### U.S. Army Medical Command
#### 1 vacancy in the following location:
* Camp Foster, Japan
##### Work Schedule is Full Time - Permanent
Opened Wednesday 6/8/2016 (0 day(s) ago)
** Closes Friday 6/10/2016 (2 day(s) away)
## Job Overview
### Summary
Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.
**About the Position:**This position is located at the United States Naval Hospital, Resource Management Division, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.
Your will serve as a Nurse Case Manager in order to provide professional case management and health planning services.
United States Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan is the largest overseas Military Treatment Facility and is the referral center for the entire Western Pacific. Jointly staffed by Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine Corps personnel, the hospital serves a beneficiary population of 55,000 active duty personnel, their family members, civilian employees, contract personnel and retirees. In addition to caring for the on-island population, the hospital also serves as a referral hospital for over 189,000 beneficiaries throughout the Western Pacific, including afloat forces operating in the Western Pacific Area of Operations.
**Who May Apply:** U.S. Citizens
### Duties
**As a Nurse (Clinical/Case Management) you will:**
* Conduct a comprehensive assessment of beneficiary's health needs in order to develop a plan of care.
* Educate patients and members of the healthcare delivery team about case management, healthcare and treatment options, community resources, etc.
* Coordinate with patient-focused multidisciplinary teams of clinicians.
* Interface with local, state and federal agencies responsible for financing alternative programs which department of defense beneficiaries may be entitled to receive.
* Act as Nurse Consultant through holistic approach to address health care needs in collaboration with all health team members.
### Travel Required
* Occasional Travel
* Up to 15% Business Travel required.
### Relocation Authorized
* Yes
* Relocation costs may be paid if the selecting official determines the relocation is in the best interests of the government.
## Job Requirements
### Key Requirements
* Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230:
* Visit http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140025v1230.pdf
* This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.
### Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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.
* **Education:** 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.
* **Registration:** 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.
* **Experience required:** 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. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. **Specialized experience is defined as:** developing case management patient care plans, conducting case management discussions with a variety of stakeholders, and evaluating appropriateness, quality, and/or cost effectiveness of care. 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.
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. You must include this information with your application package.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute 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
* Position is designated as Inclement Weather Essential. The incumbent must make every attempt to report for work on time and/or remain on duty during severe weather conditions.
**Other Requirements:** Click here for expanded definitions.
* 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.
* One year trial/probationary period may be required.
* Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
* This position is 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 or must provide a recognized exemption.
* This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing. Tentatively selected applicants will be required to sign DA Form 5019 requiring participation in random drug urinalysis testing. A job offer to an applicant who is a not a current employee will be withdrawn if the applicant refuses to be tested. Applicants with verified positive test results shall be refused employment. Applications from such individuals shall not be considered for employment for a period of 6 months from the date of the test results.
* A pre-placement physical examination is required.
* Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. This requires that a personnel security investigation be adjudicated on a pre-appointment basis which may take up to 90 days or longer to process. The selectee may be allowed to start work prior to adjudication if management approved. If the security clearance is denied or revoked, the individual may be denied or removed from the position, accordingly.
* Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
* All Health Care Providers must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) Training and certification that is sponsored or endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA). Current Advanced Life Support or other advanced certification does not supersede BLS completion.
* If required, applicants must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges.
* This position requires a Childcare Background Check (CNACI).
### Security Clearance
Secret
## Additional Information
### What To Expect Next
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position.
If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
#### BENEFITS
**The Department of Defense offers an excellent benefits program.**In addition to your take-home pay, your comprehensive compensation/benefits package will include most of the benefits described in the USAJOBS Resource Center.
### Other Information
* Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
* If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
* Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.
* U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement.
* Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
* On this overseas accompanied tour, medical and DoDDS special education services may not be available in the immediate location of this position.
* In the overseas areas, access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only. Medical care may be provided by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location. Movement overseas may require you to initiate a change in your health benefits plan to ensure coverage.
* Pay retention may be offered to successful applicants for positions at overseas locations. For this provision to apply to employees already overseas, the selected individual would have to require a permanent change of station move and would have to be selected as a result of a recruitment effort that had been extended outside of the overseas command involved.
* US Applicants contemplating employment in overseas locations are advised that any temporary absences from the US to an overseas location (for vacations, TDY, or short visits, etc.) after applying for a position while in the US will automatically alter an applicant's LQA eligibility. Physical presence in the US from the time of application until and including the date of acceptance of the job offer is required.
* For positions in a foreign country, that country's laws or international agreements may have a direct impact on the ability of an employee's same sex domestic partner or spouse to accompany the employee and receive certain benefits. If you believe you may be affected by these laws and agreements, you should familiarize yourself with relevant information before applying for or accepting this position.
* Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
* This is a Career Program (CP) 53 position.
*Salary Range:* $62,101.00 to $80,731.00 / Per Year
*Series & Grade:* GS-0610-12/12
*Supervisory Status:* No
*Who May Apply:* United States Citizens
*Control Number:* 440818300
*Job Announcement Number:* NCMD161197991720748HM