Job: Dental Officer Supvd Officer Open Cont Es

Jobing Description

Dental Officer Supvd Officer Open Cont Es
JOB SUMMARY:

Become a part of the Department that touches the lives of every American! At HHS you can give back to your community, state, and country by making a difference in the lives of Americans everywhere. Join HHS and help make our world healthier, safer and better for all Americans.

The Indian Health Service is required by law to give absolute preference to qualified Indian applicants and employees who are qualified and suitable for Federal employment. The Indian Health Service (IHS) by law is committed to affording employment preference to American Indian and Alaska Native candidates who meet the Secretary of the Interior's definition of Indian for appointment to vacancies within the IHS in accordance with established IHS policy as outlined in the Indian Health Manual Part 7, Chapter 3. In other than the above, the Indian Health Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The purpose of this position is to provide comprehensive care to pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients at the Northern Plains Region Aberdeen Areas.

Positions will be filled at the following locations as vacancies occur. There MAY NOT be immediate vacancies at all locations. Interested applicants should check with the local Administrative Officer or Service Unit Director concerning immediate employment need. Positions may also be filled at other Indian Health Service locations including the Aberdeen Area Office and Tribal organizations as vacancies occur or are established in the area.

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), Northern Plains Region, Aberdeen Area Office, Human Resources Department, Federal Building Room 309, 115 4th Avenue SE., Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Wanblee, SD 1 vacancy
Kyle, SD 1 vacancy
Lower Brule, SD 1 vacancy
Fort Thompson, SD 1 vacancy
Sisseton, SD 1 vacancy
Fort Yates, ND 1 vacancy
Winnebago, NE 1 vacancy
Eagle Butte, SD 1 vacancy
McLaughlin, SD 1 vacancy
Wagner, SD 1 vacancy

POSITION DETAILS:

Salary range: $75,427.00- $104,472.00 (Annually)

Promotion potential: GS-12

Merit Promotion Position: YES

Travel Required? YES--Occasional travel is required for this position.

Supervisory/Managerial Position: YES--(This May Be A Supervisory Position): You may be required to serve a one year probationary period.

Relocation Expenses Paid: YES--Travel & Relocation Expenses WILL BE Paid in the interest of the government and not in the interest of the selected employee.

Is drug testing required? NO

Is government housing available? YES (Depending on Availability).

Is this a bargaining unit position? YES (depending on position).

TOUR OF DUTY (40 Hour work week)? FULL-TIME / PERMANENT; MAY HAVE: Alternative work schedule, call back, standby, rotating shifts, nights/weekends/holidays.

If applicable, This position requires that you obtain and maintain clinical privileges. If they are not obtained or maintained during employment, the employee may be subject to adverse actions, up to and including removal from the Federal service.

"WHO MAY APPLY SECTION"

Excepted Service Examining Plan Candidates (ESEP)

Merit Promotion Plan Candidates (MPP)

Veteran's Preference including Veterans Employment Opportunity Act Candidates (VEOA)

Commissioned Corps Candidates

- visit jobs@ihs.gov for more information on "Who May Apply".

KEY REQUIREMENTS
* Must be a U.S. Citizen.
* Bonus may be offered.
* Position subject to background investigation.
* This position MAY BE subject to call-back and/or standby work.
* As part of the pre-employment process, fingerprint checks are required.
* A COPY of Current Unrestricted License is required (Submit a Photo-Copy).

DUTIES:

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or result in you losing consideration for the job.

MAJOR DUTIES:

Professional Services: Provides clinical diagnosis, evaluation, studies and treatment services of professionally acceptable quantity and quality in accordance with sound public health practices.

Education and Information: Provides professional information and educational services to patients, other citizens of the community(s) who reside within the scope of work area assigned, and to other health service workers as appropriate.

Resource and Performance Accountability: Provides data, reports and other information as required for dental program accountability, evaluates resource and staff performance within the scope of billet responsibility and acts in accordance with performance standards.

Professional Growth and Development: Pursues professional growth and development experience, skills, and knowledge.

Organizational Support: Provides supervisory and teamwork services in support of the above operational unit of the Indian Health Service, the IHS, HRSA, PHS, and to the Federal Government and the dental profession at large.

Performs other position related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

***BASIC QUALIFICATIONS***

All applicants MUST meet the qualification requirements of this position by the issuance date of the selection roster.

Individual Occupational Requirements:

EDUCATION: Degree in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.) from a school approved by the Council on Dental Education, American Dental Association (ADA); or other dental school, provided the education and knowledge acquired was substantially equivalent to that of graduates from a ADA approved school.

LICENSURE: Applicants MUST be currently licensed to practice dentistry in a State, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS for GS-12: For purposes of this standard, the following terms are defined.

Approved internship; Approved residency - Training in a hospital dental internship or residency approved by the Council on Dental Education of the ADA.

Graduate-level study; Either dental graduate study leading to an advanced degree such as Master of Science, or postgraduate (non-degree) dental school study involving a level on instruction comparable to that provided in a graduated degree program.

National certifying board; An examining board in a special area of dental practice recognized by the Council on Dental Education of the ADA.

Board Eligibility; Qualification for examination by a national certifying board as a result of having met the advanced training program requirements for a dental specialty.

FOR SPECIALIST POSITIONS: Experience and/or training must clearly establish the applicant's status as a specialist. Agencies should review the applicant's experience to determine the types and difficulty of the cases dealt with, the level of knowledge and understanding of the specialization regularly required, the degree of diagnostic skills and treatment planning ability involved and the pertinent graduate study acquired.

GS-12: Two (2) years of professional dentistry experience and/or training; or superior academic ability defined as that demonstrated by an intern, who on the basis of an evaluation of all interns who have completed training in the same hospital or in the same kind of internship program over the past five (5) years, would fall into the upper half of the group.

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS: Applicants MUST be able to distinguish shades of color.

Experience and/or training must be one of the following types :

1.) Post-licensure professional experience in the general practice of dentistry.

2.) Approved internship or residency training.

3.) Graduate-level study in an accredited dental school.

4.) Post-licensure professional experience in a specialized area of practice.

5.) Other advanced study or training (outside a dental school or hospital) creditable towards satisfaction of training program requirements for Board eligibility.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience is defined as, work concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, injuries and deformities of the teeth, the jaws, organs of the mouth, and other structures and connective tissues associated with the oral cavity.

EXCEPTED SERVICE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS : Same as above.

NOTE: Positive Education Requirements, This position has specific educational requirements. To qualify for this position, you MUST possess the required education as noted under Qualifications.

Your application MUST be received by "Midnight Eastern Standard Time" on the closing date of this announcement. Monday, December 31, 2012

As per the IHS Excepted Service Hiring Plan: Current employees and eligible applicants are considered under merit promotion only, unless they provide an appropriate Standard Form (SF)-50, "Notification of Personnel Action," and indicate under which plan they are applying. Please indicate on your resume and during the online assessment process which hiring plan you want to be considered under: Merit Promotion and/or the IHS Excepted Service Hiring Plan. See jobs@ihs.gov for more details.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

The HHS Careers system simplifies the Federal application process by replacing the former KSA job-element statements with on-line self-assessment questions. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications requirements will be invited to complete an on-line questionnaire assessing the following:

Medical Reasoning: Analysis of a variety patient health data and, in accordance with established procedures, develops a treatments plan for care; Identifies and analyzes medical problems and uses sound reasoning to arrive at a plan of care.

Diagnostic Tasks: Provides diagnostic, preventative and therapeutic health services to patients and families.

Information Management: Identifies the need for and knows where or how to gather patient information; organizes and maintains information in a centralized record keeping system.

Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas, or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Interpersonal Skills: Show understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.

If found qualified, your score will range from 70-100 points (not including points that may be assigned for Veterans' Preference). We will compare your resume and supporting documentation to your responses on the assessment questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. You will be deemed well qualified if you score 85 and above.

For I/CTAP purposes, you will be deemed well-qualified if you are placed in at least the well-qualified category.

BENEFITS:

The Federal Government offers a comprehensive benefits package. Explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees at https://my.usajobs.gov/ResourceCenter/Index/Interactive/Benefits#icc.

OTHER INFORMATION:

If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility, and your most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location. To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be well qualified with a score of at least 85 for this position.

For information on CTAP/ICTAP, visit:

www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/JobsAtIHS/doc/ctap.doc

www.career.psc.gov/chpublic/ictap.html

Additional selections of candidates may be possible within 90 days from the date the certificate of eligibles was issued for this announcement, for filling additional or similar positions. However if there are no qualified Indian Preference candidates on the Certificate the vacancy must be reannounced.

Candidates must meet time-after-competitive appointment, time-in-grade (if applicable), qualification requirements, licensure requirements , performance requirements, citizenship and suitability requirements, and any other eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

This position (May Be) covered under UNION/Bargaining Unit.

Measles and Rubella immunization required for selectees born after 1957.

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.

Promotion Potential: This position has promotion potential to the GS-12 grade level. Promotion to the next grade level is at management s discretion and is based on your demonstrated ability to perform the higher level duties, the continuing need for the higher level duties, and administrative approval. Promotion to the next grade level is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is implied.

If you are selected for this vacancy, you must undergo a fingerprint check. Fingerprint results must be cleared prior to hire. You will receive instructions on how to obtain and submit fingerprints.

After you begin your employment, your continued employment is contingent upon the outcome of a complete background investigation as determined by the sensitivity level of your position.

The investigation must find that you are suitable for Federal employment in your position. If you are found not suitable, you will be terminated after you begin work. If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or subject to possible criminal charges.

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