DECEDENT AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
What you'd do
About the Position: This position is located at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, San Diego California This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Major duties
Assist in the coordination and tracking of the Decedent Affairs Program, including tracking Very Seriously Ill (VSI) and seriously ill active-duty service members. Perform data entry and retrieval within electronic tracking systems to compile Personnel Casualty Reporting (PCR) data for medical center and local area deaths. Provide routine administrative support to Casualty Assistance Calls Officers (CACO) by assembling standard informational packets, packets, and required forms. Gather reference materials, regulations, and policy updates from higher authorities to help higher-grade specialists maintain the program's Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Relay established, routine procedural steps and processing timelines regarding Decedent Affairs and PCR to family members, command staff, and adjacent units. Route time-sensitive communications and administrative files to senior team members, ensuring complex or sensitive issues are escalated appropriately.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education or 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 leading casualty operations and decedent affairs, reviewing medical charts for medical examiner reporting and managing personal effects. Counseling next of kin on burial options, transport allowances, and government benefits. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education with a major study in electrical or electronic engineering, mathematics, physics, public utilities, statistics, computer science, telecommunications management, information systems management, business administration, industrial management, or other fields related to the position to be filled. OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achshonor.org/). OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages.
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