Job Description: This position is located with the Incident Management Team (IMT). The IMT effectively and efficiently manage the deployed resources and coordinate the activities of those resources to ensure completion of assigned missions. The IMT is activated when federal health service/missions are assigned in support of federal, state, local, and tribal requests for support during natural or man-made emergencies, incidents, or National Special Security Events (NSSE). Job Responsibilities: Responsible for developing information flow and data collection supporting incident management activities in the field, to include creating an information collection process. Oversees the activities of the Information Management Section to include tracking and addressing all requests for information (RFI), coordinating with other sections of Incident Management Team (IMT) to collect, analyze, and synthesize critical incident information, and production of the daily Situation Report, and other products as requested to meet the needs of the response. Oversees the geographic information system (GIS) section, which is responsible for producing GIS projects that include data capture, database design, data entry and retrieval, and formats for display and analysis, visualization and reporting of data. Provides incident analysis support related to epidemiological and social media to IMT leadership and looks for trends to identify and spotlight potential health and medical issued during a response. Advises and assists the Deputy Federal Health Coordinating Official for Mission Execution (DepFHCO-ME) in evaluating operational plans and setting goals and objectives. Job Requirements: Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov Suitable for federal employment Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation. Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Qualification & Experience: During deployments, the work is primarily related to readiness for and deployment for response during the aftermath of a disaster or public health emergency, where work may be field based, in a tent environment that is remote and austere, caring for sick, injured, dying, or deceased persons. This work requires above average health, physical, and mental conditioning with routine long periods of repetitive walking, bending, lifting, and carrying, such as carrying NDMS equipment or heavy patients on litters. Incumbent must be capable of working in a high-stress, high security, remote, austere, and uncharacterized environment, void of infrastructure and vital services, requiring specific physical demands, such as the ability to lift 50 pounds, and work characteristics that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. For these reasons, employees are required to complete a physical and health screening process, meet and maintain certain physical standards, as well as mental, behavioral, and cognitive competencies. Work may be performed in an office setting or indoor and outdoor field sites, sometimes in adverse weather. During emergency situations, the work environment may be situated in austere conditions and environment in terms of destroyed infrastructure (e.g., food and water, housing, electricity, communications), the presence of endemic diseases, and limited health and sanitation facilities requiring special safety precautions. Job Details: Company: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Location: Austin, TX, US Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here getyourvacancy.com
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