Summary
OIG is organized into seven operational units: the Immediate Office of the Inspector General, Office of the Counselor, Office of Audits and Evaluations, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Investigations, Office of Management and Administration, and Office of Special Reviews. In addition to the Washington, DC, headquarters, OIG has offices located in more than 60 locations throughout the country.
Clarification from the agency
All qualified United States citizens or United States Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.
Duties
The vacancy can be filled at any one of the following locations:
(Current OIG employees will remain at assigned duty location) Atlanta - Decatur, GA; Aurora, CO; Baltimore, MD; Bay Pines, FL; Dallas, TX; Hines, IL; Houston, TX; Kansas City, MO; Las Vegas, NV; Long Beach, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Manchester, NH; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Phoenix, AZ; San Diego, CA; Sacramento, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle, WA; Trenton, NJ; Washington, DC
As a Deputy Assistant Inspector General For Healthcare Inspections, you will:
- Provide the Inspector General, Congress, the VA Secretary, and the VA Under Secretary for Health with clear and objective assessments of the quality of health care provided by VA throughout the nation.
- Develop and maintain an OHI strategic plan to compliment the OIG strategic plan and ensures that the yearly OHI work plan is designed to report on those items that most align with OIG priorities.
- Direct all aspects of the reporting of OIG inspection results through the cyclical review products, Hotlines reports, National Reports, and mental health reviews to ensure these reporting instruments meet the goals of the OHI work plan.
- Direct the appropriate changes to the management of cyclical review products, Hotline reports, National Reports, and mental health reviews to ensure that best practices are employed from the determination of project goals through the publication of high quality reports.
Conditions of Employment
Current career Senior Executives, QRB-certified graduates of SES candidate development programs, and individuals with SES reinstatement eligibility are not required to address the executive core qualifications. They are required to address the technical qualifications. All other applicants are required to address both the executive core qualifications and the technical qualifications.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service.
Key Requirements:
- Click "Print Preview" to review the entire announcement before applying.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
Qualifications
Mandatory Qualifications Requirements: To meet minimum qualifications, applicants must possess the following technical and executive core competencies. These competencies would typically be gained through experience, education, and training that reflects progressive development and achievement in managing a Federal legal program for a nationwide organization. An individual's total experience and education must demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position. ***The experience in your résumé MUST address all TPCs and ECQs***
A. Technical Professional Competencies - All applicants must include a résumé showing how their knowledge and experience relate to the following technical qualifications.
- TQ 1: Ability to direct and manage a comprehensive nationwide inspection or evaluation program.
- TQ 2: Experience in the management or delivery of health care.
B. The following Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) must be addressed in your résumé UNLESS you are a current member of the Career SES, a former Career SES member with reinstatement eligibility or an OPM/QRB certified candidate.
- LEADING CHANGE - Ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
- LEADING PEOPLE - Ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
- RESULTS DRIVEN - Ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
- BUSINESS ACUMEN - Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
- BUILDING COALITIONS - Ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.
In addressing these mandatory qualifications elaborate on your accomplishments, experience, training, education, and awards, highlighting the problems solved and work objectives met, i.e., the results of your effort and evidence of your success. Do not repeat entries from your narrative work history. More information concerning the executive core qualifications may be obtained on the Internet at: http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2010.pdf
Special Provision for Inservice Placement:
Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included:-Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements;-Practical assignments providing an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses, work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); and-Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program.
Education
Undergraduate and Graduate Education:
Major study -- hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration.
OR
Progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following:
-Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems;
-Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and
-Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement.
The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
All applicants will be evaluated by a panel of senior executives to determine the degree to which they possess the qualifications.
EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQ): The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential, not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. Applicants may submit only a resume with no written ECQ narrative at the time of application. However, if selected for an interview all interviewees who have not previously held an SES position must submit ECQ narratives at the time of interview. Narrative must address each ECQ separately and should contain one or two examples per ECQ describing your experiences and accomplishments/results. The narrative should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy initiatives undertaken and the results of your actions. The narrative must not exceed 10 pages. There are five ECQs:
- ECQ1 - Leading Change
- ECQ2 - Leading People
- ECQ3 - Results Driven
- ECQ4 - Business Acumen
- ECQ5 - Building Coalitions
Failure to submit a narrative statement addressing each of the ECQs at the interview may cease further consideration. Additional information on the ECQs is available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/
1. A résumé that includes:
- Vacancy announcement number and title of this position
- Full legal name, mailing address, and country of citizenship
- For experience, include name of employer, dates of employment, job title, salary, grade level if in the Federal Service, start and end dates, and a description of your duties and responsibilities. You may also include relevant volunteer work. Please indicate if we may contact your present employer.
- Name, location, and date of colleges attended, and type and date of degree
- Description of training, honors, and awards relevant to the position
2. Most recent performance appraisal.
3. Your résumé concerning the mandatory qualifications.
4. If applying for noncompetitive consideration, please include a copy of Standard Form 50, Notice of Personnel Action, showing appointment to an SES career position. Please note that block 34 must show a 4 (SES Career) to receive non-competitive consideration, all others must submit the ECQ responses.
5. QRB-certified candidates must also submit proof of certification.
6. Undergraduate and Graduate Education:
Major study -- hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration.
OR
Progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following:
-Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems;
-Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and
-Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement.
VAOIG has partnered with the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service to provide certain personnel services to its organization. Fiscal Service's responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applications, and extending job offers.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
The Bureau provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
- Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application:
-Log into your USAJOBS account ( USAJOBS Login)
-Under "application status," click "Track this application" and you will be taken to the agency website where you can check your application status. For more information regarding the job and applicant status, please refer to https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/ If you wish to make changes/updates to your application and the vacancy is still open, you can click on the job announcement and "Update Application" to be taken back to your application. No updates can be made once the announcement has closed. Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
For additional information on how to apply, please visit the Partnership for Public Service's Go Government website.
To preview the assessment questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12371294
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. We will review your résumé and transcript(s) (if appropriate) to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and may interview the best-qualified applicants. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct any required suitability and/or security background investigation.
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