This position is located within the Infectious Disease Section of the James A Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Florida, serving as an Infection Preventionist and is independently responsible for assigned program activities, including surveillance, prevention, and control of infection across the continuum of care.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Utilizes effective prevention and control strategies specific to the practice setting, population served, and continuum of care; Integrates surveillance findings into the organization's plan for improvement of practice and patient outcomes; Recommends new or revised practices or procedures based on currently accepted, evidence-based infection prevention and control strategies; Conducts surveillance and investigations by using epidemiological principles Uses appropriate statistical techniques to interpret data, calculate rates and critically evaluate significance of findings; Identifies opportunities for improvement based on indicators, process and outcome measures, other findings, and/or observations; Attends infection control training courses as required; Assesses educational needs of staff and develops educational objectives and strategies; Collaborates with other health professionals to ensure comprehensiveness and continuity of health care patient care planning; Mentors staff in the application of principles related to infection control; Participates in the organization's multidisciplinary improvement strategies; Performs other directly related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Telework: 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. Physical Requirements: Physical Requirements: The work is usually sedentary, although there are periods of walking, standing, carrying records or reports, or transporting audio-visual equipment. Rounds of all areas in the facility and satellite sites are routinely conducted. This may also involve driving government or personal vehicles to the satellite sites.

Requirements

Qualifications

All applicants must meet the Basic Education Requirement: Successful completion of a bachelor's degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university in a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of this Health Science Specialist - Infection Preventionist position. NOTE: You must submit copies of transcripts at the time of application. Education will not be credited without documentation. Please ensure that your transcripts show that a degree was conferred. Display copies of degrees or course listings do not provide the information needed. ~AND~ In addition to meeting the Basic Education Requirement, all applicants must meet one of the following minimum qualifications: Specialized Experience: At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience includes, investigating outbreaks of infection when they occur; applying knowledge of clinical microbiology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, and patient care practices to assist with developing, implementing and evaluating an infection prevention and control program; analyzes trends and risk factors; utilizing knowledge and skills to the design and implementation of studies directed toward evaluation and problem solving; Assists in the development, evaluation and delivery of educational programs or tools related to infection prevention, control and epidemiology. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. ~OR~ Education: Successfully completed three (3) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or equivalent doctoral degree in a field related to the work that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Copies of transcripts are required at the time of application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. ~OR~ Combination: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate-level education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience, as described above, which meet the total experience requirements for this grade level. The education portion must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position (as described above). NOTE: Copies or transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Health InformaticsInfection ControlOrganizational StewardshipTeaches Others IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.


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.

Contacts

• Address James A Haley Veterans Hospital 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Tampa, FL 33612 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]