Summary About the Position: This position is located at U.S. Army Medical Readiness Command, West, Headquarters, located Fort Sam Houston, in San Antonio, Texas. Medical Readiness Command, West headquarters is located in beautiful and historic San Antonio and is within easy commuting distance of desirable neighborhoods and excellent school systems. San Antonio offers mild winters, low cost of living, and no personal state income tax. Responsibilities Utilizes a broad technical knowledge of current medical operational and readiness requirements coupled with administrative and managerial skills to plan, develop, and implement elements of the command’s current medical operations. Provides definitive guidance to subordinate medical treatment facilities, Public Health Command and Dental Command subordinate units on: AT Site Support Program SIR/CCIR inquiries and follow-ups and current operations daily business practices. Principle assistant to the Chief Current Operations on day-to-day medical plans, operations, training and readiness of the Medical Readiness Command. Will serve as the Annual Training (AT) site support point of contact within the Medical Readiness Command (MRC) for all subordinate activities and all Reserve Component (RC) units training within the MRC area of operations. Maintain readiness programs such as the Annual Training Program, Incident Reports program, and current Operations daily functions including writing and executing of Operations Orders, Warning Orders, and Fragmentary Orders. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 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 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 which includes integration of work whereas each contributes a portion of the analyzes, facts, or recommendations and ensuring compatibility and consistency of interpretation, judgment, logic, and application of policy; recommending military medical resources to devote to particular projects or program segments; evaluating and implementing processes and procedures to improve military medical healthcare effectiveness, efficiency and productivity; and reviewing and approving the substance of reports, decision documents or other action documents to assure that they accurately reflect medical health policies and program goals. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Leadership Oral Communication Requirements Analysis 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-12). Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements and minimum qualification requirements prescribed by OPM within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. 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. One 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. 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. This is a(n) Education and Information Sciences Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. 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. A recruitment or relocation bonus may be authorized.