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Job opening: Health Scientist - Bureau of Primary Health Care and Provider Relief Bureau

Salary: $99 200 - 153 354 per year
City: Rockville
Published at: Mar 14 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
These positions are located in the Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care and Provider Relief Bureau. The duty location for these positions is in Rockville, MD and are not eligible for remote work.

Duties

As a Health Scientist, you will provide technical guidance for the evaluation of Health Center service programs. Your major duties and responsibilities include: Providing clinical and/or healthcare quality assurance/quality improvement performance technical assistance. Advising the Director and other BPHC staff on the design, analysis, and dissemination of Health Center Program data. Identifying, designing, and conducting analysis of program data to prepare written and analytical reports. Working with other HRSA offices and other Federal organizations (e.g., CDC, NIH, SAMSHA) to disseminate and obtain information on current Health Center related initiatives. Providing expertise in developing, monitoring, implementing, and evaluating current or projected complex, interrelated public health programs. NOTE: Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Requirements

  • U. S. Citizenship is required.
  • Males ages 18 through 25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
  • PHS Commissioned Corps applicants must submit current personnel orders.
  • This position has an education requirement - transcripts are required.
  • A one year probationary period may be required.
  • Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigation, verification of qualifications and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.)

Qualifications

THESE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE: 03/28/2024 Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. OPM INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE SERIES, 0601: EDUCATION: Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) at the time the degree was obtained. ALL APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF THEIR UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS TO ALLOW HR TO DETERMINE THAT THEY MEET THE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS POSITION BY CLOSING DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WILL BE RATED INELIGIBLE. COPIES OF DIPLOMAS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE AS VERIFICATION OF THE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. MINIMUM QUALIFYING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance. GS-12: In addition to meeting the Basic Education Requirement, to qualify for this position at the GS-12 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-11 level in the federal service. Examples of minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-11 level include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis: Designing or developing technical documents related to clinical/healthcare quality improvement for dissemination to internal and external customers. OR Utilizing qualitative or quantitative tools for the assessment of clinical/health center program effectiveness. GS-13: In addition to meeting the Basic Education Requirement, to qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-12 level in the federal service. Examples of minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-12 level include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis: Analyzing data to develop and disseminate health related technical documents to internal and external customers (e.g., data reports, reviews, and visual presentations). OR Documenting results of clinical/health care quality analyses in papers, presentations, briefs, etc. for dissemination to various internal and external audiences. 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; community; student; social). If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. Applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate the required minimum qualifying specialized experience will be evaluated based on the occupational assessment competencies listed below. A competency is defined as a measurable pattern of knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors, and other characteristics that an individual needs to perform work roles or occupational functions. HEALTHCARE QUALITY ASSURANCE - Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools of healthcare quality assurance and quality improvement used to ensure programs meet requirements and standards. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION -Knowledge of the principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results. SCIENTIFIC WRITING - Prepares written documentation to transfer scientific information about concepts, situations, products, services, or results to audiences with varying levels of scientific knowledge. PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGEMENT -Plans, develops, coordinates, and manages the structure and administration of public health organizations and the policies that impact health programs and reimbursement of health services. TO PREVIEW THE OCCUPATIONAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE, please click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12341849

Education

This position has an education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades) to document that you have met the education requirement. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required prior to your starting work.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.

Contacts

  • Address Health Resources and Services Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 US
  • Name: AskHR HRSA Helpdesk
  • Phone: (301) 443-3780
  • Email: [email protected]

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