The Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), located at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS), is one of 20 GRECC's across the VA system. Through Congressional legislation, GRECCs were established with the mandate of Improving the care of older veterans through integrated research, education, and clinical activities. Inherent in the mission of a GRECC is the development of innovative clinical programs to improve patient care.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** The employee will serve as a project coordinator for one or more clinical demonstration projects. In this position, he/she will be responsible for coordinating all administrative tasks related to the assigned projects and will assist In implementation of detailed work plans to achieve the project goals and timelines. He/she will facilitate the execution of these plans by developing a solid understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and motivations of each member of the Clinical Demonstration team. He/she will work with the project Principal Investigators (Pis) to manage the study budgets and to complete all progress and other required reporting forms. He/she will work with the GRECC team in setting-up and managing project databases and provide data entry and security. In addition, he/she will coordinate project participant care by serving as liaison to both VA and non-VA clinical care entities. These other clinical care entities include, but are not limited to, the VA Palo Alto Primary Care Behavioral Health Team (PCBHT) and the Stanford Partners in Caring Program. He/she will also provide some assistance with behavioral health counseling of project participants, with supervision. Coordinate activities between the project clinical care entities, including, but not limited to, the VA Palo Alto Primary Care Behavioral Health Team (PCBHT) and Stanford Partners in Caring Program. Such coordination activities will Include, but are not limited to, arranging conference calls or meetings, providing timely communication of programmatic information and needs, coordinating flow of participants' care, and providing or facilitating timely access to address participant questions. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (8:00am - 4:30pm) Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized 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.

Requirements

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENT (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): I possess a bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree with a 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 at the time the degree was obtained. -AND- SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the Federal service that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized Experience includes Project management of clinical demonstration programs within the Geriatric Research Education & Clinical Center (GRECC) requires appropriate administrative skills to assist with the management of research projects, demonstrated ability to work with older persons, and some experience with counseling of adults. (Resume(s) must clearly support the experience be creditable. We will not make assumptions regarding experience) Applicants with a master's degree related to research. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: CommunicationsComplianceInformation Technology Research and DevelopmentResearchTechnical Competence IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; 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. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform portions of the work. However, there is periodic walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as medical records, instructional material, books and manuals. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. Applicants with a master's degree related to Research are preferred. 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

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

TE: 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: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).

Contacts

• Address Palo Alto VA Medical Center 3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]