HEALTH TECHNICIAN (T32)

About the role

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a HEALTH TECHNICIAN (T32), Position Description Number D1243000 and is part of the AL MED DET, National Guard.

ORGANIZATION: AL MED DET, BIRMINGHAM, AL SELECTING OFFICIAL: LTC Z.

EASON

What you will do

• (1) Provides assistance in the administration of the JFHQ-S Occupational Health/Industrial Hygiene (OH/IH) programs to include, but not limited to, various duties in support of the Medical Surveillance, Respiratory Protection, Industrial Hygiene, Hearing Conservation, Vision Conservation, and Bloodborne Pathogen Programs.
• Assists in the scheduling and coordination of occupational health related physical examinations for military/civilian personnel (e.g. pre-placement/baseline, periodic, termination/retirement exams) and screenings such as vital signs (i.e., blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respirations), vision screening, audiometric testing, pulmonary function tests (PFT), and height and weight measurements.
• (2) Ensures all full-time employees assigned to hazardous noise positions are enrolled in the Installation Hearing Conservation Program for testing and monitoring.
• Ensures all military/civilian personnel who are occupationally exposed to hazardous noise or ototoxic environments receive baseline, 90-day, annual, and termination audiograms in accordance with Hearing Conservation Program regulations and directives.
• (3) Administers the JFHQ-S Department of Defense (DoD) Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System-Hearing Conservation (DOEHRS-HC) Program.
• Obtains and maintains DOEHRS-HC Bi-Annual Compliance Reports.
• Performs system backup and uploads information to the DOEHRS-HC repository as required.
• Performs and coordinates biological calibration checks (e.g., daily) of DOEHRS-HC system and ensures results are within acceptable range in accordance with federal regulations and standards.
• (4) Ensures military/civilian personnel receive Hearing Conservation Program services and training to meet hearing protection requirements (e.g., earplugs, noise muffs, ear canal caps, noise-attenuating helmets, or a combination of protection) to minimize hearing loss.
• Ensures individualized hearing protection is provided to all military/civilian employees assigned to hazardous noise areas.
• (5) Coordinates and/or conducts noise surveys of all suspected noise-hazard areas, vehicles, and equipment as directed by regulation and law using Type 2 or greater sound level meters which meet American National Standards Institute (ANSI) requirements.
• Ensures annual hazard assessments of noise hazardous areas, or potentially noise hazardous areas, are conducted IAW federal regulations and standards.
• (6) Ensures vision screenings are conducted IAW the Army Vision Conservation and Readiness Program (VCRP).
• Assesses whether or not personnel meet visual criteria for their particular job.
• Provides guidance to military/civilian personnel needing professional eye care (e.g. contact their personal physician for follow-up and/or treatment).
• Ensures vision screening and/or eye exams are performed on all employees working in eye hazardous areas requiring safety eyewear.
• Records medical findings and files copy of safety eyewear prescriptions in the employee medical record.
• (7) Performs/coordinates calibration of medical screening equipment; operates and maintains OH/IH field and laboratory instruments and other medical equipment needed to determine health risks.
• (8) Performs a variety of special tasks, such as portions of occupational health/industrial hygiene investigations or surveys as directed by the OHN.
• Performs conventional OH/IH surveys of limited scope and variety (e.g., ventilation studies, air monitoring, light surveys, laboratory and work-site sampling, analysis of organic and inorganic material and physical phenomena, reviews and maintains records; interviews employees; takes photographs).
• Uses various sampling equipment and techniques; ensures proper analysis of test results.
• Presents findings to the OHN.
• (9) Maintains and inputs OH/IH data into required federal/military database systems (e.g., U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine (USHCHPPM), DOEHRS-HC and Health Hazard Information Management System (HHIMS)).
• Uses microcomputers, data processing operations, software, spreadsheets, word processing, statistical and mapping packages to analyze data and presentation software (e.g., Excel, Word, Power Point).
• Serves as a technical resource to other staff members on OH/IH computer-related issues.
• (10) Assists the OHN with implementation of comprehensive OH/IH Programs to include initial and on-going medical evaluations, hazard assessments, control measures, hearing and vision conservation, and employee training and education.
• (11) Contacts employees during studies/surveys/investigations to observe and assess working operations and conditions and promotes effective OH/IH practices.
• (12) Attaches personal Dosimetry and monitoring equipment to workers to assess hazardous or potentially hazardous situations.
• (13) Performs other duties as assigned.
• PLEASE CONTACT HRO FOR COMPLETE POSITION DESCRIPTION.

Education

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. One full year of graduate education meets the requirements for GS-7.

Two full years of graduate education or a master's degree meets the requirements for GS-9. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study.

If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.

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.

How you will be evaluated

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.

Documents you must provide

• To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
• Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed.
• Other supporting documents: SF-50s, transcripts and DD 214s are recommended, but not required.

What to expect next

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.

Additional information

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 (***). **This position may be authorized a recruitment or relocation incentive for up to 25%.

All incentives must be approved prior to the employee in processing.**