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The Defense Health Agency, National Capital Region Medical Directorate (NCR-MD) is the future of Military Medicine- a partnership in World Class Medical Healthcare. The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE), Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Dilorenzo Clinic and the Joint Pathology Center, provide world class medical services to the nation's service members and their families.
About the Position:
This position is with the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Work is performed in a climate controlled office, fast paced office environment, processing cases that are multi-acuity, poly-trauma and high visibility. Individual should be a self-starter requiring minimal supervision. The work is performed in an extremely busy and often stressful office environment of a major medical treatment facility.
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens
11/17/2017 to 11/20/2017
$54,972 - $71,467 per year
GS 9
2 vacancies in the following location:
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-Time
No
NCJT174149148101D
483908700
You will serve as a Health System Specialist - Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officer (PEBLO) for a Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), Patient Administration Department located at Fort Belvoir. Perform counseling, data collection, medical coordination, and procedural work related to Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) processing and Temporary Disability Retired List (TDRL) reevaluations. Counsel and advise active and Reserve Component officers, enlisted and retired personnel (and their families), who are being processed through the Physical Disability Evaluation System (PDES). Ensure that the individual completely understands all phases of the process. Assist in preparing appeals, rebuttals, and coordinates the assignment of Soldier's legal counsel. Provide information and advice on rights and benefits of uniformed services personnel, retired permanently or temporarily, or discharged for physical disabilities. Interpret regulations and policies governing disability processing for Army, Navy and Marine disability programs. Interpret and articulate to clients the ratings justifications as outlined in the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Ratings Disabilities (VASRD). Refer personnel to appropriate agencies to obtain counseling/guidance on benefits provided by the Department of Labor, Social Security Administration and Veterans Affairs (VA). Coordinate evaluation appointments and schedules for follow-up appointments. At times, must communicate effectively with angry or extremely frustrated service members, retired and family members. Prepare and conduct a variety of briefings and training relevant to the PDES to the installation leadership, Officers and Senior Enlisted Officers, and administrative support staff. Incumbent will use the following systems, but not limited to: Electronic Disability Evaluation System (eDES), Electronic Physical Evaluation Board (ePEB), Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA), Composite Health Care System (CHCS), Transition Point Processing System (TRANSPROC), Interactive Personnel Electronic Records Management System (iPERMS).
Other Requirements:
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please submit your foreign education evaluation with your application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Basis for Rating: Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of three quality categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Veteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist (External).
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Your resume:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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 complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/20/2017 to receive consideration.
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
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 receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/483908700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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