If you are a new, mid career, or experienced professional interested in a Public Health Veterinarian (PHV) career, this job is for you! This position offers an excellent opportunity to seek a greater leadership role and responsibility in public health. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is a public health regulatory Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Our mission is to protect the consumers by ensuring that the commercial supply of meat*, poultry, and egg products moving interstate in commerce or exported to other countries is safe, wholesome and correctly labeled and packaged.
*The “Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008”, also referred to as the “2008 Farm Bill”, was signed into Law on June 18, 2008. The Farm Bill amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) to include Catfish as an amenable species under the Act.
FSIS is operating under the Public Health Human Resources System (PHHRS), a Pay Banding and Pay for Performance Demonstration Project. For information click: PHHRS The typical salary range for applicants with one or more years of veterinary experience is $68,809 - $77,983. Special approval may be required for setting salaries higher than the typical salary range.
AP-0701-03 (Equivalent to GS-9/11)
AP-0701-04 (Equivalent to GS-12/13)
Our mission is to protect public health; by ensuring that the commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products moving in interstate commerce or exported to other countries is safe, wholesome and correctly labeled and packaged.
As a PHV, you are a valued member of a dynamic team. Most importantly, you are in a pivotal role from day one and your work has visible impact. You will be:• planning, organizing, coordinating and adapting the full range of meat and poultry inspection operations in slaughter and/or processing establishments;• ensuring establishments meet requirements of the Pathogen Reduction and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations;• overseeing other consumer protection, non-food safety concerns such as proper labeling and packaging;• serving as team leader who works with and supervises other public health professionals to ensure establishments under our jurisdiction comply with sanitation standards and properly implement systems that control hazards from entering the food supply;• enforcing Federal meat and poultry inspection procedures prior to slaughter and throughout the entire establishment, including humane handling, ante-mortem inspection, post-mortem inspection, processing operations, veterinary dispositions, and transportation and distribution of meat, poultry, and egg products to markets and retail stores.You must successfully complete the FSIS’ nine-week training program as a Condition of Employment. The training focuses on FSIS’ mission of improving and protecting public health. Click here for more information: Training/Condition of Employment
To assist in your understanding of the inplant environment where the majority of our VMO's and Food Inspectors work, please click on the following link: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Employees/NEOP_Food_Inspectors/index.asp
This position has a specialized education requirement. You must have a DVM from an AVMAaccredited veterinay medical school. If you have a foreign DVM degree, see REQUIREMENTS
Additional Requirements:
AP-3 (GS-9/11 equivalency): No veterinary work experience required for the AP-3.
AP-4 (GS-12/13 equivalency): You may qualify for the AP-4, by:
Medical Requirements: The duties of a PHV are performed in a hazardous working environment. Therefore, applicants must be physically and mentally able to efficiently perform the job functions, without hazard to themselves and others.Specifically, full range of motion is required for rapid repetitive twisting and working with arms above shoulder level as well as standing and walking on slipperyand uneven floors and catwalks, and climbing stairs and ladders. Applicants must be able to lift, carry, push and pull up to 44 pounds. Manual dexterity of the upper body, including arms, hands, and fingers with a normal sense of touch in both handsare mandatory. In addition, applicants must be free of chronic eye disease, have good near and distance vision and have the ability to distinguish shades of color. Any significant degree of color blindness (25 percent or more error rate on approved color plate test) is disqualifying. The ability to hear and understand conversational voice is required. The above requirements are not all inclusive. This position requires that you successfully pass a pre-employment physical.
We will review your resume and transcript(s) to ensure you meet the specialized education requirement. We will evaluate each applicant based on the information provided in the Occupational Questionnaire, resume and supporting documents. Your resume should include detailed work experience relevant to this position, including duties and responsibilities; dates of employment; college degrees earned; and current active veterinary licenses. View Occupational Questionnaire collects information on your education, training, and experience related to a technical competency in a general or specialized veterinary medical field. It also covers your knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies in oral, written and interpersonal communication skills. Ratings are based on your responses. Please follow all instructions carefully. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your description of experience and/or education or that your application is incomplete, you may be assigned an "ineligible" rating.
Incentives:
Working for FSIS offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paidvacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in theFederal Employees Retirement System. Details of the current recruitment incentives available at FSIS can be found at Recruitment Incentives. The following Web addressis provided for your reference to explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees. To find out more click here http://www.usajobs.gov/EI/benefits.asp
Travel: Some positions will require travel from establishment to establishment during the work week and/or day. This position may require travel away from home for 1 - 5 nights per month.
Promotion Opportunity: If selected at the AP-3 level and the position has promotion potential to the AP-4, you may be promoted to the AP-4, upon completion of 12 months of satisfactory performance. The majority of our positions are full performance level AP-4 (GS-12/13); however we do employ some full performance AP-3 (GS-9/11) veterinarians.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) For information regarding ICTAP eligibility click: ICTAP For information regarding Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) eligibility click: CTAP
To begin the application process, please follow the three steps below.
If your resume is going to come from the USAJOBS Resume Builder, you begin the process by clicking the Apply Online button. Your resume will be attached only to the Application Package you complete and Submitimmediately after you click the Apply Online button for this job announcement, not to any Application Packages you may already have created.
If your resume is prepared outside of USAJOBS Resume Builder, click this link to begin the process: Online Questionnaire. Enter UM264332 in the "Create a New Application for This Job" panel, and then click "Submit" to begin the on-line application. You may submit your resume on-line, by fax or by mail.
Your resume should include detailed work experience relevant to this position,including duties and responsibilities; dates/hours worked for each job; researchwork you performed; college degrees you earned; and current active veterinarylicenses. Your resume should also include:
* Vacancy Identification Number UM264332, title and pay band(s) for which you are applying - Veterinary Medical Officer, AP-3/4 * Full name, mailing address, day and evening telephone numbers and a valid email address* Job related skills, honors, awards, credentials and special accomplishments if applicable (fluency in other languages, computer experience, publications, memberships in professional or honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking, performance awards, etc.) STEP TWO: Complete and Submit the Occupational Questionnaire .
Alternative Methods for Applying:
Systems Section Phone: (800)370-3747 Fax: (612)370-2060 TDD: 800-877-8339 Email: vmoapplications@fsis.usda.gov Or write:FSIS HRFO Service Teams Butler Square West 4th Floor 100 North Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55403-1564 USA Fax: (612)370-2060
Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made you will be notified of your rating and or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required you will be contacted.