HEALTH Technician with Security Clearance

Position: HEALTH TECHNICIAN with Security Clearance
Location: Gap

Duties As a Health Technician, GS-0640-08, you will provide assistance in the administration of the JFHQ-S Occupational Health/Industrial Hygiene (OH/IH) programs to include, but not limited to, various duties in support of the Medical Surveillance, Respiratory Protection, Industrial Hygiene, Hearing Conservation, Vision Conservation, and Bloodborne Pathogen Programs. Ensure all full-time employees assigned to hazardous noise positions are enrolled in the Installation Hearing Conservation Program for testing and monitoring.

Administer the JFHQ-S Department of Defense (DoD) Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System-Hearing Conservation (DOEHRS-HC) Program. Obtain and maintain DOEHRS-HC Bi-Annual Compliance Reports. Ensure military/civilian personnel receive Hearing Conservation Program services and training to meet hearing protection requirements (e.g., earplugs, noise muffs, ear canal caps, noise-attenuating helmets, or a combination of protection) to minimize hearing loss. Coordinate and/or conducts noise surveys of all suspected noise-hazard areas, vehicles, and equipment as directed by regulation and law using Type 2 or greater sound level meters which meet American National Standards Institute (ANSI) requirements.

Ensure vision screenings are conducted IAW the Army Vision Conservation and Readiness Program (VCRP). Perform/coordinate calibration of medical screening equipment; operate and maintain OH/IH field and laboratory instruments and other medical equipment needed to determine health risks. Perform a variety of special tasks, such as portions of occupational health/industrial hygiene investigations or surveys as directed by the OHN. Maintain and input OH/IH data into required federal/military database systems (e.g., U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine (USHCHPPM), DOEHRS-HC and Health Hazard Information Management System (HHIMS)).

Assist the OHN with implementation of comprehensive OH/IH Programs to include initial and on-going medical evaluations, hazard assessments, control measures, hearing and vision conservation, and employee training and education. Contact employees during studies/surveys/investigations to observe and assess working operations and conditions and promotes effective OH/IH practices. Attach personal Dosimetry and monitoring equipment to workers to assess hazardous or potentially hazardous situations.

Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of employment
* NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
* This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
* Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
* Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
* Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
* Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
* Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
* May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
* Participation in direct deposit is mandatory. Qualifications APPOINTMENT STATUS: EXCEPTED This is a Dual Status Excepted Service Technician position in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. AREA OF CONSIDERATION:
Non-Bargaining Position AOC 1: NG Employees at the Deputy Chief of Staff G1 AOC 2: NG employees in the Deputy Chief of Staff G1 AOC 3: NG Employees of the Pennsylvania National Guard AOC 4:
All service members of the Pennsylvania National Guard (This includes M-Day Soldiers, Temporary Technicians and AGR Personnel) TEMPORARY PROMOTION/REASSIGNMENT:
Currently employed permanent technician selected will occupy this position as a Promotion not to exceed or Reassignment as appropriate in their present status. INDEFINITE:
Indefinite employment status pertains to applicant nominated, who are not a currently employed permanent technician. Indefinite appointments may acquire permanent status depending upon future force structure requirements; indefinite appointments do not serve a trial period. Indefinite appointments may be separated when their services are no longer needed or when funding is no longer available via a 30-day termination notice. Military Grades: OFFICER O1-O4 WARRANT OFFICER WO1-CW5 ENLISTED E5-E9 Supervisor for this position is LTC Hagelgans

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Accessioning into this position is contingent upon verification of Secret Security Clearance GENERAL EXPERIENCE :
Experience, education, or training which provided a basic knowledge of principles and practices related to the health care delivery system. SPECIALIZED…