Medical Officer (Public Health), Atlanta, United States

Medical Officer (Public Health), Atlanta, United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Closing date: Monday, 6 February 2017

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Job Overview

Summary

What exciting career opportunities await you at CDC?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the agency Americans trust with their lives. As a global leader in public health, CDC is the nation's premier health promotion, prevention, and preparedness agency. Whether we are protecting the American people from public health threats, researching emerging diseases, or mobilizing public health programs with our domestic and international partners, we rely on our employees to make a real difference in the health and well-being of people here and around the world.

Who May Apply: Open to US citizens.

This vacancy is also being announced concurrently with vacancy announcement HHS-CDC-M4-17-1899361 under merit promotion procedures. Please review that announcement to see if you are eligible for consideration under merit promotion procedures. NOTE: Applicants must apply separately for each announcement in order to be considered.

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Global Health, Division of HIV and TB, Overseas Stategy and Management Branch located in Atlanta, GA.

PHS Commissioned Corps Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps (not as a career/career-conditional employee) are encouraged to apply under the merit promotion announcement indicated above.

NOTE: This Position Serves as the Division's Regional Associate Director for Europe and Asia.

Additional selections may be made within the same geographical location CDC-wide.

CDC Financial Disclosure —OGE form 450 Holding ourselves to a higher standard; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention inspires public confidence in its trust responsibilities and mission by maintaining high ethical principles. This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore, if selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest and your prospective position with the agency. This Information will be required annually.

CDC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Duties

As a Medical Officer (Public Health) you will:

• This position serve as the Division's Regional Associate Director for Europe and Asia.
• Provide overall management and support for a portfolio of seven to ten countries.  As part of this role, the incumbent supervises, advises and mentors Division of Global HIV and TB (DGHT) Country Directors.
• Mentor Country Directors regarding implementation of HIV programs.
• Conduct site visits, at least yearly, to each country and meet individually with the Country Director, Deputy Director and local staff in each country.
• Provide technical and managerial guidance based on individual country needs and larger international context as appropriate.
• Report regularly to the Branch Chief and Division Director concerning important events and issues in countries and communicates the Division leadership's strategic guidance to the Country Directors.
• Meet with various high level government personnel including the U. S. Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC), Department of State (DOS), USAID, the Department of Defense (DOD), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Peace Corps, Ministries of Health, and National AIDS Control Programs.
• Serve as an advisor to the Branch Chief and Division Director in the formulation of long-and-short-range plans.

Travel Required

• 25% or Greater
• 10% Domestic and 25% International Travel is required.

Relocation Authorized

• No

Job Requirements

Key Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Background investigation required.
• Position serve as the Regional Associate Director for Europe and Asia.

Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must possess a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from a school in the United States or Canada approved by a recognized accredited body in the year of the applicant's graduation. A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school that provide education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States may be demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) or a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed pre medical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country. Applicants who received a degree from a foreign medical school, but are licensed to practice medicine in a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States require no other certification with regard to the quality of their education.

Additional Qualifications: In addition to meeting the Basic Qualifications, applicants must also meet the following for Medical Officer, GS-602-15. NOTE: A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association (AMA) or AOA.

For GS-15: Five years of residency training in the specialty of the position to be filled or possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience which is directly related to the position which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position to include experience providing overall management, strategic leadership, guidance, and direction to global health programs related to HIV/AIDS and/or TB programs.

Foreign Education: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the education requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit:http://wwwdev.cdc.gov/employment/newhire/foreigned.html.

Conditions of Employment:

1. Security and Background Requirements: If not previously completed, a background security investigation will be required for all appointees. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements may be grounds for appropriate personnel action. In addition, if hired, a background security reinvestigation or supplemental investigation may be required at a later time. Applicants are also advised that all information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection and/or appropriate disciplinary action.

2. E-Verify: If you are selected for this position, the 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. Federal law requires DHS to use the E-Verify System to verify employment eligibility of all new hires, and as a condition of continued employment obligates the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an E-Verify Participant.

3. Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.

4. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

5. One-year probationary period may be required.

6. Travel, transportation, and moving expenses will be paid: No

7. Bargaining Unit Position: No

8. Drug Screening Required: No

9. Recruitment Incentive may be authorized: No

10. Annual Leave for non-federal service authorized: May Be Authorized

11. Research position: No

12. Promotion potential: No

13. Supervisory position: Yes: Since this is a supervisory position, candidates must also have demonstrated or shown the potential to develop the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities. A supervisory probationary period may be required. Applicants should describe any previous experience or responsibilities which could be used in relation to the supervisory requirements of this position.

Security Clearance

Public Trust - Background Investigation