Join DMAT
If you live within 100 miles of Dayton, Ohio,and would like to join the Dayton DMAT team or obtain additional information, please provide us your contact information. You may email the team Administration through the Contact Page,

or you may contact Pat Bernitt direct at: 

DMAT
2 Riverplace, Suite 400
Dayton OH, 45405

Or by phone at:  937-424-2364
 

Requirements

Age - In order to deploy with the Dayton DMAT, you must be 21 years of age. 

Physical/Mental - In order to deploy, a member should be physically and mentally up to the challenge.   Deployments can inflict a great deal of physical and mental stress on a member.  A fit body and a level head go a long way in helping a member support his team while deployed.  A history that includes the ability to work well with others is required. 

Federal Employee - All applicants must be accepted by the National Disaster Medical System for intermittent employee status. This is not a trivial chore!  Applicants must pass a background security check, and file many forms. FEMA courses  IS  100, 200, 700, and 800B must be also completed before an application is sent on to the NDMS for processing.  Each member will receive proper identification from the NDMS before they may deploy. 

Team Process - An Applicant must be qualified for the position requested and meet the above qualifications. Those wishing to join DMAT must be approved by DMAT leadership and NDMS.    Applicants will be denied membership on the team due to a failure to pass a back-ground check.  Each member is also required to maintain required vaccinations.

Field Exercise - All members who wish to deploy must first attend a week-end field training exercise that includes an over-night stay.

DMAT team members are expected to continue as active and supportive members by participation in team activities such as warehouse work, planning meetings and trainings.

Position Classification

When joining the Dayton DMAT, you will need to select a job classification that most closely describes your function on the team.  The team administrator can also assist you in identification of a proper classification.  The following is a partial list of job classifications available:

Title GS Scale Minimum Requirements
Administrative Clerk - Aid 303-03 6 months experience in clerical, office or equivalent.
Chaplain 060-12 Graduate of a seminary and 4 years experience.
Dental Officer 680-13 DDS or DMD with 3 years experience.
Health Tech EMT-B 640-05 EMT-B license and 1 year experience.
Health Tech EMT-I 640-06 EMT-I license and 1 year experience.
Health Tech EMT-P 640-07 EMT-P license and 2 years experience.
Health Technician Leader 640-09 3 years specialized experience or 1 year of experience with master's degree.
LPN / Vocational Nurse 620-05 Graduate of a school of nursing, current license, and 1.5 years experience.
Logistics Coordinator 303-07 2 years of general office work experience and 1 year of experience related to DMATs.
Medical Records Technician 675-05 1 year experience with occupation or related field.
Medical Supply Technician 622-05 2 years experience with occupation or related field.
Medical Tech
Laboratory Tech		 645-05 One year experience with occupation.  Certification or current license.
Mental Health Specialist 101-11 PhD or 3 years of graduate education in social science field or masters and 1 year work.
Nursing Assistant 621-4 At least 3 months of experience in field.
Nursing Assistant Surgical Tech 621-3 At least 6 months of experience in field.
Nursing Assistant Stretcher Bearer 621-2 At least 3 months of experience in field.
Nurse Practitioner 610-11 Current License and 2 years experience and certification as nurse practitioner.
Pharmacist 660-11 4 year course of study and 1 year of internship and 1 year of professional experience.
Pharmacy Tech 661-05 1 year experience as pharmacy tech or assistant.
Physician Assistant 603-11 2 years experience at a PA.
Respiratory Therapist 651-07 1 year experience as a respiratory therapist and bachelor's degree.
Senior Medical Officer 602-14 MD or DO with current license.  3 years experience post graduate. Can include residency
Staff  Medical Officer 602-13 MD or DO with current license.  1 year experience post graduate. Can include residency
Staff  Nurse 610-05,06,07 Current license with 1 to 3 years experience.
Supervisory Clinical Nurse 610-11 Current license with 3 to 4 years experience.  Experience in supervising a nursing staff.
Telecommunications Specialist 0391-07 One year experience with Telecommunications, etc.
Telecommunications Specialist 0391-09 One year experience as 0391-07 Telecommunications Specialist
Telecommunications Specialist 0391-12 One year experience as 0391-09 and appointed Communications Officer

 The last two digits after the hyphen indicate the GS grade level. Job code 0391-12 would have a GS grade level of 12. All DMAT personnel receive "Step 1" of their grade level.  If you would like to see what the GS Wage Scale pays for any position, Click Here


Applications

DHHS/NDMS/Disaster Medical Assistance Team

DMAT OH-5 Applicant Instructions

DHHS has announced the new application process for pending and new applicants.  It will be a 3 step process as follows:


FIRST STEP:

1)      OF 612 Optional Application for Federal Employment complete or with resume.  If you submit just a resume, it must include all the information requested on the OF 612 form.  (Form 612 is only optional, if all of the requested information is in the resume.)  Include hours worked per week for each position, current and past.  Include detail of your work experience in your current job and past positions.  Section F must be completed.  DHHS will check to see is males are registered in the Selective Service.  If you answer YES to Section F4 you must include your final SF50 form.  BE SURE TO SIGN and DATE the form OF 612 and/or resume.

2)      NDMS Member Information form.

3)      Copies of education degrees and licenses for medical positions

4)      Direct Deposit Form – Attached voided check for financial institution info

5)      NEW REQUIREMENT:  Provide copies of FEMA Certificates of Completion for IS-100 IS-200, IS-700 and IS-800B NIMS courses. You can complete these courses online:  http://training.fema.gov

6)      MAIL ALL THE COMPLETED FORMS TO: 


DMAT OH-5  c/o  GDAHA
2 Riverplace, Suite 400
Dayton OH 45405-4936
or scan and email the completed forms to Patricia.Bernitt@hhs.gov

SECOND STEP:

1)      When your OF 612 application from step one is approved by DMAT OH5 and DHHS you will be required to be fingerprinted and to complete the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Form.  DMAT OH-5 Management Team will send these completed forms to DHHS.

2)      You will receive an email from psc.hhs.gov to complete e-QIP – this is your background check information. 

YOU HAVE ONLY 5 DAYS TO RESPOND to this email! It is important that you meet that deadline, or if you cannot, to communicate that fact immediately to the point of contact who sent you the notification.

Follow all the suggestions in the instructions regarding your PC settings to complete this online requirement.    Based upon this process requirement, if you do not complete the e-QIP process within the allotted two attempts, you will be required to reapply to NDMS as a NEW Applicant.

 The three (3) e-QIP Signatory Forms must be completed, (e-qip Document type CER, REL, and MEL) as titled on lower right corner of the forms.

·        Your HHS Credit Release Form
·        Your Declaration of Federal Employment, (Option Form 306)
·       EQIP website: http://www.Opm.Gov/e-qip/


THIRD STEP:  After your background check is approved

1)      E Induction:  You will be notified by via email to complete the On-Line Induction process.  After completing the forms listed below, you will meet with team leadership who will review and approve.  Contact Patricia K. Bernitt, Administrative Officer, DMAT OH-5 for an appointment at (937) 694 2164. 

a)      Rules of Behavior – read and sign

b)      I-9 – Two IDs or Passport, see list of approved IDs

c)      Appointment Affidavit (do not sign) – Must be witnessed and be validated by team leadership

d)     W-4

e)      Declaration of Federal Employment

f)       Education Data Update Form

g)      Race & National Origin

h)      Record of Home Address

i)        Self identification of Handicap

 
All forms can be faxed or scanned and emailed, EXCEPT the W-4 and I-9 -- these two forms must be mailed by team management.

FINAL STEP:  HHS Credit Card Application

 This application must be obtained from Pat Bernitt our Administration officer.


 
Step One Forms
Form Name Description
Member Information
 NDMS member information form - Department of Health and Human Services.
Form OF-612
 Optional Application for Federal Imployment.
Form SF 1199A
 Direct Deposit -  Dept of Treasury.

Step Two Forms
Form Name Description
Credit Release
 HHS Credit Release Form.
Form OF 306 (8.5" by 14") Declaration of Federal Employment - U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Step Three Forms
Form Name Description
Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification - Department of Justice/Immigration and Naturalization.
Form FW4 W-4 - Internal Revenue Service.
Form SF 181 Race and National Origin Identification -  U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Form SF 256 Self Identification of Reportable Handicap.
Form SSRS Statement of Selective Service Registration.
Form 61 Appointment Affidavit - (The team Administration Officer can notarize.)
Form 85P Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions.
Employee Information Employee Information (NDMS).
Employer’s Approval This form certifies your current employer's approval of your participation with DMAT.
Conduct Receipt Form
 Read the two standards below, then sign the Concuct Receipt form at the left.
Standards Guide and Standards Update


Should you have questions filling out your application forms, please contact our Administrative Officer, Pat Bernitt. We realize this process can be a bit overwhelming, but stick with it, and do a bit at a time. You may also wish to use team personnel to help mentor you through the process. Please also remember that this process is not a speedy one and that it may take many months for all the peices to come together and to be processed through to completion.