Clarification from the agency

Open to all U.S. Citizens. This announcement will be utilized to fill positions through the Direct Hire Authority.

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Medical Office (OCMO), Operations Support Office (OS), United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The purpose of this position is to serve as the CBP Deputy Chief Medical Officer. The incumbent provides expert technical and administrative direction and advice on issues pertaining to medical and health matters. Provide high level and sensitive advice and counsel to executive leadership on a variety of highly complex medical issues and key and emerging medical policy issues, priorities, and program direction of critical importance to CBP.

This position starts at a salary of $145,000.00 to $320,000.00

While serving as a Supervisory Physician (Deputy Chief Medical Officer), your duties and responsibilities may include:

• Participating with the Operations Support, Executive Assistant Commissioner (OS EAC) and the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in managing and directing policies and programs that pertain to medical and health standards employed by CBP personnel when encountering migrants and the traveling public;
• Developing short and long-term strategies to address programmatic issues involving the health and welfare of CBP employees and individuals encountered during CBP operations;
• Working closely with the CMO and providing direction and advice on all matters that pertain to planning, preparation, response, recovery, and incident management pertaining to medical and health threats;
• Representing the CMO in meetings and conferences with private citizens, representatives of private industry, Congressional staff, and federal, state, local, and tribal health and law enforcement agency officials;
• Setting priorities, assigning work, and scheduling for project completion to subordinate supervisors and direct reports; and
• Establishing and communicating performance requirements, evaluating work performance, and recommending recognition of employees.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service
• Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below)
• You may be required to pass a background investigation
• CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures
• As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties. Please review further details via the following link.
• DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities
• Financial Disclosure: Financial Disclosure is required.
• Security Clearance: You may be required to obtain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance for this position.
• Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit.

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:

1. Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

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Degree from Foreign Medical School: A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United States. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.

**Conferred Transcripts must be provided at time of application (unofficial transcripts will be accepted at the time of application; official transcripts will be requested upon selection).

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2. Licensure: Must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. A copy of current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician must be provided at the time of application.

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3. Graduate Training Requirements: Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, a candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training. For purposes of this standard, graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are below.

An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training by a recognized body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association, (AMA) or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital or an institution accredited in the United States for such training.

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4. Graduate Training: 5 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training.

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5. Experience: You qualify for the GP-15 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Formulating, developing, and implementing policies related to medical and health systems, information, and medical and health facilities;
• Conducting advanced medical research to determine if the organizations approach to medical and healthcare is sufficient, keeping abreast of new developments in technique and technology;
• Serving as an authority and consultant on projects having potentially extensive impact on medical, health, and health threats;
• Ensuring an effective program is in place to identify training needs and developmental opportunities of subordinate staff; identifying developmental and career advancement needs

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.

You must meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process by 12/06/2024.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information, review the following links: Background investigation and the e-QIP process.

Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions:

• Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military
• A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government
• Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university
• Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government

Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

This position is being filled under a Direct Hire Authority. We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the minimum qualification requirements. All applicants who meet minimum qualifications and any basic requirements applicable to this position, will be forwarded to the hiring manager for consideration and may be contacted for an interview. As a part of the interview process, additional selection criteria may be administered by the hiring manager.

The competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform this job are:

• Knowledge of clinical medical practices and programs and healthcare administration to provide guidance and leadership in carrying out complex strategies and to ensure policies and plans include a long-term outlook consistent with agency needs and the rights of the public and migrants.
• Knowledge in established scientific research methods and techniques in a medical or healthcare field and the ability to apply professional scientific Knowledge to rapidly evolving medical or health situations.
• Knowledge of and skill in planning executing, and leading national safety and health programs and initiatives and providing medical consultation on toxicology and epidemiological regulations, methodologies, and standards.
• Skill and ability in developing medical and safety policy, theories, concepts, principles, standards, and methods on complex and controversial issues impacting the workforce and agency operations to advance services beyond current parameters.
• Skill with providing expert medical advice on safety and health consultations with agency leadership, scientists and operational experts.
• Ability to have a high degree of tact, discretion, and diplomacy to effectively coordinate and facilitate actions and speak on behalf of senior leadership, including appropriately handling tasks and politically sensitive activities.

Veterans: Veterans preference does not apply to selections made using the Direct Hire Authority. Veteran applicants will be considered along with all other applicants who apply.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibilityon OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, you must have knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as defined above which clearly exceed the minimum qualification and any applicable basic requirements for the vacancy. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this job announcement.