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Aerospace Medicine Consultant

This position serves as the primary medical liaison between flight crews, unit leadership, and healthcare practitioners, providing expert aerospace medicine consultation. The incumbent leverages residency training and operational expertise to plan, oversee, and execute Air National Guard (ANG) aviation medicine programs in strict alignment with USAF and ANG medical aviation regulations, policies, requirements and standards, skills and practices to service pilots and navigators in Air National Guard Flying Units. Serves as a liaison between pilots, flight crews, physicians, officers, and other medical practitioners to provide expert consultation to and on behalf of patients. Key duties include managing installation-wide aerospace medicine, determining operational flight status disposition, and providing decisive clinical judgment in medical case management to ensure the health, safety, and mission-readiness of all assigned personnel.

Requirements include obtaining and maintaining a SECRET security clearance, subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program, and being paid through Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer (DD/EFT). May be required to successfully complete a two-year trial period. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation. This position is within the professional series IAW 5 USC 3319, and compensably disabled preference eligibles (CPS/CP) are not automatically placed at the top of the Certificate of Eligibles (5 USC 3313). Eligibles will be listed in score order, including veterans' preference points.

Board-certified in a Primary Care Specialty (Aerospace Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, or Emergency Medicine). Physicians License required. Must maintain current state licensure, Basic Life Support (BLS), and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or other named specialties. Must be flight surgeon qualified or able to obtain the necessary qualifications within 12 months of appointment. Subject to Random Drug Testing and has a mandatory seasonal vaccination requirement and annual influenza vaccinations. Must possess knowledge of DoDI 6130.03, Medical standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction into the Military services. Inclement Weather position. May be required to report for or remain on duty during inclement weather. Irregular duty hours and on-call service may be required to support operational missions, or contingencies outside of the normal duty day. May be required to participate in contingency readiness exercises, major accident response exercises, and investigations, and perform duties during Nat'l Guard drill periods and annual training. Required to file OGE Form 450, Confidential Statement of Affiliations and Financial Interests. Designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration.

Qualifications include referrals of qualified applicants in the following order: Area 1: Permanent and indefinite Wyoming Air/Army National Guard (NG) T5 and T32 Dual Status Technicians (DST) employed within a specific work center. Area 2: Permanent and indefinite WYNG Title 5 and T32 DST employees with the Wyoming Air/Army National Guard. Area 3: Current Federal employees within the Competitive and Excepted Service, and Competitive Service Reinstatement Eligible employees. Former NG T32 Dual Status employees receiving an Honorable or a General Discharge under Honorable Conditions are eligible for reinstatement provided they have been separated for at least one year before applying for reinstatement and received a rating of record of their most recent permanent position of a least fully successful (or equivalent). Area 4: Currently serving and former Active Guard/Reserve (AGR), and M-Day/Drill Status Guard (DSG) members of the National Guard. This provision is intended to boost the candidate pool to reach more qualified candidates and place DSG/M-Day personnel on par with currently serving civilian personnel. Area 7: U.S. Citizens.

Upon acceptance of this position, if selected candidate is a Competitive Service employee, they will convert to Excepted Service and be required to sign a memorandum IAW 5 CFR 302.102. Acceptance of the proposed appointment will take the employee out of the competitive service while s/he occupies the position. Type of Appointment: Permanent. Tenure: Group 1 or 2. FLSA: Exempt. Telework: This is an on-site position requiring regular physical presence. Situational telework may be authorized on a case-by-case basis but is not guaranteed. Position #:1075641. Selecting Official: Col Bret Trippel.

To qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education 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. Must possess a valid state's driver's license.

This position requires schedule flexibility to support military operations. You may be required to work non-standard hours, including supporting military drill weekends (typically one weekend per month). Because this position falls under the DoD Physician Pay Plan, these extended hours are covered by your Market Pay and do not qualify for additional premium or overtime pay.

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Part-Time, or Job-Sharing. This position may be filled as one Full-Time position (80 hours per bi-weekly pay period) OR by two part-time employees participating in a formal Job-Sharing arrangement (typically scheduled between 16 and 32 hours per week, or 32 to 64 hours per bi-weekly pay period). Candidates interested in a job-sharing arrangement are encouraged to apply.

Job-Sharing Requirements (If applicable): If the position is filled via a job-sharing arrangement, selected candidates will be required to sign a formal Job-Sharing Agreement prior to appointment. This agreement will outline:

• Individual work schedules (ranging from 16 to 32 hours per week).
• Required overlap hours (e.g., designated days/times when both job-sharers are on duty) to facilitate critical clinical handoffs, peer reviews, flight physical signoffs, and administrative consistency.
• A strict condition that the combined hours of both job-sharing employees do not exceed agency budget or Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) allocations.

Mandatory Education Requirement: Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the, or an accrediting body recognized by the at the time the degree was obtained.

Licensure: Applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. (Include legible proof with application.)

Graduate Training: Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, a candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training. For purposes of this standard, graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are described below. An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training by a recognized body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) ( ). A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association ( ), (AMA) or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Degree from Foreign Medical School: A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United States. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates ( ), a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.

Additional Requirements: Must possess at least 4 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training. Applicant must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered, or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( ). Please do not send/fax/courier/email any applications or resumes to the Wyoming National Guard Human Resource Office, apply on-