Serve as Chief, Medical Media Service, for the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, a lC-level facility, which consists of five locations, including a medical center and four outpatient clinics. Support the mission of the medical facility and VISN 16 by furnishing a full range of photographic, audiovisual, graphic, communications and library services for medical care, medical and dental education, allied and associated health care education, research, and employee/public affairs programs.

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities include but not limited to: Plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise Medical Media Service. Establish priorities and define objectives and goals for each of the three sections: Medical Media, Video Teleconference and Medical Library. Oversees all aspects of personnel management, production, and support, ensures guidelines and established practices are followed, that quality standards are met, and that projects are completed in a timely manner. Conduct final production review for proper and sufficient use of established television/graphic/photographic techniques and evidence of the high degree of creative ability required in communicating information. Responsible for administering a budget for electronic medical library services for ten medical centers and the VISN office. Develop media content and video productions that meet broadcast standards, from inception to completion which includes pre-production and post-production. Create a mood that achieves the desired result and educational objectives when viewed by the intended audience. Prepare completed projects for dissemination in the appropriate formats/filetypes and ensuring that the products meet all Section 508 requirements. Provide audiovisual/sound reinforcement support for special events which includes set up/operate live sound public address systems, microphones, mixers, speakers; install/operate audiovisual equipment/interfaces, e.g., projectors, LCD monitors, signal converters, distribution amplifiers, etc. Select and use a variety of cameras, lens, lighting equipment and related processes to perform various photographic duties for such areas as medical documentation, compensation and pension exam, intraoperative photography, lab gross specimen, dental, event photography, portrait photography, accident/disaster documentation, copy work, employee/public affairs, etc. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, subject to change based on the needs of the Agency Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Producer-Director/PD03720-0 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, 10/15/2024. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Individual Occupational Requirements: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- photography, radio or television production, motion picture production, or other fields related to the position. Advanced training in a vocational school, technical institute, or art institute above the high school level in one of the fields listed above is creditable as general experience on a month-for-month basis. OR, Specialized Experience: Experience in the actual type of work for which application is made. Unpaid experience is creditable, provided the work done was of a quality level and demonstrated the ability required for the position. This includes work directly connected with the production aspects of the field(s) of the position to be filled. In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirement, Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: principles, methods, practices and techniques of using, applying and adapting video, computer graphics, medical illustration, print media, medical photography for producing educational/informative projects when leading edge material is required. Note: This experience must experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer ServiceManaging Human ResourcesPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence 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: Work involves activity in moving/lifting cameras and equipment used in video production and sound reinforcement. There are often long periods of standing for video/photo shoots. The work is usually performed in a climate controlled, well-lit environment, but may often also require exposure to inclement weather elements, through coverage/documentation of outdoor activities. 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 Biloxi VA Medical Center 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi, MS 39531 US
• Name: Susan Reynon
• Phone: (808) 726-0496
• Email: [email protected]