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As a NURSING (OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH), GS-0610-12, you will plan, develop, and analyze the occupational health nursing services provided to National Guard personnel throughout the state.
Establishes, manages and maintains a comprehensive Occupational Health Program: Plans, develops, analyses, and reviews occupational health nursing services and program requirements and determines impact on National Guard military and civilian personnel and public health. This requires formulating, analyzing revising, and implementing policies, procedures and best practices in accomplishing program goals and objectives in accordance with Federal, State and local laws (e.g., Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) Act of 1970 - OSHA, Federal Employees Compensation Act - FECA, Department of Labor, Department of Transportation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission statutes, etc.), and DoD guidance. Serves as the technical expert on occupational health related matters to the Adjutant General, Component Commanders, the Chief of Staff and other directorate level staff elements. Provide expert advice to the Adjutant General to protect National Guard personnel against adverse effects of health hazards. Serves as a liaison between all State, NGB and Federal organizations concerning occupational health programs and services. Ensures all personnel are physically, mentally and psychologically suited for work in field operations and the industrial workplace in order to enhance and aid in proper receipt of medical care and rehabilitation of occupational illness/injury; reduce economic loss caused by physical deficiency; to prevent decreased combat readiness caused by occupational illness/injury to military personnel; and provide corporate review, analysis and management of worker compensation and line of duty costs. Serves as technical advisor and consultant on occupational health issues to the Civil Support Team, CBRNE Enhanced Force Readiness Package (CEFRP) commanders and the Radiation Safety Program. Provides occupational health support and oversight to all military and civilian personnel units exposed, or potentially exposed to chemical, biological, or radiological hazards in the work environment (e.g., maintenance, medical and aviation, etc.) Evaluates and administers comprehensive occupational health programs, services and capabilities for military and civilian personnel in the work environment to include field operations, garrison, industrial and administrative sites. Utilizes information management resources such as the DoD Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS); Medical Operational Data System (MODS); also, utilizes the DoD Occupational Health Program Resource Models; Occupational Health Information System (OHMIS).
Provides occupational health services and medical treatment for non-occupational and occupational health illnesses and injuries IAW incumbents scope of employment, professional State Nursing License "scope of practice", and medical directives approved by a qualified, licensed physician.
Manages the Case Management Program. In coordination with the US Department of Labor (DOL) Regional OHN Consultant, NGB Regional Office of Workers Compensation Program (OWCP) Liaison, and the Director, Human Resources, serves as the local OHN Case Manager Consultant for ensuring development, evaluation, implementation and monitoring a comprehensive medical case management program for civilian employees who have an occupational health related injury or illness.
Develops and maintains a Health Education/Counseling program. Outlines and develops overall requirements and goals to assure comprehensive health education, training, and counseling services. Formulates policy and establishes procedures governing a variety of health maintenance programs.
Establishes quality improvement monitoring systems and evaluating criteria. Participates in epidemiological investigations of hazard exposures. Conducts and oversees worksite visits with members of the safety, occupational health and industrial hygiene team. Administers and coordinates medical surveillance requirements.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES:
1. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
2. 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.
3. Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
4. May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime (COMPENSATORY) may be required.
5. The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.
6. Wear of the military uniform is MANDATORY.
7. Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
8. For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license.
9. Must be able to maintain credentialing, privileging through the National Guard's Centralized Credentialing and Privileging Preparation Board. Possess a valid, unrestricted license in the US State, territory, or the District of Columbia to practice medicine, board eligible or board certified to include maintaining continuing medical education(CME) hours.
10. This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. Head of Agency requests to exceed 14 days in a calendar year must be approved in advance by the National Guard, Director of Manpower and Personnel NGB-J1.
Qualifications
GENERAL EXPERIENCE : Must possess at least one year (12 months) on-the-job experience in the grade immediately below the next higher level. Must also have at least two years of specialized experiences that are commensurate or equivalent to the GS-0610 Nurse Program business, with demonstrated understanding of the principles and concepts defined by a practical knowledge of health services activities such as, administration, managed care, human resource management, logistics management, patient administration, budgetary and fiscal management, medical manpower, medical facility management, biometrics, medical recruiting, or aeromedical evacuation.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : Must have at least 12 months or more of specialized experiences in performing the occupational health programs; planning, developing, and analyzing the occupational health nursing services provided to National Guard personnel throughout the state. Must also have 12 months or more of specialized skills in planning, developing, reviewing and analyzing, and maintaining a comprehensive Occupational Health Program. Experienced in working the occupational health nursing services and program requirements and determined impacts on National Guard military and civilian personnel and public health. Skilled in formulating, analyzing, revising, and implementing policies, procedures and best practices in order to accomplish program goals and objectives in accordance with Federal, State and local laws, such as, Occupational Safety Health Administration Act of 1970 - OSHA, Federal Employees Compensation Act, Department of Labor, Department of Transportation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission statutes, and DoD guidance. Is a skilled and experienced technical expert on occupational health related matters. Skilled in presenting formal briefings and prepared reports to the Adjutant General, Component Commanders, the Chief of Staff and other directorate level staff elements. Knowledgeable on how to protect National Guard personnel against adverse effects of health hazards. Highly skilled in providing expert advice to the Adjutant General to protect National Guard personnel against adverse effects of health hazards. Highly skilled in determining if personnel are physically, mentally and psychologically suited for work in field operations and the industrial workplace. Skilled in providing medical care and rehabilitation of occupational illness/injury. Have specialized experiences in identifying physical deficiency; skilled in preventing decreased combat readiness caused by occupational illness/injury to military personnel; and able to provide corporate review, analysis and management of worker compensation and line-of-duty costs. Experienced in consulting on occupational health issues and experiences included work with the Civil Support Team, Enhanced Force Readiness Package commanders and the Radiation Safety Program. Experiences included support work and oversight to military and/or civilian personnel units exposed, or potentially exposed to chemical, biological, or radiological hazards in the work environment. Skilled in evaluating and administrating comprehensive occupational health programs, services, and capabilities for military and civilian personnel in the work environment to include field operations, garrison, industrial and administrative sites. Skilled and knowledgeable on how to apply information management resources such as, the DoD Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS); Medical Operational Data System (MODS); also, the DoD Occupational Health Program Resource Models; Occupational Health Information System (OHMIS). Working experiences must include program elements such as, epidemiologic investigations of occupational illness and injury; industrial hygiene surveys; prevention, mitigation and treatment of occupational illness and injury; emergency treatment of non-occupational illness and injury; hearing conservation and readiness; job-related immunization; occupational vision conservation and readiness; radiation exposure and medical surveillance; illness absence monitoring; occupational health related work-site and industrial inspections; and health hazard education. Experienced in managing job-related hazards, such as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive hazards. Skilled in performing job-related occupational health screenings and medical surveillance examinations to included pre-deployment and post-deployment follow-up, pre-placement, baseline, job transfer, periodic, retirement, termination, fitness-for-duty, and health maintenance exams. Knowledgeable on how to wear personal protective equipment; skilled in using an automated external defibrillator and skilled in performing first-aid and critical care education IAW Service specific manuals, instructions, and regulations. Experienced, skilled and capable in performing Case Manager Consultant work and coordinating record results and requirements with the US Department of Labor (DOL) Regional OHN Consultant, NGB Regional Office of Workers Compensation Program (OWCP) Liaison, and the Director, Human Resources.
If your resume does not include a narrative description of how you meet the GENERAL, SPECIALIZED experiences, and OTHER requirements, you may lose consideration for this position. Ensure that the Questionnaire is completed online in Application Manager.
NOTES TO CANDIDATES:
a. Situations of inversion of military rank are not permitted, i.e., a military technician may not be militarily senior to his or her full-time supervisor.
b. Candidates may be screened and evaluated on military attributes directly related to the compatible military position required to be assigned into, such as, but not limited to, military bearing, leadership, or ability to work with others (teamwork) in a military environment.
c. Include any volunteer work experience in your resume. 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).
d. Final selection will be based upon qualifications, suitability, and available manpower resources.
e. This employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
f. Multiple vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
g. If this announcement results in a temporary promotion for the selectee, it may become permanent at any time without further competition dependent on funding and manpower requirements.
Education
Applicants must provide official transcripts from accredited universities or colleges. To qualify for these positions, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination. In addition, they must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Must have an Undergraduate Degree in Health Administration, Health Care Administration (or equivalent), Health Care Management, Health Management and Policy, Health Services Administration (or equivalent), Hospital Administration (or equivalent), or related fields such as, Primary Care Management, and Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN/RN), Biology, or microbiology. Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN/RN) or Biology. Other completed degrees are acceptable in Public Health, Entomology, Microbiology, Zoology, Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Engineering and Health Management/Health Systems Engineering, Operations Research, or other closely-related degree fields.
OR
To qualify, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination. In addition, they must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or
registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Certification as an Occupational Health Nurse or a Graduate Degree in Public Health (MPH/MSPH) with a bachelor's degree in a biological science. Other educational options are a Master's in Health Administration, Health Care Administration, Health Care Management, Health Management and Policy, Health Services Administration (or equivalent), or Hospital Administration. A Master's degree or equivalent in public health, and one year of graduate medical education completed in a clinical specialty at a hospital is strongly recommended.
No substitution of education for specialized experience.
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 ( ).
As a NURSING (OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH), GS-0610-12, you will plan, develop, and analyze the occupational health nursing services provided to National Guard personnel throughout the state.
Establishes, manages and maintains a comprehensive Occupational Health Program: Plans, develops, analyses, and reviews occupational health nursing services and program requirements and determines impact on National Guard military and civilian personnel and public health. This requires formulating, analyzing revising, and implementing policies, procedures and best practices in accomplishing program goals and objectives in accordance with Federal, State and local laws (e.g., Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) Act of 1970 - OSHA, Federal Employees Compensation Act - FECA, Department of Labor, Department of Transportation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission statutes, etc.), and DoD guidance. Serves as the technical expert on occupational health related matters to the Adjutant General, Component Commanders, the Chief of Staff and other directorate level staff elements. Provide expert advice to the Adjutant General to protect National Guard personnel against adverse effects of health hazards. Serves as a liaison between all State, NGB and Federal organizations concerning occupational health programs and services. Ensures all personnel are physically, mentally and psychologically suited for work in field operations and the industrial workplace in order to enhance and aid in proper receipt of medical care and rehabilitation of occupational illness/injury; reduce economic loss caused by physical deficiency; to prevent decreased combat readiness caused by occupational illness/injury to military personnel; and provide corporate review, analysis and management of worker compensation and line of duty costs. Serves as technical advisor and consultant on occupational health issues to the Civil Support Team, CBRNE Enhanced Force Readiness Package (CEFRP) commanders and the Radiation Safety Program. Provides occupational health support and oversight to all military and civilian personnel units exposed, or potentially exposed to chemical, biological, or radiological hazards in the work environment (e.g., maintenance, medical and aviation, etc.) Evaluates and administers comprehensive occupational health programs, services and capabilities for military and civilian personnel in the work environment to include field operations, garrison, industrial and administrative sites. Utilizes information management resources such as the DoD Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS); Medical Operational Data System (MODS); also, utilizes the DoD Occupational Health Program Resource Models; Occupational Health Information System (OHMIS).
Provides occupational health services and medical treatment for non-occupational and occupational health illnesses and injuries IAW incumbents scope of employment, professional State Nursing License "scope of practice", and medical directives approved by a qualified, licensed physician.
Manages the Case Management Program. In coordination with the US Department of Labor (DOL) Regional OHN Consultant, NGB Regional Office of Workers Compensation Program (OWCP) Liaison, and the Director, Human Resources, serves as the local OHN Case Manager Consultant for ensuring development, evaluation, implementation and monitoring a comprehensive medical case management program for civilian employees who have an occupational health related injury or illness.
Develops and maintains a Health Education/Counseling program. Outlines and develops overall requirements and goals to assure comprehensive health education, training, and counseling services. Formulates policy and establishes procedures governing a variety of health maintenance programs.
Establishes quality improvement monitoring systems and evaluating criteria. Participates in epidemiological investigations of hazard exposures. Conducts and oversees worksite visits with members of the safety, occupational health and industrial hygiene team. Administers and coordinates medical surveillance requirements.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES:
1. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
2. 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.
3. Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
4. May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime (COMPENSATORY) may be required.
5. The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.
6. Wear of the military uniform is MANDATORY.
7. Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
8. For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license.
9. Must be able to maintain credentialing, privileging through the National Guard's Centralized Credentialing and Privileging Preparation Board. Possess a valid, unrestricted license in the US State, territory, or the District of Columbia to practice medicine, board eligible or board certified to include maintaining continuing medical education(CME) hours.
10. This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. Head of Agency requests to exceed 14 days in a calendar year must be approved in advance by the National Guard, Director of Manpower and Personnel NGB-J1.
Qualifications
GENERAL EXPERIENCE : Must possess at least one year (12 months) on-the-job experience in the grade immediately below the next higher level. Must also have at least two years of specialized experiences that are commensurate or equivalent to the GS-0610 Nurse Program business, with demonstrated understanding of the principles and concepts defined by a practical knowledge of health services activities such as, administration, managed care, human resource management, logistics management, patient administration, budgetary and fiscal management, medical manpower, medical facility management, biometrics, medical recruiting, or aeromedical evacuation.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : Must have at least 12 months or more of specialized experiences in performing the occupational health programs; planning, developing, and analyzing the occupational health nursing services provided to National Guard personnel throughout the state. Must also have 12 months or more of specialized skills in planning, developing, reviewing and analyzing, and maintaining a comprehensive Occupational Health Program. Experienced in working the occupational health nursing services and program requirements and determined impacts on National Guard military and civilian personnel and public health. Skilled in formulating, analyzing, revising, and implementing policies, procedures and best practices in order to accomplish program goals and objectives in accordance with Federal, State and local laws, such as, Occupational Safety Health Administration Act of 1970 - OSHA, Federal Employees Compensation Act, Department of Labor, Department of Transportation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission statutes, and DoD guidance. Is a skilled and experienced technical expert on occupational health related matters. Skilled in presenting formal briefings and prepared reports to the Adjutant General, Component Commanders, the Chief of Staff and other directorate level staff elements. Knowledgeable on how to protect National Guard personnel against adverse effects of health hazards. Highly skilled in providing expert advice to the Adjutant General to protect National Guard personnel against adverse effects of health hazards. Highly skilled in determining if personnel are physically, mentally and psychologically suited for work in field operations and the industrial workplace. Skilled in providing medical care and rehabilitation of occupational illness/injury. Have specialized experiences in identifying physical deficiency; skilled in preventing decreased combat readiness caused by occupational illness/injury to military personnel; and able to provide corporate review, analysis and management of worker compensation and line-of-duty costs. Experienced in consulting on occupational health issues and experiences included work with the Civil Support Team, Enhanced Force Readiness Package commanders and the Radiation Safety Program. Experiences included support work and oversight to military and/or civilian personnel units exposed, or potentially exposed to chemical, biological, or radiological hazards in the work environment. Skilled in evaluating and administrating comprehensive occupational health programs, services, and capabilities for military and civilian personnel in the work environment to include field operations, garrison, industrial and administrative sites. Skilled and knowledgeable on how to apply information management resources such as, the DoD Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS); Medical Operational Data System (MODS); also, the DoD Occupational Health Program Resource Models; Occupational Health Information System (OHMIS). Working experiences must include program elements such as, epidemiologic investigations of occupational illness and injury; industrial hygiene surveys; prevention, mitigation and treatment of occupational illness and injury; emergency treatment of non-occupational illness and injury; hearing conservation and readiness; job-related immunization; occupational vision conservation and readiness; radiation exposure and medical surveillance; illness absence monitoring; occupational health related work-site and industrial inspections; and health hazard education. Experienced in managing job-related hazards, such as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive hazards. Skilled in performing job-related occupational health screenings and medical surveillance examinations to included pre-deployment and post-deployment follow-up, pre-placement, baseline, job transfer, periodic, retirement, termination, fitness-for-duty, and health maintenance exams. Knowledgeable on how to wear personal protective equipment; skilled in using an automated external defibrillator and skilled in performing first-aid and critical care education IAW Service specific manuals, instructions, and regulations. Experienced, skilled and capable in performing Case Manager Consultant work and coordinating record results and requirements with the US Department of Labor (DOL) Regional OHN Consultant, NGB Regional Office of Workers Compensation Program (OWCP) Liaison, and the Director, Human Resources.
If your resume does not include a narrative description of how you meet the GENERAL, SPECIALIZED experiences, and OTHER requirements, you may lose consideration for this position. Ensure that the Questionnaire is completed online in Application Manager.
NOTES TO CANDIDATES:
a. Situations of inversion of military rank are not permitted, i.e., a military technician may not be militarily senior to his or her full-time supervisor.
b. Candidates may be screened and evaluated on military attributes directly related to the compatible military position required to be assigned into, such as, but not limited to, military bearing, leadership, or ability to work with others (teamwork) in a military environment.
c. Include any volunteer work experience in your resume. 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).
d. Final selection will be based upon qualifications, suitability, and available manpower resources.
e. This employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
f. Multiple vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
g. If this announcement results in a temporary promotion for the selectee, it may become permanent at any time without further competition dependent on funding and manpower requirements.
Education
Applicants must provide official transcripts from accredited universities or colleges. To qualify for these positions, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination. In addition, they must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Must have an Undergraduate Degree in Health Administration, Health Care Administration (or equivalent), Health Care Management, Health Management and Policy, Health Services Administration (or equivalent), Hospital Administration (or equivalent), or related fields such as, Primary Care Management, and Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN/RN), Biology, or microbiology. Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN/RN) or Biology. Other completed degrees are acceptable in Public Health, Entomology, Microbiology, Zoology, Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Engineering and Health Management/Health Systems Engineering, Operations Research, or other closely-related degree fields.
OR
To qualify, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination. In addition, they must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or
registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Certification as an Occupational Health Nurse or a Graduate Degree in Public Health (MPH/MSPH) with a bachelor's degree in a biological science. Other educational options are a Master's in Health Administration, Health Care Administration, Health Care Management, Health Management and Policy, Health Services Administration (or equivalent), or Hospital Administration. A Master's degree or equivalent in public health, and one year of graduate medical education completed in a clinical specialty at a hospital is strongly recommended.
No substitution of education for specialized experience.
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 ( ).
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