EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
What you'd do
About the Position: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (or as determined by leadership). Monthly training events and exercises may occasionally require adjusted shifts (early mornings, evenings, or weekends) to ensure all hospital shifts are trained and ready. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
Major duties
Develop After Action Reviews, Corrective Actions List, and Corrective Actions Plans to identify potential problem areas. Provide education and training relative to Emergency Management concepts, principles, and staff roles/responsibilities. Monitor Emergency Management plans of hospital wards, clinics, departments, and outlying health clinics to ensure support of organizational objectives. Develop Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) organization structure for command approval. Assist in establishing the Hospital Operations Center (HOC) and serves as HICS Planning Section Chief. Coordinate with Emergency Management planner at higher headquarters, installation, regional, and state levels to promote information sharing and interoperability. Manage Emergency Management Internship Program that recruits, directs and supervises students from local academic institutions for 150 hours of work in Emergency Management related activities. Serve as member and recorder of Emergency Management Functional Management Team meetings, comprised of key hospital leaders and staff. Maintain Emergency Management related equipment, supplies, databases, references, and document archives. Represent the Military Treatment Facility at local and regional EM-related conferences and workshops, as assigned. Networks with internal, installation and regional contacts. Develop performance goals for employees.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: US CitizensIn order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) developing, coordinating, executing, and reviewing emergency medical operational plans; (2) planning, assessing, coordinating, and conducting emergency management advisory services. (3) has extensive knowledge of emergency management program and requirements within a Military Treatment Facility (MTF). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). More than one year of specialized experience preferred. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
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