HEALTH SYSTEMS SPECIALIST (Title 32)

DUTIES: This position is located in an Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. The purpose of this position is to assist the Senior Health System Specialist in planning, controlling, conducting, and administering the operational and medical activities with direct responsibility for assigned programs, to train and evaluate traditional Aeromedical Evacuation Specialist proficiency and competency, and provide ground and flight instruction for developing and upgrading the skills of traditional Aeromedical Evacuation Specialists. Performs a variety of duties associated with nursing services/patient care on Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) flights, and on the ground the incumbent administers AE activities and reviews and coordinates projects and activities on behalf of the Squadron Commander and the Operations Group Commander. Incumbent insures that command medical and operational policies are applied and carried out in the day-to-day operation of an Air National Guard (ANG) Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. Plans, organizes, and implements programs, policies, and procedures designed to ensure unit readiness for wartime tasking capability. Develops and implements training plans/opportunities. Initiates training waivers as required and forwards them to appropriate agency/office in accordance with applicable directives. Interprets and complies with all applicable directives. Flying duties include flight examiner and flight instructor assignments as the mission may dictate. Assists in planning, controlling, directing, organizing, and implementing all medical administrative, operational, training, and personnel activities designed to ensure medical readiness of the unit. This includes, recruiting, retention, resource management, quality improvement, mobility, status and adequacy of equipment, medical readiness, disaster preparedness plans, deployments, exercises, security, safety, mass casualty, antiterrorism, logistics, War Readiness Material (WRM), medical aircrew standardization/evaluation, supply services, public information services, vehicle control, and initiating supplements to existing regulations regarding unit requirements. Manages medical service personnel in planning, providing, and evaluating patient care activities and related training programs, both on the aircraft and on the ground. Organizes and directs administrative and operational duties. Coordinates with the Executive Management Team and participates in managing medical and operational services. Maintains functional control of enlisted medical service personnel, ensures effective use of manpower, materiel, and money, and coordinates clinical activities with medical and base agencies. Plans, directs, and implements AE procedures. Reviews and determines medical care, as related to aeromedical evacuation procedures, ensuring the highest level of care is provided. Conducts statistical analysis and identifies trends in core competencies, crew currencies, and proficiencies. Develops, consolidates, and compiles data, evaluates program effectiveness, prepares reports, and briefs Executive Management team at Squadron, Group, and Wing level, as well as higher headquarters. Recommends and implements actions and processes to enhance overall unit and personnel readiness, and/or to correct deficiencies in existing programs. Interprets directives and applies standards to various unrelated programs. Utilizing various methods and studies, evaluates command directed medical and flight programs and provides information on their effectiveness and status. Directs activities by assuring that work and program goals are being met and are consistent with higher headquarters policies and requirements. Establishes and is responsible for on-the-job (OJT) training, the sustainment training program for enlisted personnel, proficiency training, and acts as trainer and certifying official. Determines training needs, schedules personnel for appropriate training, and conducts follow-up review to ensure appropriate training has been accomplished. Maintains related records on training received. Closely monitors progress of personnel in upgrade training. Advises Health Systems Specialist when any trainee is approaching overtime training status and recommends corrective action(s) to be taken. Performs as flight instructor/examiner to ensure operational readiness of medical specialists on actual and/or simulated aeromedical evacuation missions. Serves on the unit Review and Certification Board and conducts initial, re-qualification, and periodic flight standardization/evaluation checks of assigned medical specialists. Serves as Flight Instructor for ground and flight training for initial upgrade as well as re-qualification training. Instructs, evaluates, and examines Flight Instructors and Flight Examiners. Conducts no notice and spot evaluations. Conducts open book, closed book, Emergency Procedures Examination (EPE), Instructor, Periodic, Bold Face, and other required testing.

Must have a high school diploma. An undergraduate degree from an accredited college/university is optimum in health care administration, general science, biology, psychology, or other closely-related medical degree fields.

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 resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

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)). This position may be eligible for Union Membership.

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12874115 A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your resume: Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph, other PII (Personally Identifiable information) or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., Hours per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present ex. 03/2020-06/2022 or 03/2020-Present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position. For additional information see: What to include in your resume. 2. Other supporting documents (as applicable): Certifications DD-214 or NGB 22 SF-50 Official Transcripts PAA