Duties

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided The HSP Director performs the planning, directing, coordinating and evaluating functions in support of health services and health system research. HSP identifies and promotes effective and efficient strategies to improve the organization and delivery of VA health care at the patient, practice, and system levels. HSP priority areas and initiatives focus on a wide range of health care issues and examine cross-cutting issues affecting access to and quality, safety, effectiveness, efficiency and equity of VA health care. The HSP portfolio supports condition-specific portfolios to ensure appropriate attention to these issues and issues affecting the organization and delivery of care for specific conditions. Activities span the continuum of VA health care research and delivery - from research methodology, observational research, intervention development and testing to the implementation of research results, including activities to ensure research findings are translated in policy and practice changes to reach the largest number of Veterans. The HSP Director oversees the independently funded and managed Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) which is responsible for assisting clinical partners to implement evidence-based interventions. THIS IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY POSITION AND CAN BE FILLED WITH ON OF THE FOLLOWING OCCUPATIONS: PHYSICIAN/DENTIST: SR-602 Pay Table 4 Tier 2. Salary range $145,000 - $295,000 HEALTH SCIENCE OFFICER: SR-601 $147,649 - $204,000 Work Schedule: Full-time Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week - work schedule will be determined after selection. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Relocation Expenses: Not Authorized PCS Moving Expenses: Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements, as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement by the closing date of this job announcement. Basic Requirements for a Physician/Dentist: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Degree of Doctor of Medicine: Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Licensure: Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTH SCIENCE OFFICER: U.S. Citizen Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree with a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess extensive leadership experience in the health care arena sufficient to qualify for the equivalent of a senior executive equivalent position within the Federal service. In addition, the incumbent is broadly acquainted with clinical treatment modalities, administrative and clinical support systems and is knowledgeable about multifaceted health care delivery systems. To meet the minimum qualifications, applicants must possess all of the necessary requirements for this position, you MUST SHOW in your RESUME that you possess the five Mandatory Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualification(s) outlined below. Eligibility will be based on clear and concise accomplishments that emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments (with results), policy initiatives and level of contacts. Applicants can obtain a sample resume along with additional information regarding the Executive Core Qualifications on the Internet at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/qualify.asp. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: ECQ 1. DIRECTING CHANGE: Ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2. DIRECTING PEOPLE: Ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3. RESULTS DRIVEN: Ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4. BUSINESS ACUMEN: Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Applicants may focus on resource management, with particular emphasis on financial management (budget). ECQ 5. BUILDING COALITIONS: Ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Applicants may demonstrate that they have external contacts as well as internal interactions. B. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQ): Nationally or internationally recognized expert in scientific research. Typically, this will be reflected by professional appointment and/or service on journal editorial boards or by appointment to federal advising committees of scientific review panels. Preferred Experience: 1. Advanced formal training in health care research areas - completed at least one full year of advanced formal training consisting of a full-time postgraduate fellowship in health care research or an equivalent degree program, certificate program, other supervised training program in an accredited University. 2. Nationally recognized subject matter expert in health systems and/or health services research areas focusing on issues of assessing and improving care and the health care environment that arise in research organizations and health systems generally. 3. Minimum of 5 years' experience in progressively increased positions of professional Directorship. 4. Extensive experience providing scientific and biomedical consultation to health care administrators and Directors. 5. Experience in health care research policy development and implementation. 6. Experience in strategic planning, development, execution, and evaluation of large, complex agency programs. 7. Experience in resource and personnel management and supervision. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: This position is primarily sedentary in nature. Most work performance is at a desk, in an office setting. The incumbent often carries books and papers to and from meetings and conferences. It is highly likely that the incumbent may have to travel between office buildings for meetings, which will involve going outside during various elements of weather.

Education

Contacts

• Address Veterans Health Administration - 1007 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Mimy Dungy
• Phone: 615-506-5195
• Email: [email protected]