This is an open continuous announcement with an initial cutoff date of March 10, 2023. Applications will continue to be reviewed through the closing date.
Take on a new challenge!
Help communities face some of their toughest health challenges when disaster strikes.
Intermittent positions located across the US.
When activated with NDMS, you will be protected by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) when you are called to respond to an emergency.
Summary
This is an open continuous announcement with an initial cutoff date of March 10, 2023. Applications will continue to be reviewed through the closing date.
Take on a new challenge!
Help communities face some of their toughest health challenges when disaster strikes.
Intermittent positions located across the US.
When activated with NDMS, you will be protected by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) when you are called to respond to an emergency.
Your resume/curriculum vitae must clearly articulate how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire.
This position is located with the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS). NDMS supports state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) authorities following disasters and emergencies by supplementing health and medical systems and response capabilities. The HHS Office of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), in its role as Coordinator of Emergency Support Function 8 (ESF-8), Public Health and Medical Services, of the National Response Framework, employs the NDMS to provide patientcare, patient movement, and definitive care, as well as veterinary services, and fatality management support when requested by authorities from states, localities, tribes and territories, or other federal departments. In a disease outbreak, they may provide mass prophylaxis. During a special event, they stand ready to serve in case of an emergency. But no matter what the specific mission is, NDMS teams provide expert patient care that protects individual health and promotes national health security.
Provides basic and advanced emergency medical care to sick and injured patients.
Conducts medical and trauma assessments on both adults and pediatrics.
Confers with online or offline medical direction as appropriate.
Establish vascular access (e.g. IV or IO).
Administers medication via Intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intraosseous, sublingual, intranasal, nebulizer, rectal, etc.
Administer advanced procedures (e.g. Inserting advanced airways, interpreting and treating cardiac arrhythmias, performing defibrillation, electronic pacing, needle decompression, CPAP, etc.)
Document relative information, assessments, clinical impression, treatments, response to treatment, status updates, etc. as appropriate.
Perform related work or other duties as required or assigned.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
Background Investigation is required: Incumbent must undergo and clear a pre-employment fingerprint check and background investigation.
Two-year probationary period
Immunizations may be required
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice
Must maintain current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Health Technician (Paramedic) from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States
Must maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) training and certification that is sponsored or endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA)
Employees are required to obtain and maintain a Government Travel Card
Employees must be capable of review and approval by a standardized systematic Credentialing and Privileging process. Failure to do so could result in separation from employment.
Qualifications
During deployments, the work is primarily related to readiness for and deployment for response during the aftermath of a disaster or public health emergency, where work may be field based, in a tent environment that is remote and austere, caring for sick, injured, dying, or deceased persons. This work requires above average health, physical, and mental conditioning with routine long periods of repetitive walking, bending, lifting, and carrying, such as carrying NDMS equipment or heavy patients on litters. Incumbent must be capable of working in a high-stress, high security, remote, austere, and uncharacterized environment, void of infrastructure and vital services, requiring specific physical demands, such as the ability to lift 50 pounds, and work characteristics that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. For these reasons, employees are required to complete a physical and health screening process, meet and maintain certain physical standards, as well as mental, behavioral, and cognitive competencies. Work may be performed in an office setting or indoor and outdoor field sites, sometimes in adverse weather. During emergency situations, the work environment may be situated in austere conditions and environment in terms of destroyed infrastructure (e.g., food and water, housing, electricity, communications), the presence of endemic diseases, and limited health and sanitation facilities requiring special safety precautions.
Preferred Criteria: Training and/or experience in disaster response.
Licensure:
Applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Health Technician (Paramedic) from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
Note: A copy of your Health Technician (Paramedic) license MUST be submitted with your application to be considered for this position. Your Health Technician (Paramedic) License MUST be current, valid, and unrestricted at the time you apply. Do NOT submit a license that is expired at the time you apply.
Additional Requirement:
Must currently possess and maintain a current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training and certification that is sponsored or endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA).
NOTE: Advanced Life Support or other advanced certification does not supersede BLS or ACLS completion. A copy of your BLS and ACLS certification MUST be submitted with your application to be considered for this position. Your certifications MUST be current at the time you apply. Do NOT submit a certification that is expired at the time you apply.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION:
To qualify for this position, applicants you must meet the minimum qualification for the GS-09 Grade Level:
One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal Service providing emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients, providing basic and advanced life support to assess patients' conditions to administer treatment; and utilizing proper pharmacological practices and Standards of Care to calculate dosages and administer medications.
NOTE: This experience MUST be fully demonstrated in your resume or curriculum vitae (CV) to be considered for this position.
DOCUMENTING YOUR EXPERIENCE:
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YYYY to MM/YYYY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
Part-Time or Unpaid Experience: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and/or part-time work this may include clinical rotations. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position or clinical rotation held and the total number of hours worked per week.
Volunteer Work Experience: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.
This series/grade has no educational requirements.
Additional information
Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.
NDMS does NOT allow DUAL FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT which applies to current full-time federal employees. (this does not apply to contractors for the federal government).
NDMS intermittent employees serve on a rotational on-call schedule and deploy as intermittent federal employees when ASPR activates them in a declared federal emergency response or as part of a national special security event. A response mission is typically up to 14 days with a possibility of a short extension, based on the mission. Team members must be committed to staying at the disaster site for up to two weeks.
Employees must be capable of review and approval by a standardized systematic Credentialing and Privileging process. If credentials and privileges are not obtained or maintained during employment, the employee will be subject to adverse actions, up to and including, removal from Federal service. If required, applicants must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges.
Mandatory trainings: Yes
Physical health requirements: Yes
Travel and transportation expenses: No
Bargaining Unit Position: No
Drug Screening Required: No
Recruitment incentives may be authorized: No
Student loan repayment incentive may be authorized: No
Annual leave for non-federal service may be authorized: No
For information on "People with Disabilities" please visit OPM.gov
If you are unable to apply online, please go to Alternate Application Information for more information on our alternate application method.
In accordance with Executive Order 12564 of September 14, 1986, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is A Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs, on or off duty, by Federal employees is inconsistent not only with the law-abiding behavior expected of all citizens, but also with the special trust placed in such employees as servants of the public.
Following a Presidential Declared Disaster, a Public Health Emergency declared by the Secretary of HHS, or a designated augmented mission requirement, the incumbent may be required to work irregular work schedules (evenings, nights, and weekends) and work hours could be extended at critical times. During actual emergency responses and exercises, the incumbent may be required to work for extended periods of time under austere and highly stressful conditions; may be required to remain on-call 24 hours per day, seven days per week. During training and deployment, work may require lifting and carrying heavy equipment, supplies, and using flights of stairs when elevators are not operating. The incumbent may be required to travel on short notice to disaster areas with only minimal comforts, including requirements to eat military-style rations (such as Meals, Ready to Eat (MRE) due to limited or no access to commercially available food. Extended and frequent travel may be required and will be governed by the need for the incumbent to fully cover all emergency preparedness responsibilities (i.e. disasters, meetings, exercises, etc.). This travel may depend upon the number and type of events or emergencies that may occur.
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 windowLearn more about federal 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.
Please read the Qualifications and Required Documents section of this announcement and follow all instructions carefully.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility and qualifications for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will not receive further consideration for this job.
Errors or omissions may affect your consideration for employment.
Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.
Qualified candidates will be referred for consideration in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) direct hire guidelines.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
Minimum Qualification
NOTE: This vacancy will be filled through OPM's Direct Hire Authority. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies in multiple locations. Veterans' Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to positions filled under this announcement. Please click the following link for more information on OPM's Authorization of Direct Hire authority. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/direct-hire-authority/
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 windowLearn more about federal 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.
This Job Opportunity Announcement requires that the following documents must be provided with your application to be considered for this position. Not providing the required documents below will result in you being ineligible for this position.
1. Online Application Assessment Questionnaire
2. Resume or curriculum vitae (CV) - Your resume or CV must include the following information for each job listed:
Job title and Duties (be as detailed as possible)
Month & year start/end dates (e.g., June 2007 to April 2008)
Full-time for part-time status (include hours worked per week)
Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Your resume/ curriculum vitae must clearly articulate how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire. Full-time employment will be assumed unless otherwise stated on your resume/ curriculum vitae. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience.
3. Health Technician (Paramedic) Licensure - Copy of current and unrestricted Health Technician (Paramedic) license from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a territory of the United States. Do NOT submit a license that is expired at the time you apply.
4. Certifications: Copy of current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) training and certification that is sponsored or endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA). Do NOT submit a certification that is expired at the time you apply.
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.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package by the closing date in this Job Opportunity Announcement. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing USA Jobs account.
Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
You must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
1. A complete Application Questionnaire.
2. Your resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
3. All Required Documents as stated above under "Required Documents"
Click Submit my Answers button to submit your application package.
If you are unable to apply online, view the following link for information regarding Alternate Application.
The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account, or your application will be incomplete.
By submitting your application, you are certifying the accuracy of the information contained in your application. If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be terminated after you begin work; or you may be fined or jailed. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
National Disaster Medical System
200 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20201
US
Next steps
You can track the progress of your application package via your USAJobs account.
You will receive an acknowledgement from USAJobs that your submission was successful once we have received your on-line occupational questionnaire, resume, and any supporting documentation.
You will be notified of the status of your application via your USAJobs Account after we conduct a qualification review of your complete application package.
You will be contacted if further evaluation or interviews are required.
Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempt to conceal information may disqualify you for employment consideration. We may verify all information you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background check, and/or verification of your education.
If you are selected, you will be contacted personally by the human resources office posting this announcement.
If all required documentation is not submitted with your application, you will lose consideration.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This Job Opportunity Announcement requires that the following documents must be provided with your application to be considered for this position. Not providing the required documents below will result in you being ineligible for this position.
1. Online Application Assessment Questionnaire
2. Resume or curriculum vitae (CV) - Your resume or CV must include the following information for each job listed:
Job title and Duties (be as detailed as possible)
Month & year start/end dates (e.g., June 2007 to April 2008)
Full-time for part-time status (include hours worked per week)
Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Your resume/ curriculum vitae must clearly articulate how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire. Full-time employment will be assumed unless otherwise stated on your resume/ curriculum vitae. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience.
3. Health Technician (Paramedic) Licensure - Copy of current and unrestricted Health Technician (Paramedic) license from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a territory of the United States. Do NOT submit a license that is expired at the time you apply.
4. Certifications: Copy of current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) training and certification that is sponsored or endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA). Do NOT submit a certification that is expired at the time you apply.
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.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package by the closing date in this Job Opportunity Announcement. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing USA Jobs account.
Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
You must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
1. A complete Application Questionnaire.
2. Your resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
3. All Required Documents as stated above under "Required Documents"
Click Submit my Answers button to submit your application package.
If you are unable to apply online, view the following link for information regarding Alternate Application.
The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account, or your application will be incomplete.
By submitting your application, you are certifying the accuracy of the information contained in your application. If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be terminated after you begin work; or you may be fined or jailed. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
National Disaster Medical System
200 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20201
US
Next steps
You can track the progress of your application package via your USAJobs account.
You will receive an acknowledgement from USAJobs that your submission was successful once we have received your on-line occupational questionnaire, resume, and any supporting documentation.
You will be notified of the status of your application via your USAJobs Account after we conduct a qualification review of your complete application package.
You will be contacted if further evaluation or interviews are required.
Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempt to conceal information may disqualify you for employment consideration. We may verify all information you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background check, and/or verification of your education.
If you are selected, you will be contacted personally by the human resources office posting this announcement.
If all required documentation is not submitted with your application, you will lose consideration.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
