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This position serves as a Program Assistant providing Project Coordinator support at the local facility level for the national evaluation of the Whole Health Demonstration project being rolled out in FY18 in response to the CARA legislation. The position will oversee and carry out work for various projects on the utilization, costs, tracking and outcomes of the implementation of the Whole Health System.
08/07/2020 to 08/27/2020
$43,251 - $56,222 per year
GS 7
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Not required
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Permanent
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Competitive
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CBTD-10884184-20-LLH
575731600
Open to current, permanent VA Medical Center employees
This position will report locally to the Clinical Director of the Whole Health Program at each facility but will work collaboratively with national evaluation team at the Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research (CHQOER) and the Office of Patient Centered Care & Cultural Transformation.
The position will be responsible for recruiting patients, utilizing various information technology (IT) formats and computer applications, coordinating project logistics, data collection and management, performing local trend analysis and other related studies, establishing and maintaining project databases, conducting research interviews, communicating with project personnel, assisting with manuscript preparation and
presentations, and helping with various other tasks that emerge during the course of research. These other tasks may include but not limited to, determining local best practices, return on investment studies and impacts.
The position will coordinate and provide reports and analysis to support for the many facets of quantitative and qualitative health services research. The position will be expected to participate in a research team as well as function independently.
Performs data collection activities. This includes (a) recruiting subjects, (b) preparing and disseminating research materials including consent forms, assessment instruments, and other data collection forms, (c) obtaining informed consent, (d) storing and managing collected data such as utilization, cost and outcomes, (e) conducting interviews by telephone and in-person and (f) securely transmitting data to transcription services (f) extracting data from the medical record system.
Research and administrative support activities.
This includes (a) literature searches, (b) graph and chart preparation, (c) Investigational Review Board (IRB) application monitoring, (d) report preparation, (e) communicate and coordinate meetings of the Whole Health research team. Maintains accurate and timely reports, source documents, and regulatory files.
Implements project administrative procedures.
This includes but is not limited to (a) identifying and recruiting Whole Health providers and patients for participation in research (b) securing permission to contact potential subjects. (c) collecting and managing data using various computer applications and programs, (d) working with multiple clinical programs to facilitate implementation of research on the Whole Health System, (e) working with investigators at CHQOER and at OPCC&CT, (f) serve as liaison between clinical programs and principal investigator, (g) establish and maintain project files.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Program Assistant/PD027170
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
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