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. We are currently hiring Physicians, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Techs and Nurse Practitioners.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 in stressful situations is required.

Please see the Medical Clearance page for further information.

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  100B, 200B, 700A, 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.

Employment Opportunities
To review current employment opportunities go to the PHE.GOV pages. Search for listings that end with "DMAT OH-05" which is the designator for our Dayton based team.

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.
Nursing Assistant Surgical Tech 621-3 At least 6 months of experience.
Nursing Assistant Stretcher Bearer 621-2 At least 3 months of experience.
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 as 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 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