at Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command in Scott AFB, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Summary Click on “Learn more about this agency” button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. Air Reserve Technicians are full-time civilian employees who are also members of the Air Force Reserve unit in which they are employed. In addition to their civilian assignments, they are assigned to equivalent positions in the Reserve organization with a Reserve military rank or grade. Appointee’s civilian assignments will consist of the following duties. Responsibilities The primary purpose of this position is to provide clinical oversight in the management and execution of nursing care competencies, organizational training, and flying training requirements supporting the aeromedical evacuation (AE) mission with in an Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Performs nursing care in the aeromedical environment. Functions as senior medical member of AE crew in performance of aeromedical evacuation missions. Provides comprehensive and specialty nursing care for patients within prescribed scope of practice and established standards of care. 2. Provides oversight for AES clinical and administrative programs. Oversees daily squadron level operational clinical programs. Plans and organizes clinical aspects of AE personnel, training, and management programs, ensuring that compliance with nursing practices, clinical skills and healthcare provider/ancillary support personnel competencies are maintained IAW USAF standards. 3. Oversees AE training programs to ensure assigned personnel are adequately trained in specialty and mission requirements. Plans, organizes, directs and evaluates squadron clinical training programs. Determines scope of training program requirements, directs formulation and submission of curriculum changes. 4. Plans, develops, and administers specialized aircrew training program for aeromedical aircrew members. Develops training objectives and trains aircrew members; monitors individual training development for training, initial and recurring aircrew training and qualification requirements. 5. Represents the nursing and aircrew functions to external agencies such as Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Veterans Affairs (VA), state and local emergency management officials along with wing and HQ functional representatives; establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships to further organizational goals. 6. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities (less than 25% of the time). Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Individual Occupational Requirements for Nursing Series, 0610. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year of specialized experience which has given you the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as shown below required to successfully perform the duties of the position. Professional knowledge of critical care and flight nursing principles, practices and processes including physical and emotional assessment, physiological implications of flight/altitude, establishment of en-route nursing care and mission requirement goals, development and implementation of the in-flight care program and mission objectives, and evaluation and reporting of the results. Perform nurse duties in the flight environment on all mission design series aircraft used by the aeromedical evaluation; instructing flight nursing for ground and in-flight training; provide staff management and standardization of aeromedical evacuation units and training programs. At least one year of the specialized experience must have been of a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to that of the GS-11 grade in the Federal service. Federal Time-In-Grade (TIG) Requirement for General Schedule (GS) Positions: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-11 grade level or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Skillful application of nursing practice and clinical standards of care to the AE mission planning process. 2. Knowledge and skill applying applicable federal, DoD and USAF program requirements and guidance to the AE mission area. 3. Knowledge and skill instructing flight nursing for ground & in-flight training, initial & upgrade training for instructors/examiners. 4. Ability to plan, organize and supervise clinical and aircrew aspects of AE clinical operations. Ability to manage USAF training programs. 5. Knowledge of AE mission, command relationships, operational concepts, contingency, mobility, and plans requirements. Knowledge of relationships between various USAF entities, MAJCOMs and DOD in overall planning and execution of military operations. 6. Ability to analyze changes in operational mission environment and direct organizational changes to meet emerging requirements. Qualified and current aeromedical aircrew member IAW AFI 11-2AE V1. 7. Ability to resolve complex issues and maintain good working relations. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. OTHER SIGNIFICANT FACTS: 1. This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) Officer position. The incumbent is required to meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements. The incumbent’s regular assignments are ART duties; however, the incumbent may be assigned some non-ART duties, generally not to exceed 30 percent of total responsibilities. Work schedule will be aligned to allow incumbent to fully participate in unit training assemblies (UTA). 2. Must maintain mission-ready, aircrew (flying status) at flight instructor (FI) and flight examiner (FE) qualification level. Periodically, as prescribed by regulations, must take and pass aircrew standardization/evaluation examinations consisting of both written tests and actual flight performance to demonstrate flight knowledge and ability. 3. Aircrew and management duties include stress (both mental and physical), including but not limited to, exposures to extremes of all stress of flight (temperature, vibration, barometric pressure, partial pressure of oxygen, noise, humidity, fatigue). 4. Aircrew duties may include exposure to other hazards associated with aircraft flight, including but not limited to, combat aircrew training sorties, low level flight, formation flight or aerial refueling,. During engine running on-load and off-load, may be exposed to dangers posed by the engines and high velocity exhaust. As a healthcare provider, member may be exposed to clinical/pathological dangers associated with patient care of sick or injured in an operational/aerial healthcare environment. 5. The incumbent may be required to work an uncommon tour of duty with brief advance notice as necessary to meet special or essential unscheduled activities. 6. The incumbent may be required to fly in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments (TDY). 7. This position is designated as a mobility position. The incumbent must be willing to move/transfer to another unit/location on a lateral or promotion basis as directed by HQ AFRC. 8. The position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a security clearance level designated for this position. 9. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this posit
