HEALTH TECHNICIAN (Title 32)

Full Job Description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a HEALTH TECHNICIAN (Title 32), Position Description Number D1724000 and is part of the OK 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard.

Military Grades: E-4 through E-7 GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience, education, or training which provided a basic knowledge of principles and practices related to the health care delivery system.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have at least 18 months experience, education, or training which provided a working knowledge of missions, organizations, programs and requirements of health care delivery systems.

Experience analyzing and recommending solutions to complicated problems. Experience developing and implementing various policies and procedures used in the state medical programs.

Experience involving various administrative areas such as budget, personnel and public relations within a medical activity. Major 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 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.

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 Waiver Tracking System (AIMWTS), Physical Exam Processing Program (PEPP), Grounding Management Information System (GMIS) and other related programs.

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.

Manages the Reserve Component Periodic Health Assessment (RCPHA) program. Reviews military unique individual readiness requirements.

Identifies documents and ensures member is 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 inquiry 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 member's 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. Determines the need for and initiates worldwide duty evaluations for non-duty related actions.

Coordinates, prepares and/or processes actions for higher headquarters review. Advises individuals and commanders on appropriate procedures and responsibilities.

Coordinates with civilian providers for required medical tests/studies.

Develops and maintains waiver tracking system Administers policies and develops procedures for the flight medicine and grounding management programs, which directly affect flying safety and mission readiness.

Assesses abnormal medical findings in flying and special operations personnel, and initiates grounding actions in accordance with directives and local policies.

Manages administrative and automated orders system. Prepares, revokes, amends, reproduces, and distributes logs and maintains orders for all Medical Group personnel.

Provides prescreening for medical/dental/mental health and evaluation of personnel eligibility for deployment.

Reviews preventative health assessment (PHA) and individual medical readiness (PIMR) data and health/dental records to determine medical deployability.

Schedules members to complete any medical requirement that is necessary to meet and maintain eligibility for deployment status.

Performs quality assurance studies on medical issues such as: patient satisfaction surveys, review of medical records for content and structure, reviews laboratory results for validity and application, and generates readiness reports for commander review.

Administers the medical records program and acts as the medical records custodian. Prepares, safeguards, and maintains medical and dental records.

Reviews records for security clearances and special duty assignments.

Reviews incoming records and performs administrative quality assurance checks to ensure that the record contains accurate and complete data in accordance with current directives.