Supervisory Dental Officer GS-0680-12 (DEU) (KY5202)
Location: Kyle South Dakota
Description: Indian Health Service is currently interviewing Supervisory Dental Officer GS-0680-12 (DEU) (KY5202) right now, this vacancy will be placed in South Dakota. For complete informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly read the description below. Become a part of the Department that touches the lives of every American! At HHS you can give back to your community, s! tate, 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.
To be eligible for this position under the Delegated Examining (DE) hiring plan, you must be a U.S. Citizen.
This position is also being announced under Announcement # IHS-13-AB-900101-ESEP/MP for those! who want to be considered under Merit Promotion Plan/Excepted! Service Examining Plan. If you wish to be considered under all hiring plans you must submit an application to both job opportunity announcements.
ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), Northern Plains Regional Aberdeen Area, PHS Indian Health Hospital, Dental Department, Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
Kyle, SD United States 1 vacancy
POSITION DETAILS:
Salary range: $86,391.00- $104,472.00 (Annually)
Promotion potential: GS-12
Merit Promotion Position: YES
Travel Required: YES--Occasional travel may be required.
Supervisory/Managerial Position: YES-- You may be required to serve a one year probationary period.
Relocation Expenses Paid: NO--Travel and Relocation Expenses are not authorized and WILL NOT BE PAID ; Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position wil! l be the responsibility of the employee.
Is position covered by PL 101-630? YES--(See "Required Documents under the "How-to-Apply" section of this vacancy).
Is drug testing required? NO
Is government housing available? NO
Is this a bargaining unit position? NO
TOUR OF DUTY: FULL-TIME/PERMANANT
NOTE: This position may require 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".
Must be an U.S. Cit! izen
Position subject to background investigation.
As part of t! he pre-employment process, fingerprint checks are required.
Must be a US Citizen DUTIES: Back to top
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: This position is in the Dental Department, in one of the Indian Health Service Hospitals or Clinics in the Aberdeen Area. The primary purpose of this position is to manage and supervise the Dental Department in the service unit and to provide professional dental care in connection with the diagnostic treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or health problems requiring standard corrective, restorative, or preventive measures.
As Chief Dental Officer, plans, organizes, and administers a comprehensive dental health program for the service unit. Ensures direct dental services are provided that are of quality and quantity consistent with IHS a! nd service unit policies. Maintains licensure and ensures staff does the same. Ensures direct and contract dental services meet the needs of the population served. Plans and implements a preventive (HPDP) dental program for the population serviced in order to efficiently utilize resources.
Acts as consultant to other health professionals in the service unit. Maintains appropriate contacts with Tribal, IHS, state and local officials.
Evaluates and recommends improvements for the dental program.
Manages and supervise the dental staff in the department. Assigns work, approves leave, prepares performance plans, administers discipline, resolves grievances and complaints, provides for training and awards, interviews candidates for positions, recommends job selections, and gives advice and counsel to employees on administrative matters. Provides data, reports and other information as required for dental program accountability, evaluates resources and sta! ff performance within the scope of position accountability and acts in ! accordance with performance standards.
Ensures that department expenditures are within allocated budget. Ensures that department supplies, equipment, etc., are ordered and purchased. Ensures that department adheres to JCAHO or other accreditation requirements. Submits required reports to appropriate employees.
Provides preventive, corrective and controls oral health services to patients according to IHS priority. Provides clinical diagnosis, evaluation, studies and treatment services of professionally acceptable quantity and quality in accordance with sound public health practices.
Performs restoration of simple and compound cavities with standard and prescribed material (e.g., amalgam, silicate and microfils). Administers local anesthesia. Performs single and relatively uncomplicated multiple extractions of teeth. Performs uncomplicated pulp canal therapy. Does scaling of calculus, and curettage. Treating mouth and gum infections.
May oc! casionally perform difficult oral surgery such as extraction of impacted tooth where there is a complicating aspects, a difficult alveolectomy in connection with fitting of denture or other appliance, or other difficult dental procedures.
Routine duties shall include providing dental care services to individuals eligible for services provided by the IHS in homes, schools, clinics, job sites, and other community locations within the Service Unit.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Back to top
***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 substantial! ly 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.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience is defined as, work concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, inju! ries and deformities of the teeth, the jaws, organs of the mouth, and o! ther structures and connective tissues associated with the oral cavity.
NOTE: Your education may be used to substitute specific work requirements / experience. Your education and work experience MAY be combined to meet the qualification requirements of this position. IF selected and you are qualified based on education you MUST provide an official transcript. (SEE QUALIFICATIONS)
Your application MUST be received by "Midnight Eastern Standard Time" on the closing date of the is announcement. Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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 Co! mmunication: Expresses information (for example, ideas, or facts) to in! dividuals 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.
For I/CTAP purposes, you will be deemed well-qualified if you are placed in at least the well-qualified category.
BENEFITS: Back to top
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:
http://www.! ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/JobsAtIHS/doc/ctap.doc
http://help.u! sajobs.gov/index.php/What_is_ICTAP%3F
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 re-announced.
Candidates must meet time-after-competitive appointment, time-in-grade (if applicable) , qualification requirements, licensure requirements (possess and maintain a current, valid, active State license/registration as a (SEE QUALIFICATIONS SECTION OF THIS VACANCY) , performance requirements, citizenship and suitability requirements, and any other eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
This position is covered under UNION/Bargaining Unit.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the selective Service.
Measles and Rubel! la immunization required for selectees born after 1957.
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 "Regulatory/Administrative" approval. Promotion to the next higher 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 posit! ion. If you are found not suitable, you will be terminated after you be! gin 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.
IHS - Operated Properties are tobacco free
HOW TO APPLY: Back to top
To "Apply" for this position, you MUST provide a complete Application Package, which includes the following parts:
Assessment Questionnaire
Résumé
Required Documents (Specified in the Required Documents section of this job announcement. An applicant may not be considered if proper documentation is not received.)
Option A: Online application process (USAJOBS to Application Manager) the preferred method to receive automatic updates on your application status.
To begin the process, click the Apply Online button on this page to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire. Please ensur! e you click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the process.
Note: To return to a previously Saved or Incomplete application you may use the following link : https://applicationmanager.gov/ .
Your Application Package status must be Complete by "Midnight Eastern Standard Time" on, Tuesday, June 11, 2013 , the closing date of this announcement.
Option B: Fax If it is not possible for you to use the USAJOBS Account to Application Manager Account online application process (you have a disability or do not have access to the internet), you can apply for this announcement by completing the OPM 1203-FX form instead of using the Online Application method. Please use the following step-by-step instructions as a guide to filling out the required questionnaire. You will need to print the vacancy announcement and refer to it as you answer the questions. You may omit any optional information; however, you must provide responses to all requ! ired questions. Be sure to double check your application before submissi! on.
Follow these steps:
Print a copy of this job announcement so that you can read the questions offline. View Occupational Questionnaire . You can obtain the OPM1203fx form at this URL http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/OPM1203fx.pdf .
You may submit the OPM Form 1203-FX (hard copy questionnaire), résumé, and/or any supporting documents by fax.
If you are faxing a Form 1203-FX, do not use a separate cover sheet. Simply make sure the Form 1203-FX is on top of any other documents you are faxing.
If you are faxing any documents without the Form 1203-FX on top, always use the official cover sheet which is here -- http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf -- and be sure to fill it out completely and clearly. The fax number is 1-478-757-3144. Feed all documents into your fax machine top first so that we receive them right-side up.
Faxed documents will take 2-3 business days to process. Faxed documents submitted with missing informat! ion will not be processed. The following will prevent your documents from being processed:
Not using the special cover page mentioned above.
Missing, incomplete, or invalid Vacancy Identification Number 900600
Missing or incomplete Social Security Number or name
Note: If you have documents in your Application Manager account from a previous vacancy announcement they can be opened, copied and saved then reused as an upload file for this vacancy. Uploading your documents will speed the processing of your application for this announcement.
PLEASE NOTE: In Section 25 of the Occupational Questionnaire, you may notice that the numbering restarts with number one. When entering your responses on the 1203-FX form please continue to enter your responses on the next available number within this section. The numbers on the 1203-FX will not match the Occupational Questionnaire once it restarts with number one.
Submission of a res! ume' or a 1203FX form alone IS NOT a complete application. This positio! n requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental materials as described under Required Documents section.
Please carefully review the complete job announcement and the "How to Apply" instructions. Failure to provide the required information and/or materials will result in your application not being considered for employment.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office , Mr. Troy Bad Moccasin , Human Resources Staffing Officer , PHONE: (605) 226-7217 , E-MAIL: troy.badmoccasin@ihs.gov "The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis." REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
You MUST provide the required documents listed below during the online application process either through the document upload process or fax using instructions outlined in Section B above. If any of the following are missing when the announcement closes we will ! deem your application incomplete:
- ___ Resume -You are encouraged to use the USAJobs online resume builder to ensure that all required information is in your resume. If you use your own résumé, curriculum vitae, or any other written form you choose then you must describe your job-related qualifications that include beginning and ending dates for paid and non-paid work experience, hours worked per week, month and year of employment for each job title listed.
- ____ Indian Preference applicants If claiming Indian preference for the first time, or if you have no previous documentation of preference, applicants must provide a completed copy of the current Form BIA -4432 , Expiration Date: 11/30/2014, " Verification of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS Only ." The current form expiration date, 11/30/2014, does not need to be used if an older Form BIA-4432 is submitted with a signature that predates the expiration date on the form. Indi! an preference will not be given unless a properly signed and dated form! is submitted with your application, including any verification by an authorized Tribal Representative or BIA official of tribal enrollment records, documentation of lineal descent, state or academic records that document you possess one-half degree Indian blood from a tribe indigenous to the United States, as well as official records that establish your degree of Indian blood, such as census records. You must also complete the family history chart if necessary. (See the form for detailed instructions for the completion of the BIA form 4432 located at: http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/xbie/documents/text/idc015515.pdf or please contact your tribal enrollment officer or your local BIA Office for your most current form.)
- ___ Qualifications --(SEE QUALIFICATIONS SECTION OF THIS VACANCY)
- ___ Transcripts - Transcripts must be provided if substituting education for experience and/or if education is required for this position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable bu! t official transcripts will be required before entrance on duty.
- ___ Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment , This is designated as a Childcare position under P.L. 101-630 Indian Child Protection Form click on this link: http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/DHR/Documents/ChildcareAddendumOMBApprovedForm-2012.doc
- ___ Veteran's Preference -If claiming Veteran's Preference, include a copy of DD-214 Form, and SF-15 Form if claiming 10 point Veteran's Preference click on this link: http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf .
- ___Response to Assessment Questionnaire.
Ø PLEASE NOTE: IF selected, applicant may be required to submit addition! al documents to confirm their submitted application has met the positio! nÂ's educational and eligibility requirements (if any). These materials could include official transcripts, copy of license or certification, the Child Care Addendum Form, and/or veteranÂ's preference documentation, all of which are now a part of the pre-appointment process. T his means the tentative job offer would be contingent upon receipt of these materials within a 24 hour time frame or offer is subject to withdrawal.
Ø IN ADDITION: All information provided by the candidate will be verified, Reference checks will be conducted from current and past supervisors on tentative selectees
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This vacancy starts available on: Wed, 29 May 2013 22:42:26 GMT
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