MEDICAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR

Description:

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The primary purpose of this position is: To direct the United States Air Force (USAF) Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) Program, serving as the primary executive administrator for the development of doctrine, policies, and procedures impacting global Air Force medical transport operations.

Requirements:

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions and administrative and Management Positions.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include: (1) Formulating management policy, procedures, and objectives for the direction of global transportation of critically ill or injured patients; governs functions related to mission, concept of operations, scope of care, organization, training, aviation resource management, aeromedical evacuation integration and documentation; (2) Enforcing Aeromedical Evacuation policies regarding aircrew standards, command and control, mission roles and responsibilities and mission support; (3) Coordinating on and resolves a variety of issues with administrative and support policy for Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT); and (4) Establishing, developing, and maintaining effective working relationships with organizations, sister service working groups, federal/state/local officials, union representatives and community groups.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Expert knowledge of doctrine, regulations, practices, and procedures relevant to CCATT management functions, CCATT operations, CCATT training, CCATT equipment, CCATT research, and overall CCATT program management, principles and techniques.
2. Knowledge of the substantive nature of AE operations, programs, management functions, philosophy, and techniques.
3. Professional knowledge in military health services administration with key emphasis on medical readiness and planning activities.
4. Knowledge and experience managing, guiding, and providing oversight of a variety of programmatic initiatives achieving organizational success.
5. Ability to analyze current or projected CCATT operating programs and initiatives to evaluate actual or potential effectiveness in achieving program improvement objectives.
6. Ability to foster interrelationships and build coalitions for the various aspects of the CCATT program and skill in integrating competing priorities and programs in order to effectively develop a worldwide en route critical care patient transport system.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.