Clarification from the agency

This position is also open to PHS Commissioned Corps Officers. PHS Commissioned Corps (CC) Officers will be referred as CC personnel and not as a candidate for conversion to a permanent federal appointment.

As a Health Scientist Administrator with CQUIPS the incumbent will contribute significantly to the Patient Safety team, supporting the Agency's mission to improve the safety and quality of health care and will have familiarity with patient safety research in a number of different areas, such as issues related to teamwork and communication, medication safety, care coordination, human factors, simulation, patient and family engagement and diagnostic safety.

Specifically, you will:

• Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary staff of researchers, with the responsibility for planning, assisting, and coordinating Agency efforts for the improvement of patient safety and healthcare quality.
• Develop comprehensive strategies to prevent and reduce medical errors and patient harm, participating on committees in areas of expertise.
• Develop specifications for acquisition plans and contracts, serves on technical evaluation review committees, manages contracts awarded, and provides consultation and technical assistance related to day-to-day contract management.
• Serve as a project officer on complex grants and contracts for programmatic areas of patient safety.
• Assist with the planning and development of research strategies and programs and ensures gaps in research are identified and when appropriate, integrated in CQuIPS and/or AHRQ work.
• Prepare papers, reports, and oral presentations that summarize significant developments in patient safety.
• Represent the Center and Agency on multiple task forces, committees, and workgroups and provides substantive input related to patient safety and quality research.

Conditions of employment

• U. S. Citizenship is required.
• Males ages 18 through 25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Background investigation required.
• PHS Commissioned Corps applicants must submit current personnel orders.
• This position has an education requirement - transcripts are required.
• Financial disclosure statement is required. If selected, you will be required to file a public or confidential financial disclosure.
• A one year probationary period may be required.
• Position is not in the Bargaining Unit.
• Drug Screening is not required.
• Recruitment incentives are not authorized.
• Student loan repayment incentive is not authorized.
• Travel, transportation and relocation expenses will not be paid.

Qualifications

THESE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE: 10/15/2020

You must have a Bachelor's or graduate degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position being advertised. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. You must provide a copy of your unofficial transcripts that reflect your final degree has been earned/conferred by the closing date of this announcement.

AND

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:

In addition to meeting the education requirement, to qualify for this GS-14 Health Scientist Administrator position, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-13 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis: Skilled professional in health services research focused on patient safety; Manage and prioritize multiple competing patient safety projects within established deadlines; Review, analyze and synthesize scientific and other information related to patient safety; Lead patient safety projects, including providing guidance on how to handle challenges that may arise; prepare, write, and present written scientific information related to patient safety.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; community; student; social). If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the application process is complete, a review of the resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Category rating procedures will be used to rate and rank candidates. The category assignment is a measure of the degree in which your background matches the competencies required for this position. Qualified candidates will be ranked into one of three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified or Qualified.

The Category Rating Process does not add veterans' preference points but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. Preference eligibles who meet the minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category (except in the case of scientific or professional positions at the GS-9 level or higher).

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP)/Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP): Must be found to be well-qualified to exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85.0 or above on the rating criteria for this position. Click here for more information on ICTAP/CTAP.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

• PATIENT SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT - Plans, develops, coordinates and manages the structure and administration of patient safety programs, the policies that impact those programs, safety outcomes, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and clinical measures as appropriate.
• COLLABORATION - Works cooperatively with others, inside and outside the organization, to accomplish objectives to build and maintain mutually beneficial partnerships, leverage information, and achieve results.
• RESEARCH AND EVALUATION - Knowledge of the principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results.
• SCIENTIFIC WRITING - Prepares written documentation to transfer scientific information about concepts, situations, products, services, or results to audiences with varying levels of scientific knowledge.