TRAINING INSTRUCTOR (RESPIRATORY THERAPY)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. A valid Registered Respiratory Therapy (RRT) credential and current state license is preferred, but not required.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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).

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

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that demonstrates a practical knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction, which includes assisting in the implementation of formal Respiratory Therapy training programs, aiding with curriculum development, reviewing program accreditation activities, and providing policy guidance to leadership.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Major Duties:

• Develop policies to provide guidance to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) clinical personnel.
• Advise on all matters related to respiratory care training to ensure effective guidance and leadership.
• Plan, research, develop and review the course curriculum to envelop new concepts and technology in military respiratory therapy.
• Develop and coordinate the agenda for the curriculum committee and student evaluation plan meetings.
• Collaborate with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory care to ensure the Respiratory Therapy Program Course stays nationally accredited.
• Coordinate nationwide licensure requirements for program graduates and document their approval and eligibility for each state.
• Develop goals and establish standards to support the national essentials of respiratory therapy.
• Oversee the design and structure of clinical rotations and student placements schedules to support effective evaluation.