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, PDD1724000 and is part of the AZ 162nd Wing, National Guard.

What you will do

• This position is located at the 162D Wing in Tucson, Arizona.
• The Primary purpose is to serve as the functional expert for issues pertaining to Aerospace Medicine and Force Health Management programs.
• Incumbent manages essential programs, which impacts individual medical readiness (IMR) and personnel fitness for continued worldwide deployability.
• The position occupant serves as a member of or an advisor to, management boards and committees as well as Wing leadership regarding Force.
• Duties: (Compacted) Develops plans, procedures, goals and objectives in support of the Aerospace Medicine and Force Health Management Programs using an extensive knowledge of Department of Defense (DOD), Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA), United States Air Force (USAF) and Air National Guard (ANG) directives, policies and standards.
• Implements and maintains the information management systems utilized for aerospace medicine and force health protection programs.
• Systems include preventive health assessment (PHA) and individual medical readiness (PIMR), Aero medical Information Management Waiver Tracking System (AIMWTS), Physical Exam Processing Program (PEPP), Grounding Management Information System (GMIS) and other related programs.
• Administers the Physical Examinations and Standards (PES) program and serves as a medical expert on related issues.
• Develops procedures to evaluate the effectiveness of the PES program and implements processes to ensure individual medical readiness and deployability.
• Reviews and resolves concerns or conflicts made by the member, supervisor, and/or commander.
• Identifies reports, formulates and recommends solutions to command personnel for resolution of compliance and delinquency trends and patterns which could negatively impact medical readiness.
• Manages the Reserve Component Periodic Health Assessment (RCPHA) program.
• Reviews military unique individual readiness requirements.
• Identifies documents and ensures member is notified of abnormal laboratory or diagnostic results.
• Tracks PIMR and reports noncompliance information to leadership.
• Provides training for unit RCPHA monitors.
• Acts as the Medical Group customer service expert.
• Addresses complex issues using independent judgment.
• Provides technical medical assistance to medical inquiries and responds to inquiry by researching, compiling information, generating response and providing information through written correspondence, telephone, electronic or in-person response.
• Monitors the medical status of military personnel.
• Identifies and profiles personnel with medical conditions impacting duty performance or assignment restriction.
• Reviews and validates profiles disqualified for worldwide duty.
• Notifies and advises commanders, supervisors and unit deployment managers when a member's medical/dental condition or duty restriction affects deployable status.
• Determines the need for and initiates Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) actions for duty related medical conditions.
• Coordinates, prepares and/or processes MEB with active duty facility.
• Serves as the primary local interface with the Military Personnel Flight (MPF) for MEE/Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) process, issues, and concerns.
• Determines the need for and initiates worldwide duty evaluations for non-duty related actions.
• Coordinates, prepares and/or processes actions for higher headquarters review.
• Advises individuals and commanders on appropriate procedures and responsibilities Administers policies and develops procedures for the flight medicine and grounding management programs, which directly affect flying safety and mission readiness.
• Assesses abnormal medical findings in flying and special operations personnel, and initiates grounding actions in accordance with directives and local policies.
• Manages administrative and automated orders system.
• Prepares, revokes, amends, reproduces, and distributes logs and maintains orders for all Medical Group personnel.
• Provides prescreening for medical/dental/mental health and evaluation of personnel eligibility for deployment.
• Reviews preventative health assessment (PHA) and individual medical readiness (PIMR) data and health/dental records to determine medical deployability.
• Performs quality assurance studies on medical issues such as: patient satisfaction surveys, review of medical records for content and structure, reviews laboratory results for validity and application, and generates readiness reports for commander review dministers the medical records program and acts as the medical records custodian.
• Prepares, safeguards, and maintains medical and dental records.
• Reviews records for security clearances and special duty assignments.
• Must possess a working knowledge of other DOD component medical requirements.
• THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

Education

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.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): 1. Knowledge of the mission, organization, requirements and procedures of military medicine to provide guidance and assistance on multiple policies and quality assurance relating to health care programs. 2.

Knowledge of, and skill in applying, an extensive body of rules, regulations, procedures and precedents relating to the physical standards program and ability to resolve complex procedural and substantive problems. 3.

Knowledge of International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and other specialized references for coding medical conditions from the simple through highly technical and diversified diagnoses, operations, procedures and other medical demographic data and to serve as the resource person for coding problems. 4.

Knowledge of information management systems utilized for aerospace medicine and force health protection programs to include PIMR, AIMWTS, PEPP, GMIS and other related programs and the ability to compile various special and recurring reports utilizing these systems. 5.

Skill in using a personal computer to perform operations or to prepare complex documents containing various types of information and to compile and complete various special and recurring reports.

Documents you must provide

• To apply for this position, you MUST SUBMIT a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
• Your resume must provide the following information for proper evaluation: Name Phone Number Work experience related to the job for which you are applying; details to include, job title (if federal, include pay plan, series and grade), work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment, employer's name, supervisor's name and contact number, and duties performed.
• NOTE: If your resume does not provide enough information for us to make a clear creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified.
• Verbiage displayed on your resume must clearly describe relevant experience using your own words.
• Please avoid acronyms, abbreviations, or internal terminology that may not be universally understood.
• You must refer to position descriptions, i.e the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experience; however, resume or applications received in verbatim will not be considered.
• Other supporting documents: Applicant MUST submit their most current Report on Individual Personnel (RIP) to verify unit, rank, AFSC, and security clearance requirements.

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.

NOTE: Open until filled applications will be reviewed upon management request through 22 September, 2027 until the position is filled.

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 (***).