MEDICAL SERVICES PROGRAM MANAGER (TITLE 32)

Full Job Description

This is a National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service Position.

This is a Permanent GS-0601-13 MEDICAL SERVICES PROGRAM MANAGER (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D3550000 and is part of the MO Deputy State Surgeon. This is a non-bargaining unit position.

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Selected candidate must currently be assigned to a military unit in the Missouri Army National Guard.

Title 32 employees will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor (grade inversion).

Maximum Military Grade - LTC (O-5) with date of rank after July 2025 Minimum Military Grade - CAPT (O-3) with date of rank before January 2025 GS-13 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess at least one year of specialized experience, education or training equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or equivalent that demonstrates your knowledge of healthcare and medical disciplines, such as nursing, social work and occupational health; experience with medical readiness; experience advising units and commanders on issues surrounding medical readiness; and experience briefing senior leaders on related subjects.

This specialized experience must also include experience managing and supervising health services program work functions and discipline requirements; managing personnel that included leading, directing, and assigning tasks and projects to personnel; conducting employee performance evaluations; and planning and scheduling work in a manner that promoted smooth flow and even distribution of assigning work requirements.

Major Duties:

• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities over the Office of the State Surgeon professional positions.
• Manages processes and procedures by planning, coordinating and providing guidance and policy for all medical actions within the state.
• Serves as an advisor to the recruiting command specialty branch, state federal recommendation boards, ASAP medical review officer and participates in the C2P2 and medical advisory group.
• Develops, plans, coordinates, and institutes medical policies to implement higher-level directives and federal law to provide optimum guidance and support to subordinate organizations.
• Coordinates with support organizations to assure an integrated approach to the solution of problems.
• Assesses the impact of changes in or to the medical program and coordinates with all principal parties to ensure that these changes do not exceed core capabilities.
• Develops procedures for correcting deficiencies to improve effectiveness.
• Identifies medical readiness trends; develops and issues guidance when warranted.
• Manages resources budgeted to the state for medical programs.
• Prepares the annual budget for the state medical readiness program to include funding at state, NGB, and DA sources.
• Conduct staff conferences to determine budget impacts caused by increased costs, changes in programs and policies, readiness requirements, and new program requirements.
• Executes the budget approved medical readiness and approves all changes which may need to be made due to unforeseen problems.
• Participates as a member of the PBAC.
• Ensures training requirements for medical personnel are met.
• Responds to and advises on Congressional/IG inquiries, formal investigations and HIPPA requests.
• Performs other duties as assigned.