NURSING (CASE MANAGER)(Title 5) Job in Niantic, CT

Vacancy No. CT-12678291-AR-25-020 Department Army National Guard Units
Salary $83,426.00 to $108,448.00 Grade 11 to 11
Perm/Temp Temporary FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 1/28/2025 Close Date 2/3/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Niantic, CT


Summary

DUTY LOCATION: G1, Niantic, CT

AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION:

  • Area I: All On Board Federal Employees (T5), Tenure 0,1,2,3 within the CTNG with U.S. citizenship.
  • Area II: All On Board Federal Dual-Status Military Technicians (T32), Tenure 0,1,2,3 within the CTNG with U.S. citizenship.
  • Area III: All current and former members of the Connecticut National Guard with U.S. citizenship.
  • Area IV: All current Federal Employees from any agency.
  • Area V: All U.S. Citizens.

Duties

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION

This is an indefinite position that may convert to permanent without further competition.

This National Guard position is for a NURSING (CASE MANAGER)(Title 5), Position Description Number T5637P01 and is part of the CT G1, National Guard.

JOB SUMMARY: The primary purpose of the position is to facilitate medical readiness and medical retention for National Guard military members. Using a collaborative team approach, assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services to meet complex health needs of Soldiers in order to promote health, wellness, and deployability. Addresses patterns or problems at the patient, provider, and/or systems level to promote smooth transition of Soldiers through the Military health care experience. Seeks resolution for identified problems, through individual or collaborative efforts to assure appropriate utilization and optimization of resources. Position provides non-clinical case management to provide pre-mobilization and post-mobilization Individual Medical Readiness (IMR) support to include identification and tracking of Service Members (SM) who are not Fully Medically Ready (FMR) either for dental or medical concerns. Cases will be obtained from Annual Periodic Health Assessments (PHA) events, Home Station (HS) or Mobilization Stations (MOBSTA) SM Readiness Processing (SRP) events or identified for those SM determined non- medically or non- dentally ready. Case Managers shall assist SMs to become Fully Medically Ready (FMR) by assisting with tracking medical and dental appointments, ensuring medical compliancy by maintaining communications as required with the SM they are managing.

The major duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Interpret and translate SM limitations from non-military providers.
  • Provides advice, guidance, and health teaching to SM and Chain of Command, in individual or group settings designed to assist the SM in understanding, accepting and following medical recommendations.
  • Coordinates and implements health prevention and education programs related to fitness for duty, medical readiness, and deployability.
  • Assumes responsibility and accountability for case management of all Soldiers in case load.
  • Assists in ongoing patientcare coordination until planned outcomes are achieved.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
  • Direct Deposit is mandatory.
  • The incumbent of this position description must have, at a minimum, a completed National Agency Check (NAC) prior to position assignment; must be able to pass a T1 investigation.
  • Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for this NG Title 5 excepted service position.
  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Must possess a valid state drivers license.
  • This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
  • Federal employees currently serving in the excepted service (Title 32) must acknowledge they will voluntarily leave the Title 32 excepted service by accepting an offer of employment for this NG Title 5 excepted service position.
  • Must be HIPPA trained and maintain certification.
  • May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime or compensatory time maybe required.
  • Designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG.
  • Must be able to establish effective professional working relationships with Chain of Command, coworkers, and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
  • As a basis of continued Title 5 Excepted Service employment/appointment to the GS-0610 position, the employee must maintain current certification in Occupational Health from the American Board of Occupational Health Nurses.
  • As a basis of continued Title 5 Excepted Service employment/appointment to the GS-0610 position, the employee must maintain a current license as a Registered Nurse.
  • As a basis of continued Title 5 Excepted Service employment/appointment to the GS-0610 position, the employee must maintain a current certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
  • As a basis of continued Title 5 Excepted Service employment/appointment to the GS-0610 position, the employee must maintain an N-95 or fitted gas mask respirator if indicated by site hazards.
  • As a basis of continued Title 5 Excepted Service employment/appointment to the GS-0610 position, the employee must be medically fit to wear respiratory protection and protective clothing if indicated.
  • As a basis of continued Title 5 Excepted Service employment/appointment to the GS-0610 position, the employee must complete annual assessments for his or her immunization status and ability to wear respirator if indicated.
  • This position requires a bachelors with an RN or an RN with a certificate and 2 years of experience, or an LPN with minimum of 2 years of experience, and active state licensure or transferable license from other states.

Qualifications

MANDATORY EDUCATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must provide official transcripts from accredited universities or colleges. To qualify for these positions, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination. In addition, they must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Must have an Undergraduate Degree in Health Administration, Health Care Administration (or equivalent), Health Care Management, Health Management and Policy, Health Services Administration (or equivalent), Hospital Administration (or equivalent), or related fields such as, Primary Care Management, and Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN/RN), Biology, or microbiology. Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN/RN) or Biology. Other completed degrees are acceptable in Public Health, Entomology, Microbiology, Zoology, Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Engineering and Health Management/Health Systems Engineering, Operations Research, or other closely related degree fields. -OR- Applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination. In addition, they must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Certification as an Occupational Health Nurse or a Graduate Degree in Public Health (MPH/MSPH) with a bachelor's degree in a biological science. Other educational options are a Master's in Health Administration, Health Care Administration, Health Care Management, Health Management and Policy, Health Services Administration (or equivalent), or Hospital Administration. A Master's degree or equivalent in public health, and one year of graduate medical education completed in a clinical specialty at a hospital is strongly recommended.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: 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: Your resume and any other supporting documentation you wish to provide must clearly substantiate you currently possess 6 months of specialized experience in the following:
  • Experience demonstrating knowledge of the basic principles and practices related to the management of occupational health care delivery systems.
  • Experience planning for and the execution of state occupational health and industrial hygiene programs.
  • Experience in one of the medical service core functions, which are prescribed as: Health facilities, health plan management, medical resources, health care information, management and information technology, medical logistics, and medical readiness.
  • Experience in written and oral communication.
  • Experience, education, and/or training which provided working knowledge of the principles and practices related to the management of occupational health care delivery systems.
  • Experience planning, developing, analyzing, and briefing the occupational health nursing services provided to National Guard personnel throughout the state.
  • Experience developing and maintaining a comprehensive Occupational Health Program that involves the occupational health nursing services and program requirements.
  • Experience determining negative or positive occupational impacts on National Guard military and civilian personnel and public health.
  • Experience 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.
  • Experience demonstrating knowledge in governing laws, such as Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) Act of 1970; Federal Employees Compensation Act - FECA; Department of Labor; Department of Transportation; and, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission statutes; and, all applicable DoD Occupational Health Program guidance.
  • Experience providing expert advice to the Adjutant General to protect National Guard personnel against adverse effects of health hazards.
  • Experience determining if personnel are physically, mentally and psychologically suited for work in field operations and the industrial workplace.
  • Experience providing medical care and rehabilitation of occupational illness/injury.
  • Experience 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.
  • Experience consulting on occupational health issues and experiences included work with the Civil Support Team, Enhanced Force Readiness Package commanders and the Radiation Safety Program.
  • Experience demonstrating the ability to support work and oversight to military and/or civilian personnel units exposed, or potentially exposed to chemical, biological, or radiological hazards in the work environment.
  • Experience evaluating and administrating 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.
  • Experience demonstrating skill and knowledge 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).
  • Experience demonstrating a range of program elements such as, epidemiologic investigations of occupational illness and injury; industrial hygiene surveys; prevention, mitigation and treatment of occupational illness and injury; emergency treatment of non-occupational illness and injury; hearing conservation and readiness; occupational vision conservation and readiness; radiation exposure and medical surveillance; job-related immunization; illness absence monitoring; occupational health related work-site and industrial inspections; and health hazard education.
  • Experience managing job-related hazards, such as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive hazards.
  • Experience performing job-related occupational health screenings and medical surveillance examinations to included pre-deployment and post-deployment follow-up, pre-placement, baseline, job transfer, periodic, retirement, termination, fitness-for-duty, and health maintenance exams.
  • Experience demonstrating knowledge of how to wear personal protective equipment; skill in using an automated external defibrillator and skill in performing first-aid and critical care education IAW Service specific manuals, instructions, and regulations.

Education

No substitution of education for specialized experience.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. To receive credit for education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the education requirements for this position.

Additional information

CONTINUATION OF SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

  • Experience 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.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
  • Knowledge of current standards of practice for utilization management as described by the Department of Defense, Department of Army, U.S. Army Medical Command, National Guard, State policies and current literature.
  • Ability to administer the case management of National Guard Service members to include identifying necessary changes, advising others of its requirements and acting as liaison in providing information and education on the program.
  • Knowledge and skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to review in order to identify case management issues, determine medical readiness of service members and make recommendations for improvement.
  • Knowledge of nursing theory and practice with current clinical hands-on experience to evaluate, assess, and recommend the appropriate service member healthcare plans.
  • Knowledge and ability to use professional nursing clinical expertise to assess, evaluate and recommend case management interventions.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in order to gather data, present information, coordinate and facilitate activities, and make recommendations both orally and in writing.
  • Knowledge of techniques for data analysis to identify patterns, trends, or issues of significance, and the ability to analyze the data, draw conclusions, and present data.
  • Knowledge of medical automation and its use in data collection and display.

Primary Change of Station (PCS) relocation expenses will NOT be paid.

To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to E.O. 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.

This position is represented by the Association of Civilian Technicians, Chapter 98.

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).

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.

Please ensure you follow all instructions carefully. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

  • Resume showing relevant experience (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.)
  • Responses to the Assessment Questionnaire
  • Member 4 copy of DD 214 (if claiming veterans' preference)
  • SF 15 or supporting documentation listed on the SF 15 (if claiming 10 points veterans' preference)
  • Current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse (active Connecticut state licensure or transferable license from other states)
  • RN certification(s), if applicable
  • In addition, if claiming a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more, you must submit a VA Letter or a disability determination from a branch of the Armed Forces (or documentation of purple heart, if applicable)
  • Unofficial Transcripts (You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims)

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act Chapter 21 of Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 2108a, requires Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, at the time they apply for a Federal job, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, assuming the service member is otherwise eligible. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. The service member's military service dates are necessary in order to determine whether he or she meets the definition of "veteran" under 5 U.S.C. 2108(1). The "certification" must reflect the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date of submission. The "certification" must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters and must indicate when your terminal leave will begin (if applicable), your rank, dates of active duty service, the type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable). Further, under paragraph (h) of the rule, agencies are required to verify a qualifying separation from military service prior to appointment, through the DD-214 or other appropriate documentation. Your preference and/or appointment eligibility will be verified prior to appointment. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible." Military members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if member is on terminal leave.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

A complete application package must be submitted by 02/03/2025 on 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.

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.

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Agency contact information

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Hartford Armory
Hartford, CT 06105
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Next steps

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.

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