About the Position: This position is located in Falls Church, Virginia. A recruitment incentive may be authorized such as Advanced Leave Accrual or Advanced In-Hire. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Duties

This position serves as Supervisory Patient Safety Scientist, Patient Safety Center for Data Integration, which receives all the Title 10 US Code Section 1102 protected patient safety information provided by the Services and Markets. This position serves as Supervisory Patient Safety Scientist in the Patient Safety Program, specifically the lead for the Patient Safety Center for Data Integration (CDI). Collaborates with staff to fully integrate safety into the strategic planning processes at Headquarters, with a solid understanding of Market and Service counterparts. Prepares monthly and quarterly reports and collaborates with the other Patient Safety sections in quarterly meetings that include the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as well as Patient Safety representatives from the Services and Markets. Provides oversight to the technical, analytical, and administrative management of patient safety measures and data, often relying on advanced analytical approaches, refined statistical analysis, dashboard displays and interpretation.

Requirements

• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• One-year supervisory probationary period required. A one-year probationary period is required if the selectee has not previously met this requirement.
• Approximately 5% travel may be required. Travel may involve local, and or overnight.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirements: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes, establishing patient safety measures for the organization; serving as a data scientist in exploring innovative approaches to patient safety data; and assigning work to subordinates based on duties that support the mission of the organization. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14) Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: DecisivenessStrategic ThinkingTechnical Credibility Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-14).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address KF-DHA-DDAAFC DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY HQ DO NOT MAIL Falls Church, VA 22042 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk