Location:1 vacancy(s) in the following locations: TX - Fort Sam HoustonView Map
Closing: 16 February 2012
You will serve as Neurosurgery Physician Assistant & a subject-matter expert on trauma and Neurosurgical critical illness/diseases, diagnosis & treatment. You will provide complex multidisciplinary treatment to critically injured soldiers, military beneficiaries & civilian trauma patients. You will serve as subspecialist consultant to other departm...
About the Position:
The work involves prolonged periods of standing & bending to diagnose & treat patient illnesses and/or injuries & requires alternate standing, sitting, bending, & fine motor skills. In surgery procedures require a high degree of manual dexterity & muscle strength to hold a position for extended lengths of time & to operate specialized equipment. The work requires lifting & positioning patients in the intensive care unit setting where exposure to infections & contagious disease is common. Precautions are routine for nearly all situations.
The work is performed indoors in a well-lighted, heated & ventilated area. Precautions are necessary to prevent radiation exposure when using fluoroscopy in surgery & for procedures. Precautions are necessary to prevent hearing damage from noise exposure.
You will be required to carry a pager & pull call in-house on a rotating basis & maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
This is an inclement weather essential position.
Organization(s):
Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery Service, Fort Sam Houston (San Antonio) TX
Who May Apply: Click here for more information.
All U. S. citizens.
General Schedule
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Graduation from a physician assistant educational program, accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or its predecessors, at a college, university, or educational institution that is accredited by an accrediting body or organization recognized by the Secretary, U.S. Department of EducationAND Successful completion of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) examination; must maintain status as a certified physician assistant, including completion of all requirements for continuing medical education (CME) and re-certification.NCCPA certification must be listed on your resume or it will result in non-consideration of your resume.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: One year of experience as a certified physician assistant in the same or similar work equivalent to at least the next lower level (GS-12) requiring application of the knowledge, skills, & abilities of the position being filled. Candidates for this position must clearly demonstrate in their resume they possess specialized experience involving neurological diseases & injuries and assessing a wide variety of diseases & types of injuries, performing examinations, taking histories, reviewing radiographs or test results, prescribing medications, and/or making patient evaluations.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
On your resume, please include college/university, dates attended, degree achieved, semester hours earned, GPA, major field of study, 24 semester hours of specific courses and course hours in your major. Failure to provide this education information on your resume may result in an ineligible rating.
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please include this information in your resume.
The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualification requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement. Resumes are rated using Category Rating procedures. If you meet the minimum qualification requirements, based on your possession of job-related skills, your resume will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans.
Other Requirements:
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Personnel security investigation required.
A medical examination is required.
Immunization screening is required.
Must comply with Drug Abuse Testing Program requirements.
All required background checks of AR 215-3, must be successfully completed and maintained including Child and Youth National Agency Check with Inquiries (CNACI); to include a health assessment is required.
The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.
This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations. Applicants tentatively selected for appointment to this position will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
Applicants claiming veteran's preference must clearly show an entitlement to such preference on the resume/supplemental data submitted.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: One year of experience as a certified physician assistant in the same or similar work equivalent to at least the next lower level (GS-12) requiring application of the knowledge, skills, & abilities of the position being filled. Candidates for this position must clearly demonstrate in their resume they possess specialized experience involving neurological diseases & injuries and assessing a wide variety of diseases & types of injuries, performing examinations, taking histories, reviewing radiographs or test results, prescribing medications, and/or making patient evaluations.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
On your resume, please include college/university, dates attended, degree achieved, semester hours earned, GPA, major field of study, 24 semester hours of specific courses and course hours in your major. Failure to provide this education information on your resume may result in an ineligible rating.
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please include this information in your resume.
The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualification requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement. Resumes are rated using Category Rating procedures. If you meet the minimum qualification requirements, based on your possession of job-related skills, your resume will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans.
Other Requirements:
Click here for more information.
Personnel security investigation required.
A medical examination is required.
Immunization screening is required.
Must comply with Drug Abuse Testing Program requirements.
All required background checks of AR 215-3, must be successfully completed and maintained including Child and Youth National Agency Check with Inquiries (CNACI); to include a health assessment is required.
The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.
This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations. Applicants tentatively selected for appointment to this position will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
Applicants claiming veteran's preference must clearly show an entitlement to such preference on the resume/supplemental data submitted.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
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