Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Our highly-skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.

Duties

Coordinates and integrates the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all quality improvement, utilization review and risk management activities necessary for assuring that the health care and institution programs are of the highest achievable quality. Coordinates the medical staff credentialing process. Ensures compliance with applicable Joint Commission standards and American Correctional Association standards, confers with other quality improvement professionals, conducts training on the application of standards and identifies areas in which standards need to be developed. Directs a risk management program to minimize the risk of personal injury to patients, staff and visitors and thereby reduce BOP exposure to liability or litigation. Provides technical and professional direction/consultation regarding retrospective and concurrent evaluation studies.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• See Special Conditions of Employment Section.

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements. Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position. Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. Specialized experience is 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. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience that demonstrates knowledge of Joint Commission Standards and American Correctional Association principles, concepts, and methodology necessary for the administration of a Quality Improvement program. Experience in coordinating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating quality improvement, and utilization review and risk management activities to ensure compliance with established operational procedures, Joint Accreditation and American Correctional Association standards. Experience in identifying and analyzing deficiencies and recommending corrective actions to management. Experience in preparing correspondence, documents and responses related to policy issues, internal and external audits as well as assisting in the review and preparation of policy statements and various requests for information. AND Selective Placement Factors: Applicants applying for this position MUST also possess the following Selective Factors. In the event you do not possess the Selective Factor, you will be found ineligible for the position. Applicants must have experience working in an infection prevention and control and/or quality improvement program as it relates to: Prevention of exposure to infectious diseases; administration of vaccinations; reduction in the transmission of infectious agents; containment of infectious outbreaks; and evaluation and management of infection prevention and control and quality improvement and risk management programs and activities. NOTE: All applicants must clearly address the Selective Factor in their resume. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**

Education

See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable.

ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement. Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here.

Foreign Education: For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.

Contacts

• Address JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS Consolidated Staffing Unit 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 United States
• Name: CSU
• Phone: 972-352-4200
• Email: [email protected]