Job Summary

The position is located In the Occupational Health Medicine Department of the Fleet Medicine Directorate, located at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago, Illinois. The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center is larger than just a single facility, but rather a system of facilities throughout Northeastern Illinois which provide medical and dental services to U.S. Military Veterans, Recruits, Active Duty and eligible beneficiaries.

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/29/2026. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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: GS-05 grade level: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: performing duties for a medical practice, assisting in the treatment of an outpatient care setting, providing patient education, and documenting patient data. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position. Transcript Required at the time of application. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. For GS-5 level positions, only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year is equivalent to l year of specialized experience. GS-06 grade level: Specialized experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes: performing duties for a medical practice, assisting in the treatment of an outpatient care setting, providing patient education, and documenting patient data. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-06 level. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have at least 9 semester hours of graduate education, but only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. Transcript Required at the time of application. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond the GS-05 requirement. GS-07 grade level: Specialized experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes: developing and maintaining a Hearing Conservation Database; using the Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System; evaluating the outer and middle ear functions; issuing appropriate hearing devices; issuing appropriate hearing protection devices and providing instructions on proper use; administers immunization and tuberculosis skin tests; screening immunization records for necessary titers and/or vaccinations. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-07 level. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have at least one year (18 semester hours) of graduate education, but only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. Transcript Required at the time of application. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond the GS-06 requirement. Preferred Experience: Knowledge of federal Occupational Safety and Health programs, including asbestos medical surveillance, hearing and sight conservation, respiratory protection, ionizing radiation, blood borne pathogens and communicable disease programs and infection control guidelines. Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently to interview and provide counseling to patients in a tactful, courteous, professional manner. Minimal qualifications are met based on specialized experience; and could assume this position with thorough training. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.