This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), Division of General Patient Safety (GPS), headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY You will serve as a Health Scientist Administrator for the Division of General Patient Safety (GPS). The GPS division supports research and the development and testing of practice improvement tools to prevent harms across all healthcare settings, including hospitals, ambulatory clinics, long-term care facilities, and the home. Your major duties and responsibilities include: Serving as a member of a multidisciplinary staff of researchers and patient safety experts, with responsibility for planning, assisting, and coordinating Agency efforts for the improvement of patient safety and health care quality. Developing new grant funding opportunities, supporting the development of project plans and scheduling with funded investigators, monitoring performance, and providing technical guidance to investigators. Stimulating research related to the safety and quality of healthcare delivery through the planning, development, and execution of new contracts. Serving as a project officer on complex grants and contracts for programmatic areas of patient safety. Preparing position papers, reports, and oral presentations that summarize significant developments in his/her areas of expertise. Supporting the General Patient Safety (GPS) Division Director in planning, developing, and organizing the GPS program by helping to manage the budget, team meetings and by providing input on other activities to manage the team and promote team cohesiveness. Assisting with the planning and development of research strategies and programs and ensuring gaps in research are identified and when appropriate, integrated into CQuIPS and/or AHRQ work.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
• Suitable for federal employment.
• Meet time in grade restrictions by the closing date of the announcement.
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
• Financial disclosure statement may be required.
• Probationary (or trial) period may be required.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Basic Qualifications: Must meet the item listed below: Must have a 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 accredited U.S. educational program. In order to qualify for this position based on education, you must submit transcripts. Please see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement for more information. -AND- Minimum Qualifications: In addition to the above Basic Qualification requirement, you must have one-year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing at least two (2) of the following: Assisting in the review and evaluation of data resulting from patient safety initiatives or patient safety research. Managing patient safety improvement projects (prevention of medical errors and patient harm in the delivery of health care services) to ensure goals are being met. Assisting to track project budgets to ensure alignment with available funding and/or project goals. Presenting patient safety information to diverse audiences. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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. OPM Qualification General Policies Website

Education

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 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Ln Rockville, MD 20857 US
• Name: HR Consultants
• Email: [email protected]