Regional Aviation Medical Officer (RAMO)

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

PROOF OF EDUCATION AND FOREIGN CREDENTIALS:
You will be required to provide proof of your education credentials at the time of assessment. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. Therefore if you don’t have a Canadian equivalency, please contact the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) at 416-962-9725 or by email at: www.cicic.ca.

HOW TO APPLY:
You will be required to demonstrate how you meet the education and each of the experience criteria listed in the essential qualifications and any of the applicable asset qualifications on the Statement of Merit Criteria, for the initial screening, by answering the online screening questions. Please be sure to include substantiating details that clearly outline the breadth of experience as well as relevant timelines.
Failure to clearly demonstrate how you meet the screening criteria (Education, Occupational Certification, Experience, Essential and Asset (if applicable) may result in the rejection of your application. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information.

Intent of the process

The results of this process will initially be used to staff this position indeterminately. A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions with various linguistic requirements on an indeterminate, assignment, deployment, secondment or acting basis within Transport Canada across Canada.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION
ED : Graduation with a degree from a recognized School of Medicine

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
OC: Valid unrestricted license to practice medicine in a province or territory of Canada

EXPERIENCE
EX1 : 5 years of experience of independent Medical Practice, of which 3 years are clinical medical practice

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION
AED : Post graduate certification or equivalency in Aviation Medicine or diploma or residency in Aerospace Medicine or Occupational Medicine

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
AEX1 : Working medical experience in the field of Aviation Medicine for example: Civil Aviation Medical Examiner (CAME) or Flight Surgeon

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
The position being staffed is bilingual imperative BBB/BBB. However, this process may be used to staff similar positions with the following language requirements: English Essential, Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC.

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE :
K1: Knowledge of performing medical assessments to determine suitability for occupational settings.

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
KLC1: Values and Ethics – Serving through integrity and respect
KLC2: Excellence through results – Delivering through own work and relationships (initiative and relationships)
KLC3: Thinking things through – Innovating through analysis and ideas
KLC4: Engagement – Working effectively with people, organizations, partners.

ABILITIES
A1 : Ability to communicate effectively in writing
A2: Ability to communicate effectively orally.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Willingness and ability to travel and work overtime, often on short notice

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

// Specific Information about Applying to Inventories //
■ The inventory will be updated every 30 days. You will receive periodic system-generated e-mails advising that your application will expire in a certain number of days, and asking you to log in to your GC Jobs account to resubmit your application. It is important that you monitor your e-mail and resubmit your application when prompted, or your application will be removed from the inventory. This ensures that the information that is provided to hiring managers is current and up-to-date, as well as ensuring that the candidates in the inventory are still interested in employment. You can click on the link in the e-mail to access your account, and you will have a message informing you that your application is set to expire. Click on “Update My Inventory Status” to resubmit your application. You are eligible to be reassessed after 3 months, should you be considered in other pulls.

// Updating your Application //
■ You can choose to update your application when you resubmit it to the inventory, or anytime that something changes that will impact your application. For example, if you gain more experience in an area that is related to the qualifications outlined in the inventory, it would be beneficial to update your application to reflect this. Since hiring managers screen applications based on the information you provided in the screening questions, it is recommended that you include experience gained after you initially submitted your application to ensure they have all of the relevant information. This also applies to changes in your education level, locations or positions you are interested in, or any of the answers you provided to the screening questions.

■To update your information you need to log into your GC Jobs account and retrieve your application. Your application will revert to In Progress, and allow you to make the necessary changes. You must resubmit your application to have it included in the inventory. If you do not wish to remain in the inventory you can delete your application at this stage.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.