MEDICAL SERVICES PROGRAM MANAGER (TITLE 32)

Duties

• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities over the Office of the State Surgeon professional positions.
• Manages processes and procedures by planning, coordinating and providing guidance and policy for all medical actions within the state.
• Serves as an advisor to the recruiting command specialty branch, state federal recommendation boards, ASAP medical review officer and participates in the C2P2 and medical advisory group.
• Develops, plans, coordinates, and institutes medical policies to implement higher-level directives and federal law to provide optimum guidance and 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.
• Develops procedures for correcting deficiencies to improve effectiveness.
• Identifies medical readiness trends; develops and issues guidance when warranted.
• Manages resources budgeted to the state for medical programs.
• Prepares the annual budget for the state medical readiness program to include funding at state, NGB, and DA sources.
• Conduct staff conferences to determine budget impacts caused by increased costs, changes in programs and policies, readiness requirements, and new program requirements.
• Executes the budget approved medical readiness and approves all changes which may need to be made due to unforeseen problems.
• Participates as a member of the PBAC.
• Ensures training requirements for medical personnel are met.
• Responds to and advises on Congressional/IG inquiries, formal investigations and HIPPA requests.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Failure to complete management prescribed courses for full-time support personnel within the first year of employment or assignment, may be cause for reassignment or termination.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• May be required to successfully complete a supervisory probationary period.
• Work may require access to classified information. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance
• 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.
• This is a Testing Designated Position TDP. The employee is subject to random drug testing. Pre-employment drug testing and participation in random drug testing is a condition of employment.
• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact an Army National Guard recruiter at 1-800-GO-GUARD (1-800-464-8273) prior to applying for this position.
• This is an Excepted Service position that requires membership in the Missouri National Guard 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.
• Individuals on incentive bonuses may be subject to recoupment or termination, contact the State Incentives Manager at (573) 638-9500 extension 37647 for questions concerning recoupment or termination.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Failure to complete management prescribed courses for full-time support personnel within the first year of employment or assignment, may be cause for reassignment or termination.

Qualifications

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Selected candidate must currently be assigned to a military unit in the Missouri Army National Guard. Title 32 employees will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor (grade inversion).

Maximum Military Grade - LTC (O-5) with date of rank after July 2025

Minimum Military Grade - CAPT (O-3) with date of rank before January 2025

GS-13 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : Must possess at least one year of specialized experience, education or training equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or equivalent that demonstrates your knowledge of healthcare and medical disciplines, such as nursing, social work and occupational health; experience with medical readiness; experience advising units and commanders on issues surrounding medical readiness; and experience briefing senior leaders on related subjects. This specialized experience must also include experience managing and supervising health services program work functions and discipline requirements; managing personnel that included leading, directing, and assigning tasks and projects to personnel; conducting employee performance evaluations; and planning and scheduling work in a manner that promoted smooth flow and even distribution of assigning work requirements.

Education

Education Requirements: Must possess a 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 at the time the degree was obtained.

When education is required or substituted for experience, you must submit copies of college transcripts with the application packet. Unofficial copies may be submitted for application purposes, but placement will not occur until official transcripts have been provided.

Additional information

Selective Service Act:
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 ( ).