• Serve as Paramedic, First responder and on-site member of an emergency response team (ERT) of an assigned Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) or Medical Center (MC) with responsibility for the Emergency Response Team/Paramedic mission.
• Provide a combination of technical (nonprofessional medical) and administrative tasks related to the Advance Life Support (ALS) treatment and care of patients in an emergency environment inside and outside the MTF/MC emergency room setting.
• Performs Triage to determine number and severity of victims’ and their conditions.
• Performs site assessment of incident location to determines requirements needed for additional or specialty resources, relay situation report and requests to supporting emergency service facility.
• Conduct intake procedures obtains general medical information, including allergies and drug sensitivities; and takes and records vital signs.
• Recognize, stabilize, and provide emergent health care to a range of patients presenting with complex or multiple emergency systems dysfunctions, injuries and/or disorders: (e.g., airway obstruction, respiratory arrest; cardiac arrest; stroke;
• (continued) mechanical breathing aids; shock, fluid therapy; wounds; childbirth; pharmacological crisis; diabetic emergency, electrocution, and various communicable and non-communicable diseases, etc.).
• Provide transport of emergency victim to medical treatment facility for further treatment or emergency inpatient care.
• Emergency Vehicles (EV) Operation. Ensures emergency vehicles are operational and ready, performing routine operator safety checks and emergency vehicle maintenance inspections of the vehicle.
• Coordinates with the 911 center or available crews for emergency ambulance response to include the military police and fire department personnel.

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires regular contact with children under the age 18 and a favorable determination of suitability to do so.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles. In addition, pass an Army defensive certification course.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 100 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations. The employee may be recalled to duty from scheduled time off.
• Due to the nature of this position, employees are required to work both planned and unscheduled overtime.
• Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations. This position requires tuberculosis testing.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is subject to annual vaccination.
• This position requires to have and maintain a valid, unrestricted State Emergency Medical Technician license.
• Position requires a valid National Registry Emergency Medical Technician – Basic (NREMT-B) certification.
• Position requires an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) advanced certification; and/or Paramedic Certification (NRP).
• Position requires to have and maintain a current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Position requires to have and maintain a current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
• Position requires to obtain and maintain NIMS ICS 100, 200, 700, and 800 level training within six months of hire.
• This position has a TDY or business travel requirement of 5% of the time to various locations.
• This position is designated "Mission Essential." In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations; the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.
• The duties of this position require to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles. In addition, pass an Army defensive certification course.
• This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.

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.

Specialized Experience: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes: (1) responding to emergencies (i.e. as an paramedic, first responder, and/or on-site emergency response team (ERT) member) of an assigned medical treatment facility or medical center with the responsibility of supporting emergency response mission; (2) perform on-site preliminary assessments of an incident by performing victim triage and treatment supporting emergency service facility; AND (3) providing transport of emergency victim to medical treatment facility for further treatment or emergency inpatient care. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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.

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 (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.

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