MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (TITLE 32)

Duties

• Directs the overall management of medical support for the Air National Guard installation to include tenant unit(s) and GSU(s).
• Ensures medical capabilities support the federal mission of expeditionary medical operations worldwide and state mission of medical response for homeland security and other state medical missions as directed.
• Provides medical management and advisory services that contribute substantially to the plans, policies, decisions, and objectives of senior management.
• Directs Information Management activities within the Medical Group, formulating and interpreting medical policy based on regulatory requirements.
• Directs work to be accomplished by the base medical and bioenvironmental programs, ensuring each is developed and implemented according to applicable regulations.
• Sets priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work. Reviews, accepts, amends or rejects work.
• Analyzes, evaluates, monitors and reports Individual Medical Readiness (IMR) for Wing, tenant unit(s) and GSU personnel.
• Ensures the installation maintains a strong viable human weapons system force fit for worldwide deployability.
• Directs, plans, develops, publishes, and implements policies and procedures within the established controls of higher command echelons.
• Implements the medical portion of the Designed Operational Capability (DOC) Statement of the unit.
• Ensures the Medical Group is organized, trained and equipped for any state or federal contingency to include global contingency deployment.
• Develops and implements unit plans for execution of deployments in support of the USAF Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) requirements and contingency objectives to meet USAF and Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) goals.
• Serves as the installation's technical advisor regarding ANG medical capabilities related to "Homeland Defense" (HLD) and Military Support to Civil Authorities (MSCA).
• Oversees all directed Federal, state, local and regional planning, training, and exercising of the unit's support of MSCA and the unit's development and maintenance of the Emergency Management Plan (EMP).
• Serves as the installation subject matter expert and problem solver for medical and dental health benefits regulated and outlined by the National Defense Authorization Act and through the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Health Affairs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• This position is advertised for the Jefferson Barracks and Whiteman AFB locations. The decision of where this position will be located will be determined at the time of selection.
• Temporary appointments are subject to termination at any time.
• This position can be filled up to four years as long as funds are available to support it.
• In the event a permanent (Tenure 1 or 2) employee is selected, and is willing to accept the temporary appointment, that employee will relinquish permanent status.
• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact an Air National Guard recruiter at 1-800-864-6264 prior to applying for this position.
• This is an Excepted Service position that requires membership in the Missouri National Guard prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an Excepted Service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Individuals on incentive bonuses may be subject to recoupment or termination, contact the State Incentives Manager at Whiteman AFB at (660) 687-7394 or at St. Joseph at (816) 236-3339 for any questions concerning recoupment or termination.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Failure to complete management prescribed courses for full-time support personnel within the first year of employment or assignment, may be cause for reassignment or termination.
• Advanced in hire rate may be granted to set pay above the minimum rate of the grade for a new employee if he/she possesses superior qualifications relevant to the positions' requirements and is essential to accomplish the agency's mission.

Qualifications

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Selected candidate must currently be assigned to a military unit in the Missouri Air National Guard. Title 32 employees will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor (grade inversion).

Maximum Military Grade - Lt Col (O-5)

Minimum Military Grade - 2d Lt (O-1)

GENERAL EXPERIENCE : Must possess experience, education or training which provided you with general knowledge of the principles of organization, management and administration.

GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : Must possess 36 months of specialized experience which demonstrates your ability to direct and manage medical administrative functions including medical support, medical operations, force health management and protection, healthcare management and related health applications. The specialized experience must also indicate thorough knowledge of strategic management objectives and policies to develop guidance on techniques for effective implementation and operation of a Wing medical program; medical information management systems; fiscal management to include basic budgeting and accounting processes; and patient administration.

Possession (or previous possession) of 041A3 is optimum.

Education

This job does not have a qualification requirement that allows substitution of education for specialized experience.

Additional information

Selective Service Act:
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 ( ).