Job Description

Summary

About the Position: This position is with the Defense Health Agency, Hawaii Market, Directorate of RM located at Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation under the Direct Hiring Authority.

Overview

• Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

07/24/2023 to 08/04/2023

Salary

$94,766 - $118,895 per year

Salary includes a 21.17% locality payment. A cost-of-living allowance (COLA) of 9.28% is currently authorized, subject to change.

Pay scale & grade

GS 10

Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

Remote job

No

Telework eligible

No

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Permanent -

Work schedule

Full-time -

Service

Competitive

Promotion potential

None

Job family (Series)

Supervisory status

No

Security clearance

Drug test

Yes

Position sensitivity and risk

Trust determination process

Announcement number

IPJT234450700547HM

Control number

739015400

This job is open to

Duties

• Responsible for planning, development and implementation of a clinically based program designed to provide high quality care coordination to effect seamless health care delivery.
• Identify problems with health care access and utilization in both military and civilian sectors and recommends alternative to overcome these difficulties.
• Review network referrals to ensure the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Veterans Affairs and/or TRICARE requirements are met prior to patient transfer and disengagement.
• Interface with local, state and Federal agencies responsible for financing alternatives which DOD beneficiaries may be entitled to receive.
• Implement initiatives and/or changes to the TRICARE benefit to meet patient needs in a quality conscious, resource efficient manner.
• Coordinate with Nursing staff, Social Work Service discharge planners, Veteran Affairs care coordinators, sister services and Patient Administration to identify patients requiring health care services outside the Military Treatment Facility.
• Assist in identifying other options for care when patients no longer require acute hospitalization, discharge planning and home health services, hospice, rehabilitation services, long term care placement, and obtaining durable medical equipment

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations. Applicants must consent to seasonal influenza vaccinations.
• Applicants must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges.
• This position requires Basic Life Support training certification from, or in accordance with, the American Heart Association and American Red Cross. Current Advanced Life Support or other advanced certification does not supersede BLS completion.
• The incumbent must make every attempt to report for work on time and/or remain on duty during severe weather conditions.
• The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs. This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or specialized 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 .

Basic Requirement for Nurse (Clinical/Medical-Surgical): Degree: A graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor\'s degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.).

Licensure: A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.

Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0610 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before. Applicants claiming this exemption must meet the requirement below. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status. Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant. Active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Experience: A diploma, associate degree, or bachelor\'s degree in nursing from a professional nursing program and possession of at least one full year of professional nursing experience (equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or above) which includes managing referrals, care coordination, collecting clinical data, managing reports, and providing patient or staff education.

OR

Education: Successful completion of two and a half years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading towards a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from a professional nursing educational program or related medical science field.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: .

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Two-year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an

. * If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the
information sheet. * Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

• Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols. For more information, visit
• Defense National Relocation Program (DNRP) is NOT authorized.
• Multiple selections may be made from this announcement.
• This is a Career Program (CP) - 53 Medical position.

• Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .

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