Physician (Aviation Medicine Trainer)

Federal Aviation Administration •

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

This position is a Physician and serves as a Medical Officer Trainer and Quality Assurance Reviewer within the FAA, Aviation Safety (AVS), Office of Aerospace Medicine(AAM), Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), Aerospace Medical Certification Division (AAM-300), Case Review and Appeals Branch (AAM320). The Office of Aerospace Medicine develops and manages medical programs in support of Aviation Safety.

Duties

The Physician is a recognized medical authority who provides highly complex and challenging training to FAA employees, Physician/Medical Officer, various professionals, and other aviation personnel, and performs Quality Assurance (QA) review activities under the general supervision/ direction of a manager. The Physician possesses broad discretion to ensure the work of the position aligns with agency objectives and policies.

The primary responsibility of the Medical Officer Trainer and Quality Assurance (QA) Reviewer is to provide training to Physicians/Medical Officers, Regional Flight Surgeons, Aviation Medical Examiners (AMEs), and Residents in Aerospace Medicine regarding FAA policies and procedures for the aeromedical dispositions of medical certification applications of airmen and contract air traffic controllers. The Medical Officer Trainer/QA Reviewer coordinates extensively with the Aerospace Medical Education Division (AAM-400) to provide or arrange training of AMEs at Basic and Refresher seminars, as well as the training of Residents in Aerospace Medicine.

Specifically, the Medical Officer Trainer/QA facilitates the understanding amongst trainees of the overall provisions of 14 CFR Part 67 regulations, as well as the policies put forth by the Federal Air Surgeon within the Office of Aerospace medicine (AAM). The Medical Officer Trainer/QA ensures that trainees are familiar with appropriate policies and procedures regarding the granting and denying of medical certification, withdrawing Special Issuances, authorizing Medical Flight Tests (MFT), affirming validity of certificates issued by designated Aviation Medical Examiners, or requesting additional information to substantiate the issuance or denial of medical certificates. The Medical Officer Trainer/QA ensures trainees are familiar with Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM) procedural guidance, to include the AME Guide, the OneGuide, and the MedList, as well as specialty workflows within AAM, to include Drug & Alcohol, Medical Appeals, Neurology, Anti-Depressant Medication Use, Mental Health, and Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus (First and Second Class). Furthermore, trainees will be familiarized with the Neurology and Cardiology Panel/Consultant review process, as well as the process for referring complex and/or difficult cases to a Federal Air Surgeons Specialty Consultant.

The Medical Officer Trainer/QA serves as a referral source for Physician/Medical Officers or Regional Flight Surgeons (and staff) regarding disposition of complex or difficult certification cases, and/or appropriate referral as warranted. The Medical Officer Trainer/QA also teaches, mentors, trains, and coaches other physicians internal to the Agency, as well as Legal Instruments Examiners and other employees in the Division, Aerospace Medicine Residents, visitors to the Civil Aerospace Medicine Institute (CAMI), and other aviation personnel as assigned or invited to do so. External to the FAA, the Medical Officer Trainer/QA effectively represents the FAA and organizational positions when engaging stakeholders such as non-governmental medical groups, pilot advocacy groups and professional organizations; this may also include active engagement and building positive relationships with airmen in appropriate form such as "Sun n’ Fun", "Air Venture", FAAST seminars, etc.

As a medical authority, the Medical Officer Trainer/QA performs peer review and quality assurance oversight of a certain number of randomly selected airmen cases drawn from the Document Imaging Workflow System (DIWS). These are cases that have been dispositioned by either a Physician/Medical Officer within the Aerospace Medical Certification Division (AAM-300), or by one of the Regional Flight Surgeons (or staff). The Medical Officer Trainer/QA will also serve as a referral source to review cases that have been identified as not meeting required standards of practice for certification review.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
Medical Licenses & Certificates Required. Copies must be submitted.
Please review Required Documents & Additional Information.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

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 Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association (external link); Association of American Medical Colleges (external link); Liaison Committee on Medical Education (external link); Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association (external link), or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) at the time the degree was obtained. (copies of transcripts must be uploaded)

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 (external link), 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.

Licensure: For all grade levels and positions, 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. (copy of licensure must be uploaded)

Note: An agency may waive the licensure requirement for research positions not involving direct patient care.

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) (external link).

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 (external link), (AMA) or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) (external link).

A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital, or an institution accredited in the United States for such training.

AND

EXPERIENCE: All successful applicants must have five (5) years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the position being filled. This experience includes:

Experience performing medical reviews, analysis and interpretation of standards and clearance of safety-related employees.
Experience teaching groups of physicians and/or experienced pilots in didactic settings (e.g., academic teaching positions, AME Seminars, etc.).

AND

QUALITY RANKING FACTOR (QRF): Well Qualified applicants will demonstrate experience as a senior Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) and/or possess a Board Certification in Aerospace Medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine.

Applicants should provide examples of experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

KSA INFORMATION:

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Leadership and Management Dimensions; or Other Factors, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a HR Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA); Leadership and Management Dimensions and Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) is required to determine area of consideration. Transcripts may be required, see below. Supplemental documentation will be accepted in combination with your on-line application. These documents must be uploaded or emailed to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.

*please upload Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) not Request for Personnel Action (SF52).

This position has a positive education requirement; college transcripts are required for ALL candidates newly appointed to the FAA in the 602 series.

College transcripts must be submitted from current FAA employees applying for internal vacancies if they have never held a position in the 602 series with the FAA.

College transcripts are not required from current FAA employees who are currently occupying a 602 series.

If selected, official transcripts are required prior to employment.

If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Salary Range: $179,643 - $221,900

Job Ident #: 819953500

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