Emergency Management Specialist

Emergency Management Specialist

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has adopted the Comprehensive Emergency Management Program (CEMP) Workforce Modernization Plan for emergency preparedness and response responsibilities for emergency management activities within VHA and with other Departments and Agencies and established consistency of functions and streamlines hiring process. Emergency Management Specialists (EMS) manage the health care system in sustaining national and regional support to the CEMP. Responsibilities include :

Program Oversight and Growth :

• Coordinating the Healthcare System efforts and engaging staff, as well as the functions required to manage the Comprehensive Emergency Management Program (CEMP).
• Advising Agency Executives and key stakeholders with expertise on program and policy impacting the CEMP including vulnerable Veteran populations.
• Coordinating internal and external publicity for the CEMP in conjunction with Medical Center Office of Public Affairs.
• Assisting the Area Emergency Manager in maintaining and reporting daily bed inventory.
• Planning, organizing, implementing, overseeing and providing technical assistance for projects relating to emergency management programs.
• Reviewing documents received for review, concurrence, and / or signature by EMS.
• Utilizing EM principles ensuring accurate and proper documentation and anticipating possible inquiries from VHA OEM, VISN, and VAMC Executive Leadership.
• Managing and maintaining the health care system's automated alert and notification system, coordinating and monitoring results with the Communication Support Team.
• Representing the healthcare system at the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) and federal, state, county, and local coalition.
• Planning and organizing meetings for the Emergency Management Committee (EMC) and ad hoc workgroup.
• Serving as subject matter expert to the Medical Center Director and Executive Leadership Team during system disruption, natural disasters or medical surges impacting the Healthcare System or vulnerable Veteran populations.
• Collaborating with VISN EMS, VHA OEM, community partners and stakeholders ensuring guidance for continuity of care during any planned or unplanned event.

Resource Management and Contingency Operations :

Work Schedule : Monday through Friday, 8 : 00 am to 4 : 30 pm

Telework : Not Authorized

Virtual : This is not a virtual position.

Position Description / PD# : Emergency Management Specialist / PD99789S

Relocation / Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI) : Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) : Not Authorized

Requirements :

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.

To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.

In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.

The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12 / 31 / 1959.

Physical Requirements : The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.

A pre-placement physical examination is not required.

Subject to background / security investigation.

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.

Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications :

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10 / 30 / 2025.

Time-In-Grade Requirement : Applicants who are current federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.

If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note : Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience and / or education as described below :

Specialized Experience : You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to :

Physical Requirements : The work is sedentary during non-emergency situations. However, participation in field exercises