and reporting; provide quality assurance and advisory services to subordinate units. Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list: * Interpret policy and provide procedural guidance to the commander, staff members and individual military members. Keep current on and ensure the implementation of regulations and directives. * Develop guidelines and operational procedures to implement changes to policies and programs directed by higher headquarters. * Accomplish a variety of statistical data/reports, analyze the information, identify trends, and make recommendations to assist in management decisions. * Monitor the status of health assessments within the organization and ensure appropriate scheduling and completion. Assist subordinate units in coordinating with civilian and military medical authorities for required supporting documentation. * Provide technical guidance to subordinate unit personnel in the preparation and submission of incapacitation pay packets. * Provide detailed information regarding the processes and procedures needed to develop action plans to increase medical readiness. * Coordinate and ensure the timely and accurate input of data regarding physicals, dental, immunizations, HIV/DNA, and profiling into the automated medical records and management systems. * Organize and research patient records, extract needed information, and review records for completeness, accuracy, and consistency within established guidelines. * Consolidate and forward subordinate units' requests for funding and medical resources, both military and civilian, to accomplish annual and recurring medical readiness requirements. * Monitor the execution of all medical readiness events (military and civilian) to ensure compliance with regulatory and contractual obligations and that required documentation is submitted to facilitate payment. * Maintain consolidated reports regarding the status of sustainment training and qualification of all medical personnel. Consolidate medical data for the preparation of the organizational readiness report. * Monitor and track the status of mobilized personnel with pending medical actions. * Assist in processing, documenting, storing, and retrieving medical records information IAW laws and regulations. * Maintain a variety of files, records, and forms; prepare special and recurring reports; receive and distribute mail and compose/reply to routine military and non-military correspondence; maintains suspense records of items requiring action or reply and notify staff members when action is required. Requirements Conditions of Employment * NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. * This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement. * Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. * Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. * Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement. * Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. * Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation. * May be required to successfully complete a probationary period. * This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. * 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. * Participation in direct deposit is mandatory. * Recruitment and relocation incentives may be available for this position. Qualifications AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of consideration for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S. Code § 709), will be in the following manner and sequence: * The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG. * The SECOND area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees. * The THIRD area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible. * The FOURTH area of consideration will be applicants willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians and gain ILNG membership. * The FIFTH area of consideration will U.S. Citizens. Military Grades: Enlisted Only GENERAL EXPERIENCE : MUST possess experience, education, or training which provided a basic knowledge of principles and practices related to the health care delivery system. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : GS-08 Level- MUST possess specialized experience which includes at least 12 months experience, education, or training which provided a working knowledge of missions, organizations, programs and requirements of health care delivery systems; experience analyzing and recommending solutions to complicated problems; experience developing and implementing various policies and procedures used in the state medical programs; experience involving various administrative areas such as budget, personnel and public relations within a medical activity. GS-07 Level- MUST possess specialized experience which includes at least 12 months experience, education, or training which provided a working knowledge of missions, organizations, programs and requirements of health care delivery systems; experience involved in performing or assisting with a varied range of health or bioenvironmental activities; experience interpreting various policies and procedures used in the state medical programs. GS-06 Level- MUST possess specialized experience which includes at least 12 months experience, education, or training which has provided some familiarity with medical care and a basic knowledge of procedures and equipment used in providing support services to medical or health personnel; experience in basic administrative methods and procedures used in providing support services. 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. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. Education Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. One full year of graduate education meets the requirements for GS-7. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. You must provide OFFICIAL transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position. Additional information If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov) ). If you are needing some extra information regarding Federal Resumes, you should consider these tips from USA Jobs: USAJOBS Help Center | What should I include in my federal resume . * Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your res