Duties
Current OIG Employees will remain at their current duty location.
This position can be filled at any of the following locations:
Asheville, NC, Atlanta-Decatur, Austin, TX, Baltimore, MD, Bay Pines, FL, Chicago-Hines, Cleveland-Independence, OH, Columbia, SC, Dallas, TX, Denver-Aurora, CO Kansas City, MO, Los Angeles, CA, Martinez, CA, Miami-Miramar, FL, Milwaukee, WI, Orlando, FL, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Portland, OR, Sacramento, CA, Salt Lake City, UT, San Diego, CA, Seattle, WA, Spokane, WA, Tallahassee, FL, Washington DC.
As a Senior Advisor - Healthcare Inspections, you will:
- Serve as a senior advisor on healthcare delivery issues to the Inspector General; AIG and Principal DAIG for Healthcare Inspections; audit, investigative, and other OIG staff by providing expert and timely advice and recommendations on complex issues requiring extensive healthcare delivery knowledge.
- Developing policy proposals and recommending changes to current policies; updating procedures and clinical investigative techniques for health care inspection activities.
- Conducting and coordinating complex, highly technical inspections of sensitive and controversial issues, the results of which can impact the entire VA medical system, a Veterans Integrated System Network (VISN), an individual facility, or VA staff.
- Providing timely, accurate advice and technical support and consultation to the OIG Offices of Audit and Investigations on matters requiring expert medical knowledge.
- Monitoring VHA's progress in implementing inspection recommendations and evaluating the appropriateness and effectiveness of implemented changes by requesting or conducting a program of follow-up as appropriate in conjunction with other OIG entities.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.
Key Requirements:
- Click "Print Preview" to review the entire announcement before applying.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by closing date of this announcement.
To meet minimum qualifications, applicants must possess the following Technical Competencies (TCs). These competencies would typically be gained through experience, education, and training that reflects progressive development and achievement. An individual's total experience and education must demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position.
All applicants must include a narrative statement showing how their knowledge and experience relates to each of the following technical qualifications. The narrative statement should not exceed two (2) pages for each qualification. 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).
- TQ1: Describe your experience managing a comprehensive nationwide inspection or evaluation program.
- TQ 2: Describe your experience in the management or delivery of health care. ???????
Education
Individual Occupational Requirement for Health Systems Administration Series 0671:
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.
OR
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.
The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
Benefits
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based upon how well you meet the qualification above.
A multi-step process is used to evaluate and refer applicants:
1. Minimum requirement: Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents must show that you meet all requirements. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination. If you application is incomplete, you may be found "ineligible."
If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) you must receive a score of 92 or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.
2. Ranking Panel: This position is Senior Level (SL), in the competitive service. Consistent with 5 C.F.R. §319.102 and §319.401, your application will be evaluated a panel of subject matter experts based on the extent and quality of your experience, education, training, and performance appraisals relevant to the duties of this position.
Your application will be evaluated for the following competencies:
- Communication,
- Project Management
- Leadership
3. Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to the appointing authority where final interviews and reference checks may occur. The appointing authority will make final determination on selections for this position.
Your supporting documents are an integral part of the process for determining your qualifications for the position. If your responses are not supported by your resume, you will be eliminated from consideration. After reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, if a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Incomplete or late applications will not receive further consideration.
Required Documents
Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
Résumé (Required) - No more than 10 pages: Your résumé must include job title, series/grade (if federal employee), starting and ending dates (month, year) of employment, number of hours worked per week, and salary for ONLY federal position(s) held. Further your resume must sufficiently describe your experience (e.g., responsibilities, scope, and complexity) and competencies for this position. NOTE: Information over 10 pages will not be considered.
Technical Qualifications (TQ) Narrative (Required): You must submit written TQ narrative statements that clearly and concisely document specialized experience. Number each of your responses with the TQ number you are addressing and provide specific examples of your experience, education and accomplishments that are applicable. Please limit your responses to no more than 2 pages for each TQ and combine all responses into one PDF document.
Performance Appraisal (Current, CTAP, & ICTAP Employees Only - Required): Submit a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal which includes the final rating. If you have not received a performance appraisal, please explain why in your application.
Current and Former Federal Employees (Required) -- Documentation Relating to Your Federal Employment:
- Submit a copy of your SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, which shows your current (or most recent) grade and competitive service status. (The "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should show a "1" or "2".)
- If you are currently on a Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA), submit a copy of an SF-50 showing that.
CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (CTAP) OR INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (ICTAP) DOCUMENTATION (If Applicable): If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click
CTAP/ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents.
REINSTATEMENT: If you are a former federal employee that has been separated for at least one year, and wish to be non-competitively reinstated for a higher grade or full performance level than which you left federal employment, you
MUST provide a copy of your separation SF50 (the "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should show a "1" or "2")
AND the last performance appraisal you received from your federal employment which shows at least a fully successful rating.
If you are applying under a special hiring authority (e.g. Military Spouses, Interchange Agreement, VEOA, VRA, Schedule A Disability, etc.), please see
applicant guide for required documentation. In order to be eligible under one of these authorities, you must submit all required documentation as outlined in the applicant guide.
Education (If applicable): You must provide a copy of your college transcripts, unofficial are acceptable, or a list of courses that includes school(s) attended, school address, course title, grades earned, completion dates, department, and quarter or semester hours earned. NOTE: Official education transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if you are selected, you must provide official transcripts before you start work with OIG.
Foreign Institution: If you are using foreign education or universities to meet the educational requirement, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services at the time of application.
Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes:
- Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards.
- Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year.
- Access to insurance programs that may be continued after you retire.
- A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods. We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums.
- A retirement program which includes employer-matching contributions. Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits
How to Apply
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 resume 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/12572370
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.