Veterinary Medical Officer

Veterinary Medical Officer Department of the Army U.S. Army Medical Command Public Health Command - Pacific Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicition utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candides to positions in the competitive service. About the

Position:

Serve as a licensed Doctor of Veterinary Medicine for the Public Health Command-Pacific. Responsible for the Pacific Region specialty referral operions to include consultion Military Working Dog (MWD) / Government-Owned Animal (GOA) medicine and surgery program. Learn more about this agency Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicition utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candides to positions in the competitive service. About the

Position:

Serve as a licensed Doctor of Veterinary Medicine for the Public Health Command-Pacific. Responsible for the Pacific Region specialty referral operions to include consultion Military Working Dog (MWD) / Government-Owned Animal (GOA) medicine and surgery program. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted yesterday • Apply by 07/13/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 13, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Tripler Army Medical Center, HI No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $131,310 - $170,708 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0701 Veterinary Medical Science Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

HSM1-26-12979258-DHA

Control number 875304700 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help Serve as an expert consultant in veterinary surgery, internal medicine, emergency critical care, and preventive medicine to veterinarians in support of Military Working Dogs (MWD), Government Owned (GOA) and prively Owned Animals (POA) Instruct VCOs, Veterinary Medical Officers, Externs, Animal Care Specialists, civilian technicians, and MWD/GOA Handlers in clinical and emergency skills, common and advanced procedures, and tasks for Military Working Dogs and authorized animals. Provides full services veterinary care and trement to MWD and other GOAs to include interpretion of diagnostic imaging studies and other special test and procedures as well as emergency trement and surgery. Provide formal and informal training in support of mission requirements, First Year Gradue Veterinary Educion (FYGVE) training and Activity/Branch military occupion specialty (MOS) training. Prepare lectures and demonstre veterinary procedures and practices. Instruct VCOs, Veterinary Medical Officers (VMOs), Externs, Animal Care Specialists, civilian technicians, and MWD/GOA Handlers in clinical skills and tasks. Perform emergency trement and surgery on authorized animals. Track kennel inspections, determining compliance with applicable regulions across the Pacific Region. Ensure th animal import and export policies and procedures are adhered to and is responsible for the timeliness and accuracy of internional agreements. Visit and assess veterinary organizions, other medical units, and non-medical units within a medical contingent to collect informion about the units' capabilities. Evalue personnel for quality and quantity of work, regulory compliance, and effectiveness of service for the credentialing program. Oversee staff to assign work and ensure completion within required timeframes. Requirements Help Conditions of employment One year trial/probionary period may be required. This position is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinions. Applicants tentively selected for this position required to sign a stement consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinions or must provide a recognized exemption. This position is a Testing Designed Position (TDP) subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident. The employee may be required to be on-call and may be required to carry a cell phone and able to perform emergency duties after normal duty hours. Employee must be federally accredited with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue interste and internional health certifices within 6 months of employment. Temporary duty (TDY) travel is required 25% of the time. A pre-employment physical exam is required. Requires prolonged standing, stooping, bending, climbing, and lifting some animals weighing over 80 pounds. This position requires Position Sensitivity of Non-Critical Sensitive Modere Risk Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. This position has been designed "Mission Essential". In the event of severe weher conditions or other such emergency type situions the incumbent is required to report to work or remain work as scheduled to support mission operions. Must be able to obtain an active ste veterinary medical license within one year of employment and maintain licensure. Must obtain and maintain an Official Passport.

Qualificions Who May Apply:

US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the educion and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on educion, your transcripts required as part of your applicion. Additional informion about transcripts is in this document .

Basic Requirement:

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent degree, i.e., Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD), obtained a school or college of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Associion Council on Educion (AVMA). The AVMA web site, http://www.avma.org, has a listing of all AVMA-accredited veterinary medical schools. OR Gradues of foreign veterinary medical schools th are not accredited by the AVMA Council on Educion (Refer to AVMA web site, http://www.avma.org for informion about schools in this cegory) must meet one of the following requirements. Proof of certificion of their final transcript by the Educional Commission for Foreign Veterinary Gradues (ECFVG) Possession of a permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice veterinary medicine in a Ste, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United Stes th includes successful completion of the North American Veterinary Licensing Examinion (NAVLE)or its predecessors, the Nional Board Examinion (NBE) and the Clinical Competency Test (CCT). Proof th the educion obtained in a foreign veterinary medical program is equivalent to th gained in a veterinary medical program th is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Associion Council on Educion. Under this provision, equivalency is established only if an AVMA-accredited veterinary medical school or college accepts the gradue's final transcript from the foreign veterinary medical school full value for placement into an advanced degree, postgradue educional program, or training program (e.g. residency or gradue program).

Specialized Experience:

Scientific presentions before professional groups; publicion of medical reports in professional journals or publicions; participion in seminars, advisory/working groups, and research groups; mastery of clinical medicine; or other reled activities th contribute to the advancement of veterinary medical science are positive indicors of the quality of an applicant's experience. However, articles on the care of pets written for the general public would not be considered professional publicions or qualifying specialized experience. AND One year of specialized experience which includes managing veterinary facility operions; providing technical direction to staff; developing and implementing process improvements; writing policies and guidelines; providing medical consultion to veterinarians; and instructing staff on veterinary clinical procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

Licensure/Certificion:

This position requires a current, active, valid and unrestricted license as a Veterinarian in a ste, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United Stes. Educion

FOREIGN EDUCATION

If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. For further informion, : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ Gradues of foreign veterinary medical programs must also provide proof of proficiency in the English language by successfully completing one of the nionally and internionally recognized examinions th incorpore assessments of reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Examples of examinions th assess mastery of the English language are shown below: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Minimum scores for the TOEFL are 560 for the paper-based version; 220 for the computer-based version; or overall score of 83 for the internet-based version (including 26 or higher in speaking, 26 or higher in listening, and 17 or higher inwriting). For the computer-based and paper-based test versions, applicants must also complete the Test of Spoken English (TSE) and the Test of Written English (TWE). Minimum required scores are 55 for the TSE and 5.5 for the TWE; Academic tests (listening, writing, and speaking) offered by the Internional English LanguageTesting System (IELTS). Applicants must achieve a minimum overall band score of 7.0, with least 7.0 in speaking, 6.5 in listening, and 6.0 in writing; OR Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL). Applicants must achieve a minimumoverall band score of 70, with least 60 in speaking, 60 in listening, and 50 in writing. Additional informion Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the informion in the Reemployed Annuitant informion sheet. This is a(n) 53 Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable.

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//www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more informion. Payment of Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulions. Relocion incentive is not authorized. Recruitment incentive is not authorized. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine whether you meet the qualificion requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may lose considerion for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses considered along with all other candides. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing th you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP considerion, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be red well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the approprie documention to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must sisfy all qualificion requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional informion about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.

Your resume:

Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.

Other supporting documents:

Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position has an individual occupional requirement and/or allows for substitution of educion for experience. If you meet this requirement based on educion you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your applicion package or you red ineligible.

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Transcripts and Licenses This position requires a job-reled license or certificion. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certificion with your applicion package or you red ineligible.

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Transcripts and Licenses NOTE:

Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on07/13/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12979258 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address

M1-W08KAA REGIONAL HEALTH COMMAND-PACIFIC DO NOT MAIL

Tripler

AMC, HI 96859 US

Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.

Your resume:

Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.

Other supporting documents:

Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position has an individual occupional requirement and/or allows for substitution of educion for experience. If you meet this requirement based on educion you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your applicion package or you red ineligible.

See:

Transcripts and Licenses This position requires a job-reled license or certificion. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certificion with your applicion package or you red ineligible.

See:

Transcripts and Licenses NOTE:

Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on07/13/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12979258 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address

M1-W08KAA REGIONAL HEALTH COMMAND-PACIFIC DO NOT MAIL

Tripler

AMC, HI 96859 US

Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted yesterday • Apply by 07/13/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 13, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Tripler Army Medical Center, HI No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $131,310 - $170,708 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

HSM1-26-12979258-DHA

Control number 875304700