Description:
This is a Scientific and Professional (ST) position. The Chief Medical Officer position is located in the Office of Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development. This position is vital to the support of the mission of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
Please Note: Location - Washington, DC or any FMCSA Service Center or Field Office.
Requirements:
As a basic requirement for entry into the Scientific and Professional (ST) positions, you must clearly articulate and describe within your five (5) page resume evidence of progressively responsible medical/ professional experience which involved significant scope and complexity that meet the Technical Qualifications listed below. Your resume must provide information regarding your professional experience and accomplishments that demonstrate your ability to perform the duties of this position and meet the mandatory Technical Qualification(s).
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs) : Below are the descriptions of the mandatory technical qualifications for this position. Your five (5) page resume must provide information regarding your professional experience and accomplishments that demonstrate you meet these technical qualifications.
TQ 1: You must have (3) years of specialized experience as a medical physician in or closely related to occupational health programs. At least one year of this experience must have been in planning and executing difficult programs of national significance or planning or executing specialized programs that show outstanding attainments in the field of research or consultation. One year of this specialized experience must be equivalent to experience at the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service.
TQ 2: Experience in advising and consulting with senior level executives on medical qualifications, regulations, policy and certification programs, and the ability to correlate medical documentation and medication usage to medical fitness for safe driving.
TQ 3: Professional expertise in occupational medicine or another specialty related to assessing the physical qualifications of workers in safety-sensitive transportation –related occupations.
TQ 4. Experience in the administration of federal, state or local regulatory and enforcement programs pertaining to occupational safety and health and/or
transportation safety.
TQ 5. You must Possess strong written and oral communication/briefing skills, including the ability to conceptualize, organize and draw inferences from incomplete data, present a cogent and compelling analytic picture, and identify, articulate, and document gaps of knowledge.
TQ 6. Experience correlating medical diseases and their symptoms, physical conditions, treatment regimens and medication usage to medical fitness for safety-sensitive transportation duties, drawing inferences from incomplete data, present a cogent and compelling analytic picture, and identify, articulate, and document gaps of knowledge.