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Job Field: Environmental Jobs
Location: Washington DC, District of Columbia

Salary: $120,749.00 - $181,500.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Phone: (415)281-7085

JOB SUMMARY:

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Do you desire to protect American interests and secure our Nation while building a meaningful and rewarding career? If so, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling. DHS components work collectively to prevent terrorism, secure borders, enforce and administer immigration laws, safeguard cyberspace and ensure resilience to disasters. The vitality and magnitude of this mission is achieved by a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.

In Headquarters, we coordinate, plan, and guide the Department's work across all DHS components. You could enjoy a career that includes:

• serving as a Senior Medical Officer providing expert technical advice and recommendations on Emerging Infectious Disease (EID) and pandemic situations to include influenza.
• providing the first-line health and medical consultation services to operational entities of the Department, both for individual issues affecting the health and well-being of component personnel, and for issues that affect or are a result of component operations.
• offering medical and public health guidance and support related to homeland security threats.

Our services touch every U.S. citizen, and our goal is to secure our country across land, sea, and air. Come join the team that is "Proud to Protect."

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Medical Officer (Senior Advisor for Emerging Infectious Disease & Pandemic Influenza). The incumbent reports to the Director, Workforce Health and Medical Support Division. This position is located in the Workforce Health and Medical Support (WHMS) Division, Office of Health Affairs (OHA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Who May Apply:
For Consideration of External Candidates:
All U.S. Citizens may be considered

Status Candidates which include:

•Current federal employees serving under a career or career-conditional appointment in the local commuting area
•Former federal employees with reinstatement eligibility that reside in the local commuting area
•Persons in the local commuting area eligible for non-competitive appointment under special hiring authorities (click here; http://www.opm.gov/hr_practitioners/lawsregulations/appointingauthorities/index.asp#InterchangeAgreementsWithOtherMeritSystems for a list of authorities)
•Persons in the local commuting area eligible under an Interchange Agreement (click here http://www.opm.gov/hr_practitioners/lawsregulations/appointingauthorities/index.asp#InterchangeAgreementsWithOtherMeritSystems to view a list of covered agreements)
•Veterans' preference eligibles or veterans who have been separated from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions after substantially completing at least three consecutive years of active duty (click here http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/shav/index.aspx for information on veterans)
For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/careers/gc_1303762131481.shtm

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Occasional Travel
• 1-5 nights per month of travel may be required.

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must be able to obtain/maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Financial Disclosure - SF-278 is required.