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Decypher Technologies, Ltd. Physical Evaluation Board Officer (PEBLO) in Dayton, Ohio

Description Decypher is seeking Physical Evaluation Board Officer (PEBLO) candidates to support the ADCMS V contract at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. The successful candidate will possess the required education, skills, and experience called for in the contract as described below. US Citizenship and active NACI clearance required. About Decypher Decypher is a leading integrator of professional, technology, and management solutions and services. We provide our services globally to Federal, Commercial, Local and State clients. Our employees are our most valuable assets and play an integral role in the success of Decypher and our clients. Working at Decypher is not a job, but a career where your talent and energy is respected and you can personally make a difference. Decypher invites you to join our professional team. Decypher is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/D/V). Responsibilities Responsible for obtaining, assembling and forwarding all required documents and records for active duty, AFRC and ANG to the Veteran Affairs Medical Service Coordinator, the local MEB, the IPEB, the FPEB and other IDES stakeholders in accordance with regulatory guidance. * Ensures LOD processing is accomplished for each IDES case. * Provides guidance to all ranks of military personnel from all branches of the uniformed services, retirees, and families of those being processed through the IDES program of their rights, benefits, privileges, or obligations. * Coordinates evaluation appointments; schedules follow-up appointments and appropriate referrals related to benefits. * When the Service member is incapacitated or incompetent for pay purposes and unable to manage his/her own legal affairs, the PEBLO provides guidance and assists the legal next-of-kin on the Service member's rights and benefits. * Serves as a liaison between the Service member, their respective commander and a multi-disciplinary team of primary care managers, other appropriate health care professionals, medical care case managers, non-medical case managers (e.g., Recovery Care Coordinators (RCC)), patient administration personnel, the Office of the Airmen's Counsel (OAC), the PEB and the Military Department Wounded Warrior Program liaison or advocate. * Processes Review-in-Lieu-of (RILO) MEB cases for assignment limitation codes as directed or required by AFPC/DPANM and in accordance with established military component guidance. * Receives and responds to inquiries from beneficiaries, DoD Components, other agencies, and various interested parties. * Provides guidance on activities with appropriate points of contact throughout the Military Health System (MHS), the line of the Air Force agencies, (i.e. Military Personnel Flights, Comptroller, Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC), Transportation, Aeromedical Evacuation) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (i.e. Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA] and Veterans Health Administration [VHA]) to best meet the member's needs for information or assistance. * Assists in preparing appeals, impartial medical reviews, rebuttals, and coordinates the assignment of Service member's legal counsel. * Updates local program documentation, i.e., patient handouts, training documents, checklists, operating procedures, etc. * Maintains and safeguards both hard copy and electronic medical information. * Discloses medical information to authorized personnel in accordance with Privacy Act of 1974 and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines. * Assists the medical professional staff and other staff members on the regulatory and procedural aspects of profiling and disability processing. Provides MEB orientation program and on the job training for assigned staff personnel as required. * Tracks all assigned cases, analyzes performance

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