HEALTH TECHNICIAN

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Summary

This job is open to:

• Alaska Air National Guard (AKNG) Permanent or Indefinite technicians.
• All AKNG members.
• All other current military members who are eligible to join the Alaska Air National Guard.

Duties

• 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 and Health Administration (OSHA) United States Air Force (USAF) and Air National Guard (ANG) directives, policies, and standards.
• Programs include physical examinations and standards, flight medicine, and related aero medical and force health management concerns.
• Interprets directives and applies standards to determine worldwide deployability of personnel.
• Advises and makes recommendations to senior officials on force health issues related to physical exams, standards, and flight medicine activities to ensure compliance.
• Determines requirements, requests funding, and administers accounts for procurement of supplies, equipment, and medical assessment in support of the physical exam process, flight medicine activities, and related programs.
• 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 (AIMWTS) Physical Exam Processing Program (PEPP) Grounding Management Information System (GMIS) and other related programs.
• Compiles and completes various special and recurring reports utilizing these systems.
• Functions as the health systems program administrator.
• Identifies, develops, and implements training programs which support mission-essential aerospace medicine and force health management requirements.
• 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.
• Addresses complex medical issues with members, supervisors, commanders, state staff, and higher headquarters.
• Identifies and analyzes abnormal findings through research using medical references and professional consultations.
• Using established guidelines advises members of findings, determines additional requirements, and refers to medical professionals as needed.
• Edits, reviews, and validates physical examinations to determine qualifications for initial or continued military service.
• Conducts paraprofessional evaluations, an in-depth screening or interview for the purpose of gathering data for the healthcare provider and interprets results.
• Manages the Reserve Component Periodic Health Assessment (RCPHA) program.
• Reviews military unique individual readiness requirements.
• Identifies documents and ensures members are 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 inquiries 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 members 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 MEB Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) process issues and concerns.
• Advises individuals and commanders on appropriate procedures and responsibilities.
• Coordinates with military and civilian providers for required medical tests, studies, and medical evaluation board proceedings.
• Uses applicable medical references to code medical conditions and treatments, consolidates medical information, and forwards to higher headquarters as required.
• Determines the need for and initiates worldwide duty evaluations for non-duty-related actions.
• Coordinates, prepares, and/or processes actions for higher headquarters review.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Conditions of employment:
• Alaska Air National Guard membership is required.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• U.S. Citizenship and Secret Clearance is required.
• Bargaining Unit Bargaining
• Appointment factors:
• Excepted
• Enlisted in the Alaska Air National Guard.
• MILITARY GRADE REQUIREMENT: Due to the nature of this position, the minimum military grade is Airman First Class (A1CE3) and the maximum military grade is Master Sergeant (MSgt) E7.
• Incumbent is subject to termination due to loss or reduction in funding for this position.
• Desirables:
• 1 year of experience with the Aeromedical Services Information Management System and MHS Genesis System.
• Qualifications:
• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience directly related to the position to be filled and which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position.
• GS-08: Must have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.
• 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 and Health Administration (OSHA) United States Air Force (USAF) and Air National Guard (ANG) directives, policies, and standards.
• Programs include physical examinations and standards, flight medicine, and related aero medical and force health management concerns.
• Implements and maintains the information management systems utilized for aerospace medicine and force health protection programs.
• Administers the Physical Examinations and Standards (PES) program and serves as a medical expert on related issues.
• Monitors the medical status of military personnel.
• Identifies and profiles personnel with medical conditions impacting duty performance or assignment restriction.
• Manages administrative and automated orders system.
• EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
• Resume must have complete dates and hours worked per week for each occurrence of both civilian and military employment.
• Use of year only will result in disqualification.
• The duties listed must fully substantiate - in your own words - that you meet the minimum requirements and specialized experience listed above in detail, otherwise you will not be considered qualified for this position.
• Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Your experience will be evaluated on the basis of duties performed.
• Your record of experience and/or training must show possession of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position:
• 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.
• Extensive knowledge of medical entitlements, civilian and military health care systems, and managed care programs available to traditional guard members and individuals on Active Guard-Reserve (AGR) status.
• Detailed knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
• 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.
• Knowledge to plan, coordinate, develop facts, and/or resolve support problems.
• Knowledge of the organization and its functions and programs to answer inquiries of a general nature or to refer them to a responsible staff member.
• Knowledge of physical examination techniques, including taking and recording blood pressure, pulse, height, weight, routine visual acuity testing, interpretation of hearing tests, and other related techniques.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, aero medical principles, flight physiology, diagnostic criteria, preventive medicine, routine laboratory, and radiological procedures, and other medical procedures to properly evaluate and assess the medical background of members for qualification.
• 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.
• Knowledge of available medical services terminology and procedures.
• Ability to record and report medical information, such as test results, and give preparatory instructions to patients for a variety of diagnostic procedures.
• Knowledge of information management systems utilized for aerospace medicine and force health protection programs, including PIMR, AIMWTS, PEPP, GMIS, and other related programs, and the ability to compile various special and recurring reports utilizing these systems.
• Knowledge