Summary This is a TEMPORARY, INTERMITTENT position in the Bureau of Medical Services (MED). The incumbent serves as a Physician Assistant responsible for providing a full range of primary care, preventative and emergency medical services, filling vacant medical positions at overseas posts or domestically. Responsibilities Provide primary and preventive health care services across the lifespan. Obtains the patient history, performs physical assessments to include diagnosis and treatment, emergency and acute care services. Manage health unit personnel and resources, inventory of supplies, provides training, maintains budget and medical records and facilitate emergency visitation travel. Collaborates with local, international healthcare providers and experts to deliver services, implement emergency actions and performs as occupational health advisor. Interpret and revise policies and procedures relating to emergency preparedness, counter-terrorism, emergency action plans, and medical training. Maintain health records, provide infectious disease prevention, CPR and first aid training. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants MUST meet the required basic entry qualification requirements described below: BASIC REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must meet the following basic requirements for all grade levels: Education: Graduation from a physician assistant educational program, accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or its predecessors, at a college, university, or educational institution that is accredited by an accrediting body or organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. Certification: Successful completion of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) examination; must maintain status as a certified physician assistant, including completion of all requirements for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and re-certification. Licensure: For all grade levels and positions, applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician Assistant from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. IN ADDITION to the basic requirements, this position requires one year of specialized experience as a certified physician assistant equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience analyzing, evaluating and providing expert advice and consultation to make decisions and recommendations concerning programs, patient primary and preventive health care services. Experience conducting physical examinations and interpreting findings. Experience determining emergency care services and interrupting diagnostic tests. Experience advocating and defending judgments and decisions to effectively communicate and gain acceptance of findings. Note: You MUST submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you WILL lose consideration for this position. Education See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php. Additional Information For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov. If eligible, telework and/or remote work agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Please note that any approved remote work arrangement is subject to the locality pay area of the alternative telework worksite. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.