Nursing (Occupational Health) (T32)

As a NURSING (OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH) (T32) GSyou will manage a comprehensive Occupational Health Program for the state. Serves as the Joint Force Headquarters - State (JFHQ-ST) Occupational Health Nurse (OHN) consultant and principle advisor to the Adjutant General (TAG) on occupational health initiatives. Plans develops and analyzes the occupational health nursing services provided to National Guard personnel throughout the state.

Establishes manages and maintains a comprehensive Occupational Health Program: Plans develops analyses and reviews occupational health nursing services and program requirements and determines impact on National Guard military and civilian personnel and public health. This requires formulating analyzing revising and implementing policies procedures and best practices in accomplishing program goals and objectives in accordance with Federal State and local laws (e.g. Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) Act of 1970 - OSHA Federal Employees Compensation Act - FECA Department of Labor Department of Transportation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission statutes etc.) and DoD guidance. Serves as the technical expert on occupational health related matters to the Adjutant General Component Commanders the Chief of Staff and other directorate level staff elements. Provide expert advice to the Adjutant General to protect National Guard personnel against adverse effects of health hazards. Serves as a liaison between all State NGB and Federal organizations concerning occupational health programs and services. Ensures all personnel are physically mentally and psychologically suited for work in field operations and the industrial workplace in order to enhance and aid in proper receipt of medical care and rehabilitation of occupational illness/injury; reduce economic loss caused by physical deficiency; to prevent decreased combat readiness caused by occupational illness/injury to military personnel; and provide corporate review analysis and management of worker compensation and line of duty costs. Serves as technical advisor and consultant on occupational health issues to the Civil Support Team CBRNE Enhanced Force Readiness Package (CEFRP) commanders and the Radiation Safety Program. Provides occupational health support and oversight to all military and civilian personnel units exposed or potentially exposed to chemical biological or radiological hazards in the work environment (e.g. maintenance medical and aviation etc.) Evaluates and administers comprehensive occupational health programs services and capabilities for military and civilian personnel in the work environment to include field operations garrison industrial and administrative sites. Utilizes information management resources such as the DoD Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS); Medical Operational Data System (MODS); also utilizes the DoD Occupational Health Program Resource Models; Occupational Health Information System (OHMIS). Program elements include but are not limited to (1) Epidemiologic investigations of occupational illness and injury; (2) industrial hygiene surveys; (3) prevention mitigation and treatment of occupational illness and injury; (4) emergency treatment of non-occupational illness and injury; (5) hearing conservation and readiness (6) occupational vision conservation and readiness; (7) Radiation exposure and medical surveillance; (8) job-related immunization; (9) illness absence monitoring; (10) occupational health related work-site and industrial inspections; (11) health hazard education and job-related hazards (e.g. chemical biological radiological nuclear and explosive hazards; (12) job-related occupational health screenings and medical surveillance examinations (e.g. pre- and post-deployment follow-up pre-placement baseline job transfer periodic retirement termination fitness-for-duty health maintenance exams etc.); (13) Personal protective equipment (PPE); (14) Automated External Defibrillator(AED)/First-aid/CPR education; (15) Respiratory Protection; (16) Blood borne Pathogens; (17) Ergonomics; (18) Asbestos Exposure Control and Surveillance; (19) Recordkeeping and Reporting; (20) Reproductive Hazards; (21) Surety Programs; (22) Chronic Disease Prevention and Control; and other occupational-health related programs and services IAW DA PAM 40-11 Chapter 5 Occupational Health.

Provides occupational health services and medical treatment for non-occupational and occupational health illnesses and injuries IAW incumbents scope of employment professional State Nursing License scope of practice and medical directives approved by a qualified licensed physician. Develops and maintains a Health Education/Counseling program. Outlines and develops overall requirements and goals to assure comprehensive health education training and counseling services.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

Military Grades: E7-O4

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES:

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

2. 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.

3. Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.

4. May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime (COMPENSATORY) may be required.

5. 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.

6. Wear of the military uniform is MANDATORY.

7. Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.

8. For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles candidates must have a valid state drivers license.

9. Must be able to maintain credentialing privileging through the National Guards Centralized Credentialing and Privileging Preparation Board. Possess a valid unrestricted license in the US State territory or the District of Columbia to practice medicine board eligible or board certified to include maintaining continuing medical education(CME) hours.

Qualifications

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the National Guard. Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.

MILITARY MEMBERS WITH BONUSES: Upon acceptance of a military technician position military members who are currently receiving a military Reenlistment/Extension Bonus (REB) or GI Bill-SR Kicker may lose incentive eligibility and may be subject to termination or suspension of incentive (includes indefinite and temporary technicians on assignment for more than 180 days in any continuous 12-month period).

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess a valid unrestricted license in the US State territory or the District of Columbia to practice medicine board eligible or board certified to include maintaining continuing medical education(CME) hours. All on-board NG Title 5 Excepted Service GS-0610 Occupational Health Nurse employees must be certified at the next higher grade-level before considered as eligible for merit promotions to other Title 5 Excepted Service GS-0610 Nurse positions; and must have a minimum of one year (12 months) on-the-job experience in the grade immediately below the next higher level. However a new hire applicant to include an on-board Title 32 or a Title 5 Competitive Service employee who is employed in a different series position must have at least two years of specialized experiences that are commensurate or equivalent to the GS-0610 Nurse Program business with demonstrated understanding of the principles and concepts defined by a practical knowledge of health services activities such as administration managed care human resource management logistics management patient administration budgetary and fiscal management medical manpower medical facility management biometrics medical recruiting or aeromedical evacuation.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have 12 months of specialized experience in performing the occupational health programs; planning developing and analyzing the occupational health nursing services provided to National Guard personnel throughout the state. Must also have 12 months or more of specialized skills in planning developing reviewing and analyzing and maintaining a comprehensive Occupational Health Program. Experienced in working the occupational health nursing services and program requirements and determined impacts on National Guard military and civilian personnel and public health. Skilled in formulating analyzing revising and implementing policies procedures and best practices in order to accomplish program goals and objectives in accordance with Federal State and local laws such as Occupational Safety Health Administration Act of 1970 - OSHA Federal Employees Compensation Act Department of Labor Department of Transportation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission statutes and DoD guidance. Skilled in presenting formal briefings and prepared reports to the Adjutant General Component Commanders the Chief of Staff and other directorate level staff elements. Knowledgeable on how to protect National Guard personnel against adverse effects of health hazards. Highly skilled in determining if personnel are physically mentally and psychologically suited for work in field operations and the industrial workplace. Skilled in providing medical care and rehabilitation of occupational illness/injury. Have specialized experiences in identifying physical deficiency; skilled in preventing decreased combat readiness caused by occupational illness/injury to military personnel; and able to provide corporate review analysis and management of worker compensation and line-of-duty costs. Skilled and knowledgeable on how to apply information management resources such as the DoD Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS); Medical Operational Data System (MODS); also the DoD Occupational Health Program Resource Models; Occupational Health Information System (OHMIS). Skilled in performing job-related occupational health screenings and medical surveillance examinations to included pre-deployment and post-deployment follow-up preplacement baseline job transfer periodic retirement termination fitness-for-duty and health maintenance exams. Experienced skilled and capable in performing Case Manager Consultant work and coordinating record results and requirements with the US Department of Labor (DOL) Regional OHN Consultant NGB Regional Office of Workers Compensation Program (OWCP) Liaison and the Director Human Resources.

If your resume does not include a narrative description of how you meet the GENERAL SPECIALIZED experiences and OTHER requirements you may lose consideration for this position. Ensure that the Questionnaire is completed online in Application Manager.

NOTES TO CANDIDATES:

a. Situations of inversion of military rank are not permitted i.e. a military technician may not be militarily senior to his or her full-time supervisor.

b. Candidates may be screened and evaluated on military attributes directly related to the compatible military position required to be assigned into such as but not limited to military bearing leadership or ability to work with others (teamwork) in a military environment.

c. Include any volunteer work experience in your resume. 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).

d. Final selection will be based upon qualifications suitability and available manpower resources.

e. This employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employees Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

f. Multiple vacancies may be filled from this announcement.

g. If this announcement results in a temporary promotion for the selectee it may become permanent at any time without further competition dependent on funding and manpower requirements.