Job opening: Lead Public Health Analyst - Team Lead PD23R039 - Bureau of Health Workforce
Salary: $139 395 - 181 216 per year
Published at: Oct 08 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Workforce, Division of Health Careers and Financial Support, Nurse Corps Scholarship Branch. The duty location for this position is in Rockville, MD and is not eligible for remote work.
**Applicants please note: Additional selections may be made across the Department of Health and Human Services through this vacancy announcement.**
Duties
This position is a mission critical occupation and is responsible for analyzing public health programs, policies and procedures to ensure that Health Resources and Services Administration meets its mission, goals and objectives.
As a Lead Public Health Analyst, you will serve as a Team Lead providing technical expertise and guidance with responsibility for planning, coordinating, and evaluating assigned public health initiatives and programs.
Your major duties and responsibilities will include:
Assisting in leading the team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow and skill level.
Participating in the formulation of critical Bureau, agency and/or departmental policy and special initiatives related to aspects of health workforce development programs.
Providing oversight for the development of reports, documents, and papers that address complex issues related to health workforce development.
Writing briefing papers and providing background information containing the substance and context of sensitive issues for the Branch Chief and Division Director's attention and action.
Developing, analyzing, and evaluating new or modified program/management policies, regulations, goals, or objectives.
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.
- All qualifications and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Federal applicants must submit an SF-50 to show status and time-in-grade.
- Males ages 18 through 25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
- PHS Commissioned Corps applicants must submit current personnel orders.
- 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: 10/23/2024
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.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Basic Requirements for all Public Health Program Specialist Series, 0685 positions require that you demonstrate specialized experience in each of the following five competencies:
1. Knowledge of organizational, operational, and programmatic concepts and practices applied by public, private, or nonprofit agencies and organizations engaged in public health or other health-related activities.
2. Knowledge of the methods, processes, and techniques used to develop and deliver public health or health-related programs in State and local settings.
3. Knowledge of a specialized public health program.
4. Knowledge of, and skill in, the application of administrative or analytical methods and techniques necessary for working within the framework of a public health or related organization and carrying out specific program functions.
5. Skill in oral and written communications, gathering and conveying information, making oral presentations, and preparing reports, correspondence, and other written materials.
In addition to the above five Public Health competencies, in order to qualify for this GS-14 position, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of the minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-13 level in the federal service.
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.
Examples of the minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-13 level include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis:
Analyzing public health policies, programs, and procedures to increase the effectiveness of operations, products, or services.
OR
Analyzing and evaluating federal legislative regulations, policies, etc. related to public health programs to assess their impact on existing or proposed public health program activities.
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.
LEADERSHIP - Inspires, motivates and guides others toward goal accomplishment; coaches and mentors subordinates; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations; models high standards of honesty, integrity, trust, openness, and respect for individuals by applying these values to daily behaviors.
PUBLIC HEALTH - Knowledge of the principles, practices, and methods of administering public health programs to provide advice and technical assistance on the improvement of public health activities, including analysis and evaluation for public health programs at Federal, State and local government levels.
TECHNICAL WRITING - Prepares written documentation to transfer technical information about concepts, situations, products, services, or results to audiences with varying levels of technical 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/12570195
Current status candidates must meet Time-in-Grade (TIG) by the closing date of this announcement. To allow us to verify that you meet TIG requirements, provide any of the following SF-50s:
Please Note: Current year pay adjustments are not acceptable for verifying TIG (ex. 2024 general increases cannot be used to verify TIG).
Competitive or Career-ladder promotion to your highest grade (this does not include 120 day temporary promotions)
Regular Within Range Increase (WRI) or With In Grade (WGI) increase at your highest grade (this does not include quality step increases (QSIs).
Competitive career/career-conditional appointment to your highest grade.
SF-50 at your highest grade held, that is at least one year older than the announcement closing date of 10/23/2024
Not sure which SF-50 to submit? Check out our video... Go here to watch the video on the SF50s to submit in your application package.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
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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