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Summary This position serves as an Emergency Management Specialist Assistant to the Emergency Manager for the Atlanta VA Healthcare System (AVAHCS), providing the healthcare system in sustaining national and regional support to the Comprehensive Emergency Management Program. Responsibilities Major duties for this position may include (but are not limited to): Provides support for the AVAHCS assessments, operations, planning, liaison, mission activities and functions. Assists in the development and implementation of Emergency Management protocols and methods. Contributes to the planning and organization of activities ensuring that training and operations requirements are fully integrated and coordinated. Contributes to the implementation of guidelines that impact the day-to-day operation and the associated emergency management activities and functions. Works directly with the AVAHCS EMS, VISN EMS, and VHA OEM, Federal, State, and local partners to coordinate on EM related planning and responses. Provides assistance in implementing workforce goals and coordinates personnel resources at the AVAHCS. Prepares draft annual report and budgets for all programs to ensure annual programmatic objectives are in concert with the AVAHCS and VHA strategic plans and goals. Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of programs and operations meeting established goals and behaviors. Provides input toward the development of Emergency Management Plans with Federal, State, local governments, hospital coalitions and consortiums. Reviews, analyzes and coordinates the implementation and evaluation of exercises to test and critique VHA comprehensive emergency management plans and programs. Works with Emergency Manager and community partners to perform hazard vulnerability analysis (HVA) requiring assessment of risks that have the potential to interrupt the continuity of critical operations. Assists in the advancement of healthcare system programs through risk documentation, mitigation, and training in collaboration with internal and community partners. Provides input in the revision and review of policies, procedures, mission objectives and/or organizationaldesign for mission accomplishment. Assists with the development and implementation of a variety of EM guidelines and structures for general and specific EM operations. Recommends developmental taskings for EM activities. Provides support to the Emergency Manager in the implementation of EM quality improvements to enhance EM operations and planning activities. Supports and provides advice and guidance to Service Chiefs, the AVAHCS Director, Deputy Director, and VISN in the absence of the Emergency Manager. Provides customer service to AVAHCS employees and vulnerable patient/Veteran accountability efforts before, during and after an emergency. Establishes and maintains relationships with the stakeholders, and/or community in order to communicate and disseminate program information with results in an understanding of the agency's mission and activities. Assists in the tracking of contingency supplies and equipment, maintenance of databases and resource requirements to meet objectives and provide EM support. Manages and coordinates the procurement, mobilization, utilization, and demobilization of resources and assets. Assists with the review and reporting on preventative maintenance of deployable assets. Responsible for coordinating as the AVAHCS Alternate Disaster Emergency Personnel System (DEMPS) program. Assists in the identification, training, and recruitment of qualified volunteers with specific skills for supporting National requirements. Assists the First Receiver Decontamination Unit Leader in organizing and coordinating all areas related to the Decontamination Response Team. Maintains and inventory of Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR) and other decontamination equipment. Provides support for the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) for drills, exercises, and planned events. Responsible for reconstituting all HCC supplies and equipment after the HCC is demobilized and implements suggestions and recommendations from training exercises and actual events. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Emergency Management Specialist/PD99788SRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/24/2025. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Experience assisting with the development of a comprehensive emergency management plan. Experience utilizing analytical and evaluation methods to select and apply program evaluation and measurement techniques to determine compliance with emergency preparedness and management rules and regulations. Experience responding to emergency situations where degree of hazard could be of a high nature. Experience utilizing a comprehensive knowledge of a variety of emergency, contingency and operations, plans, policies, and directives to provide service lines advice and assistance with emergency management and planning. Experience applying basic data gathering methodologies to collect various types of information and knowledge of database entry programs and management. Extensive knowledge and experience utilizing Microsoft Office Suite software (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher graduate education leading to such a degree OR an LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond the undergraduate level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer Service Emergency Management Planning and Evaluating Problem Solving Public Safety and Security Self-Direction 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary during non-emergency situations. However, participation in field exercises and operational support missions may require strenuous physical activity to include carrying persons and equipment, walking long distance, climbing, working long hours, long periods of standing, and bending and stooping. May include various housing and living conditions to include non-climate controlled, limited privacy sleeping facilities (for example, cots, tents, "hot-bunking", gymnasiums, or similar), limited shower and laundry facilities, and limited feeding options (such as shelf-stable meals, meals-ready-to-eat (MRE's), and field kitchens).For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.