The incumbent serves as Chief Statistician for the NCPS. The Chief Statistician has extensive experience with statistical analysis, and provides oversight, guidance, and supervision of a team of statistical specialists using their comprehensive knowledge of, and expert ability to capture, analyze, categorize (taxonomy), display (develop and maintain intranet web site), create tailored reports, and disseminate novel data related to patient safety.

Duties

This announcement will close on 09/09/2024, the first 50 applications received will receive first consideration. Applications received after the initial cut-off number has been reached will not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management Gives advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. Hears and resolves minor complaints from employees; refers group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level supervisor or manager; effects minor disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands and recommends action in more serious cases. Administers, performs professional work, and provides professional consultation in the application of statistical theories, and methods of gathering and/or interpreting quantified patient safety data. Collects and analyzes data, conducts statistical studies and surveys, performs statistical computer techniques, and evaluates statistical computer techniques to capture, analyze, categorize, display, create tailored reports, and disseminate data related to patient safety, much of it confidential and qualitative at the facility, network, and national level. Generates and oversees responses to regular, quarterly requests for safety performance data for use by Central Office executives in their evaluation of Network and facility leadership, as well as to urgent, high visibility, short turnaround requests from VA and VHA leadership and the NCPS Executive Director for interpreted data in response to national, regional or local events, Congressional inquiries, external reviews, etc. Collaborates with and leads evaluation, procurement and/or development of analytic tools and methods that enable other NCPS staff to "mine" the NCPS database - - known as SPOT - - such as Natural Language Processing, and database search programs (e.g., SAS, SQL, etc.). Provides technical and statistical knowledge in the preparation of nationwide questionnaires, surveys, research proposals and reports, and prepares and submits articles for publication in scientific journals. Ensures precision and accuracy of the data provided because the likelihood of public release and wide distribution is ever present. Provides technical and administrative supervision to NCPS staff. Oversees the daily operation of the unit, ensures that agency policies and priorities are being followed; develops performance standards; and evaluates work performance of subordinates. Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. Expresses information to multiple audiences through clear, convincing oral and written communications; demonstrates logical thinking when describing facts and concepts, and shapes communications to meet the needs of a specific audience; actively listens to others and demonstrates understanding of their comments and/or questions. Solves problems/issues quickly and effectively, involving a methodical step-by-step approach to thinking; breaks down complex problems into single and manageable components and considering each part in detail; Makes a systematic comparison of various alternatives; Notices discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; Identifies a set of features, parameters, or considerations to take into account. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Not available. Telework: Available. (applicant is required on site 50% of work schedule per pay period) Virtual: The employee may work at a VA facility or other VA-leased space other than the facility that is hiring the employee and is authorized for telework up to 50%. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Statistician (Health)/PD030240 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/09/2024. 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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but 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. Selective Placement Factor (SPF) Requirement: This position includes a selective placement factor (skill, knowledge, ability, or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective placemen factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet them are ineligible for further consideration. Must meet the selective placement factors for this position. Statistical analysis and ability to capture, analyze, categorize, display, create reports and disseminate data related to patient safety. Oversight, guidance and supervision of a team of statistical specialists. You qualify based on your education or combined experience and education as described below: Individual Occupation Requirements (IOR): You qualify based on IOR Education or IOR Combination of Education & Experience. Is your level of education or combined education and experience reflected one of the statements below? Transcripts are required with application and unofficial transcripts are acceptable. IOR Education: Degree:that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing. OR, IOR Combination of Education and Experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance. AND GS-14 Specialized Experience Requirement: Have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to the following examples: Apply statistical theories, principles, concepts, methods, techniques, and practices Specialized statistical functions (e.g., techniques of statistical surveys) Proficient in health sciences subject matter such as heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, etc. Use of epidemiological principles and statistical techniques Plan, direct, and coordinate a variety of specialized and complex statistical research projects Consultant or advisor to top level subject matter specialists or agency officials Serve as lead author on presentations, journal articles, or agency reports Knowledge of the VA National Center for Patient Safety mission, program goals and objectives Concepts, theories, methods, and techniques of Sequential methods and disproportionality analyses Dissect important components of patient safety adverse events Use of analytic techniques such as analysis of variance, ordinary least squares, multi-stage regression analysis, analysis of categorical data, nonparametric techniques, and exploratory data analysis Evaluate new statistical methods for broad and comprehensive projects Concepts, theories, methods, and techniques of Frequentist and Bayesian data analysis Apply quantitative skills and techniques to the statistical analysis of patient safety data Skill at critically reviewing and synthesizing large amounts of information into cogent presentations You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Planning and Evaluation Communications Analytical Thinking 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 primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address VSHO - Quality and Patient Safety 2402 Wildwood Ave Suite 301 Sherwood, AR 72120 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]