The Loma Linda VA Healthcare System is seeking a Health System Specialist to serve as a subject matter expert to the medical center's researchers and research leadership team to assure the protection of human subjects involved in research about safety and misconduct. Duties include providing support to the Research Compliance Officer to establish program goals/objectives; identifying results of successful program accomplishments; reporting statistical data to verify compliance with regulations.

Duties

The incumbent manages and updates policies, procedures, and criteria for monitoring compliance and assisting researchers in meeting the requirements of the organizations Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) through continuing evaluation and review. Provides guidance to the research staff, including Principal Investigators (PI), Co-Investigators, Coordinators, and Research Compliance Officer (RCO) in analyzing research programs and to determine the appropriate type of review. Prepares consolidated reports for the Research Compliance Officer (RCO) to determine which studies require HRPP Regulatory Audits. Prepares information for research project evaluation functions by gathering statistical and narrative data on project status, including resource utilization statistical data on participation, adherence to protocols on matters; arranging data in formats required by review and reporting process; and identifying problems and negotiating corrective action concerning programmatic issues as they relate to multiple regulatory requirements. Assesses appropriateness of candidates enrolled in research projects based on several factors, such as eligibility according to study protocol, execution on informed consent, and compliance with research guidelines and regulations. Reviews recruitment process for participants by evaluating information on study objectives and constraints. Assists the Research Compliance Officer (RCO) with preparing and conducting education and training for investigators as required, including creating and or typing of handouts and PowerPoint presentations for training/education sessions and assisting the RCO to conduct training activities. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD143380 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/15/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. The grade must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: 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, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in the areas of Hospital Administration, Public Health Administration, or related fields, such as Business, or Public Administration with course work in Health Care Administration or LL.B. or J.D., if related OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to DetailCommunicationsComplianceManages and Organizes InformationTechnical Credibility 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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. Physical Requirements: The work is mostly sedentary. Occasionally, light physical effort may be required, such as that involved with walking, stair climbing, and carrying of light office items. The work is performed in an office setting which require normal safety precautions typical for offices and meeting rooms. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. 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

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 Jerry L Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital 11201 Benton Street Loma Linda, CA 92357 US
• Name: Mianna Arrington
• Phone: 253-304-7374
• Email: [email protected]