Clarification from the agency

Washington Air National Guard Permanent Indefinite Employees Washington Air National Guard Traditional Guard members and Washington National Guard Active Guard Reserves (AGR) All other current military members willing to become Washington Air National Guard members

A GS-0671-9, HEALTH SYSTEMS SPECIALIST:

• Manages Health Services activities, including plans and operations, human resource management, and Medical staffing.
• Oversees medical facility management.
• Serves as the senior medical administration advisor for the medical group and is the installations focal point for highly sensitive, privacy act and protected medical issues.
• Ensures accomplishment of federal military and state supported medical missions.
• Responsible for maintaining compliance with all regulatory and legal force health management requirements; plans, organizes, and implements Wing/Base programs, policies, and procedures; supervises assigned full-time employees including Public Health Technician(s) and Health System Technician(s).
• Performs duties necessary to accomplish medical program functions in support of programs essential to Air National Guard Wing daily operations, training, and readiness missions.
• Provides medical management and advisory services that contribute substantially to the plans, policies, decisions, and objectives of senior management.
• Directs all Information Management activities within the Medical Group.
• Formulates and interprets medical policy based on regulatory requirements.
• Provides policy guidance and interpretation to senior management officials to ensure compliance with medical aspects for the worldwide deployability of Wing/Group personnel, geographically separated units (GSU(s), and tenant units.
• Comprehends the unique medical requirements of organizations subordinate to the Wing Commander, GSU(s), and tenant units in order to guarantee the medical readiness of personnel for worldwide deployment.
• Represents the Medical Group at nationwide meetings, conferences, seminars and workshops to determine the impact of higher headquarters decisions on local programs.
• Develops plans, policies, procedures, goals, and objectives for the overall operation of the Medical Group.
• Monitors unit participation for both inactive and active duty training.
• Directs Group activities by assuring that medical work and program goals are being met and are consistent with higher headquarters policies and requirements.
• Evaluates medical program effectiveness.
• Develops procedures for correcting deficiencies to improve effectiveness.
• Provides advice to higher headquarters on impact of medical policy changes concerning unit operations and mission capabilities.
• Directs the Medical Group accreditation program and management improvement studies.
• Ensures that plans and schedules are prepared for Medical Group members and support personnel to attain combat ready proficiency.
• Determines eligibility, authorizes and coordinates civilian and military medical care for Active Guard Reserve (AGR) personnel and other eligible beneficiaries in accordance with directives and local policies.
• Initiates and monitors Line of Duty (LOD) determinations for assigned personnel.
• Manages LOD follow-ups and ensures members are providing required documentation.
• Processes LODs for higher headquarters approval.
• Provides policy guidance to unit commanders and supervisors.
• Coordinates with civilian and military medical providers and other base organizations (finance, personnel, unit commanders, supervisors, and legal) to ensure accurate processing and continuity of care.
• Builds and maintains strong relations and understanding of civilian healthcare system and the TRICARE program to assist with answering TRICARE beneficiary questions, providing education and resolving problems.
• Reviews medical supply and equipment requirements, makes appropriate recommendations, and requests required procurement and funding authorizations.
• Develops procedures to assure proper programming to update or replace aging or inoperative equipment.
• Ensures proper installation of medical equipment.
• Assures availability of mobility and emergency equipment and supplies.
• Directs budget formulation and execution.
• Prepares the medical annual operational budget including current fiscal year, revised estimates, five-year projected estimates and medical unit Financial Plan in accordance with Air National Guard (ANG) medical financial guidance.
• Coordinates with Public Health and Bioenvironmental Engineering to identify and budget for medical expense items.
• Ensures budget includes replacement cost of War Reserve Material expended during exercises and training.
• Budgets medical and non-medical equipment and supply requirements.
• Monitors expenditures and ensures that fund projections are adequate to cover requirements.
• Prepares requests for authorizations and allowances.
• Plans and organizes the work of subordinates.
• Assigns work and provides guidelines on methodology and scope of required performance.
• Initiates personnel actions, adjusts informal complaints, and recommends disciplinary action as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS:

Military Grades: E1 (AB) - E6 (TSgt)

Compatible Military Assignments: 4N071F or 4A071

- Applicants need not be assigned to the position or possess the AFSC to apply or be considered for selection. Selected applicant must be assigned to a compatible Military position and attain AFSC within 1 year of appointment action.

- Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.

- Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

- Must maintain membership in the WA Air National Guard for continued employment.

- Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.

- 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.

- Position requires ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.

- May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.

- 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.

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:
Work that required a knowledge of the basic principles and practices related to the management of a health care delivery system. Such experience may have been gained as an administrative officer, management analyst, or administrative or clinical program manager or supervisor in a health care delivery system.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
Must have at least 24 months experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following:

• Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems;
• Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and
• Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement.

How you will be evaluated

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

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. You may also be excluded from consideration if you indicate that you are unwilling to accept the lower grade and a determination is made that you are not qualified at the higher grade. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, as well as the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed above. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics). NOTE: You do not have to respond to the KSA's separately but your resume should contain sufficient information to demonstrate possession of the KSA's.

• Knowledge of the mission, organization, programs, requirements of health care delivery systems to plan, organize, and implement the unit's full-time health program and paraprofessional screening procedures by implementing the following: Department of Defense (DOD), OSHA, United States Air Force (USAF), Air National Guard (ANG), federal, state, and local instructions and policies.
• Knowledge of the characteristics of the Military Health Services Systems (MHSS) and the base and medical unit missions to analyze, evaluate, and recommend and/or implement actions to enhance operational readiness and unit effectiveness and provide technical and administrative advice to management officials.
• Knowledge and recognition of the different functions and motivation of various groups in the health care system and ability to communicate effectively in order to resolve problems and coordinate medical programs.
• Ability to analyze problems using qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques and skill in conducting interviews with supervisors and employees with the ability to present both oral and written recommendations concerning physicals, drug testing and medical material.
• Knowledge of emergency medical practice and procedure