Summary
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: To serve as the 96th Medical Group Deputy Director at Eglin AFB, responsible for the management and execution of business activities, critical support services, clinical optimization, and long-range strategic planning.
Duties
- Plans, organizes, and oversees the direct healthcare activities of the Military Treatment Facility.
- Provides executive level management of the civilian professional development program.
- Assists with and/or directs as appropriate, the planning and execution of resources, strategic planning, personnel assignments, and skill development.
- Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short and long-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.
- Evaluates work performance of subordinates.
- Leads the administration and management of the Military Treatment Facility's Performance Improvement, Clinical Quality Management, Risk Management, and Self-Assessment programs.
- Governs healthcare informatics initiatives to integrate clinical, business, and information technology efforts in alignment with Defense Health Agency processes and practices.
- Works closely with facility leadership to resolve issues and seek standardization of processes to generate efficiencies and optimize the direct healthcare system.
- Determines organizational goals, develops plans, and justifies and distributes resources to support the work activity
- Participates in formal speaking engagements, public relations events, promoting the mission and creating an atmosphere conducive to quality patient care.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is subject to annual vaccination. A candidate selected to this position will be required to sign a statement consenting to annual seasonal influenza vaccination.
- Employees assigned to a Military Treatment Facility are required to be screened for applicable immunizations or pre-existing immunity based on occupational risk, regardless of job series.
- This position is supervisory as defined by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG). A one-year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In 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.
Experience Requirement: One year of specialized experience at or above the GS-13 grade level in Federal service, encompassing the management of all facets of a Medical Treatment Facility's (MTF) operation. This includes clinical care, administrative services, and strategic planning for the long term. Responsibilities also involve leading and supervising staff, ensuring regulatory compliance, and executing performance improvement measures. Additionally, managing both fiscal and human resources, formulating budgets, and serving as the MTF's representative at high-level meetings.
Special Provision for In-service Placement Applicants: If you are an in-service placement applicant (eligible for promotion, reassignment, change-to-lower grade, transfer, reinstatement, re-employment, or restoration) and have successfully completed an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program which included a formal individualized training plan in an operating health care system, you may be able to qualify for this position. The training program must have included: assignments which provided a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; practical assignments which provided an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses, work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); and oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of your progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program.
Note: If you meet this training requirement, you must upload a copy of your completed training plan with your application package. Some positions allow applicants to substitute education for the required experience. For this position, applicants must meet the specialized experience requirement or meet the special provision for in-service applicants (above). Education substitution is not allowed.
*** 8 years of experience in supervisory roles and executive leadership roles - Preferred
Benefits
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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, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.
If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.?
Required Documents
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 for Public Announcements.
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.
1. Your resume:
- Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
- If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
- For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment and GS level if applicable (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
- For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Other supporting documents:
- Cover Letter, optional
- Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/25/2024 to receive consideration
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12436070).
- Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
- It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
- Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
Next steps
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 (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
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