Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer (Field Operations Manager)

Full Job Description

If selected for this position, you will serve as a Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer (VMO) performing the role of Field Operations Manager with geographic responsibility for the full range of animal disease diagnosis, control, and eradication and animal health and care activities within specified counties and states.

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: Veterinary Medical Officer (0701): All applicants to 0701 series must meet the Basic Requirement outlined in the Education section below.

FOR THE 0701 SERIES GS-13 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Developing, recommending, and assisting with animal health monitoring, disease surveillance, risk assessment, and disease control and eradication policies among the various program activities.

Providing subordinate staff with leadership and direction to accomplish work and communicates sensitive, critical, and technical information related to program disease activities and/or emergency animal response.

Interacting regularly with state/federal personnel and/or industry regarding animal health policy, surveillance activities, animal movement, and program disease prevention, control, and eradication.

OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-13 GRADE LEVEL: Successful completion of a PhD degree in an area of specialization including, but not limited to: animal science, avian medicine, food safety, infectious diseases, veterinary clinical sciences, pathobiology, biomedical sciences, veterinary anatomy, veterinary preventive medicine, comparative biological sciences, epidemiology, veterinary parasitology, molecular veterinary biosciences, public health, microbiology, pathology, immunology, laboratory animal medicine, toxicology, wildlife, zoological animal medicine, or other sciences related to the work of a veterinary medical officer position.

OR RESIDENCY/POST GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE GS-13 GRADE LEVEL.

Successful completion of three years of an internship, residency program, or fellowship training program in a discipline related to the position.

Applicants should provide a certificate or letter documenting the completion of this program.

OR BOARD CERTIFICATION FOR THE GS-13 GRADE LEVEL: Specialty boards that are recognized by the American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS) of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) certify eligible candidates as specialists in specific veterinary medical fields.

Veterinarians who successfully complete all requirements for Diplomate status in an ABVS-recognized veterinary specialty organization may qualify for the GS-13 grade level.

Applicants should provide a certificate or letter documenting their diplomate status.

TRANSCRIPTS are required: This position requires specific coursework or a degree in a specific field to be basically qualified.

This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university.

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Serves as consultant to the Area Veterinarian in Charge (AVIC) and State officials on regulatory veterinary medical problems.
• Directs the activities of Federal veterinarians through subordinates and cooperators who are concerned with the diagnosis of animal diseases, sanitary conditions, and the application of Animal Health procedures.
• Coordinates the State/Federal Animal Health Programs under terms of cooperative agreements with State officials.
• Maintains emergency response readiness through education, training, medical clearance and fit-testing and responds to requests from Animal Plant Health Inspection Services for emergency response.
• Participates in the planning and execution of emergency test exercises at the local, state, regional, national, and international level with Veterinary Services partners.