Emergency Management Specialist

Full Job Description

This position is located at the VA Medical Center in Big Spring, TX functioning as the Emergency Management Specialist (Deputy VISN Network Emergency Manager).

***Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Are authorized for highly qualified candidates*** To qualify for this position, you must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties this position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is experience in emergency management where you applied your knowledge of the laws, guidelines and policies governing various emergency management programs and operations to assist in developing, executing, and analyzing an emergency management program; applying data analytical and evaluation methods to determine program compliance with emergency preparedness and management rules and regulations; and applying a working knowledge of a variety of emergency, contingency and operations plans, policies, and directives to provide advice and assistance.

At this level applicants should possess skills to prepare emergency situation status reports that describe response and recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments and prepare plans that outline operating procedures to be used in response to disasters or emergencies and in recovery from these events.

Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week.

A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

AND License Requirement: A current valid state driver's license is required. Note: We cannot accept photographs.

Therefore, please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package.

If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide your driver's license for verification of required endorsements And Physical Requirements: The work is mostly sedentary although some physical effort may be required to meet fieldwork requirements.

Lifting 50 pounds, moving, pushing, etc. During emergency events, the employee would be expected to work significant extended hours under very austere conditions.

Work is generally in an office setting, but emergency incidents and training and exercise events may require prolonged duty days and/or work to be conducted under austere field conditions.

Position may require frequent travel.

The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.

A pre-placement physical examination is not required.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Major Duties:

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** This position works with the VISN Network Emergency Manager in coordinating emergency management activities that require a high level of judgment and ability including planning, implementing and coordinating emergency response and recovery actions for VA Medical Centers, Community Living Centers, Domiciliary Units, Outpatient Clinics, Healthcare Centers and Community Based Outpatient Clinics.

Major duties and responsibilities include: Participates in an emergency management team that identifies and resolves complex resource and healthcare management changes before during and after emergency situations Acts jointly with the Network Emergency Manager in the development, maintenance and tracking of budgets and capital expenditure plans Performs support work for the VISN Emergency Management Program by tracking and procuring contingency supplies and equipment, maintenance of databases and ensure resources are available and meets mission objectives Provides support work in organizing network emergency management support activities as necessary Serves as the primary point of contact coordinating with the VHA Office of Emergency Management with regards to the program, in the absence of the VISN Network Emergency Manager Ensures facilities meet all applicable accreditation and regulatory requirements maintaining operational readiness and capability Collaborates with the Network Emergency Manager in establishing emergency preparedness, program priorities, scheduling work activities to meet the goals and objectives for field sites Interacts in a professional and competent manner with individuals of executive level responsibilities and authority Performs other related duties as assigned Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Are authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved