PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNICIAN (TITLE 32)

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THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNICIAN (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D1723000 and is part of the IL 182 AW, National Guard.

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of consideration for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S.

Code § 709), will be in the following manner and sequence: The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.

The SECOND area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees. The THIRD area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible.

The FOURTH area of consideration will be applicants willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians and gain ILNG membership. The FIFTH area of consideration will be U.S. Citizens.

Military Grades: Enlisted Only - May not exceed the rank of TSgt. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-08 Level - MUST possess 1- year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade.

Experience, education, or training which provided a working knowledge of missions, organizations, programs and requirements of health care, aerospace and operational delivery systems; experience analyzing and recommending solutions to complicated problems; experience developing and implementing various policies and procedures used in the guard medical programs; experience involving various administrative areas such as medical resources, personnel and public relations within a medical activity.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words.

You may refer to position descriptions, i.e.

the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered.

In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed above.

Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained.

This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. Major Duties:

As a PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNICIAN (TITLE 32), GS-0640-8, you will achieve and maintain Force Health Protection through planning, evaluating, and management principles related to epidemiological, operational, and occupational and public health programs.

This includes occupational health, hearing conservation, reproductive health, bloodborne pathogens exposure control, communicable disease control, immunization, disease vector surveillance, disease/epidemiological surveillance, aircraft inspection, facility sanitation, food safety and vulnerability, health risk assessment, medical intelligence, and operational medicine.

Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list: Manage OSHA and AFOSH mandated occupational health education and training program and DODI requirement.

Analyze Bioenvironmental Engineering Industrial Hygiene Survey data and determine need for occupational health medical examination (OHME) IAW OSHA and AFOSH standard.

Implement and oversee DOEHRS-HC Hearing Conservation Program and ensure required audiometric testing and follow-up action.

Ensure appropriate documentation, reporting, and disposition of occupational injury/illness incident IAW OSHA reporting instruction.

Review and execute immunization policy and guidance for routine, mandatory, and deployment-specific requirement and update AFCITA database accordingly.

Research OSHA, AFOSH, CDC, and DOD guidance to determine occupational health surveillance scope and frequency.

Review Department of Defense study and scientific compliance data to identify target organ and biological index for medical testing.

Research and evaluate vector information of local medical importance in coordination with regional health agency.

Study epidemiological and toxicological pathway to develop communicable disease prevention and control strategy.

Research and evaluate country-specific disease and environmental factor affecting deployed personnel to determine pre- and post-deployment medical requirement.

Analyze OHME result and develop workplace-specific trend summary, identify deviation from normal value, and recommend follow-up action.

Determine work-relatedness of occupational injury/illness incident and recommend corrective or preventive action.

Evaluate food facility inspection finding and recommend suspension of operation until critical discrepancy correct.

Identify personnel at risk for bloodborne pathogen exposure and coordinate exposure control plan and follow-up activity.

Assess reproductive and fetal risk factor in workplace and determine need for work restriction and medical profile recommendation.

Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.

Coordinate occupational health medical examination within MDG and recommend suitability for job placement based on pre-placement result.

Advise and consult with wing leadership, workplace supervisor, and installation official on occupational health and communicable disease matter.

Educate employee and supervisor on hearing protection device use, hazard communication requirement, and disease prevention strategy.

Prepare and distribute inspection or surveillance report and communicate finding and required follow-up action to appropriate council or committee.

Serve as Public Health liaison for host/tenant agreement and coordinate full-spectrum training and support need.