PROGRAM SPECIALIST at Minneapolis

JOB SUMMARY:

Vacancy ID: 917800 

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise – “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) needs employees who possess the energy, compassion, and commitment to serve those who served our Country. Whatever the job title, every position in VA will give you a chance to make a meaningful and personal contribution to the lives of truly special and deserving people - our Veterans. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. Working for VA is one of the most emotionally satisfying and professionally rewarding ways to dedicate the best within you to your Countrys service. If you are transitioning from the military or a Veteran already, we invite you to explore the benefits of continuing your career at the VA. The VA is committed to hiring Veterans.

The VA is much more than just another employer. It is an honorable, open and welcoming community of those who care. Gratitude is our motivation and service is our mission.

The VA has adopted Core Values and Characteristics that apply universally across the Department. The five Core Values define “who we are,” our culture, and how we care for Veterans, their families and other beneficiaries. The Values are Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence (“I CARE”).

Americas Veterans need you! To find out more, go to http://www.va.gov/jobs/.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• You will be subject to a background/suitability investigation.

DUTIES:Back to top

This position serves as ProgramSpecialist within the Primary and Specialty Medicine Service Line based at the VAMedical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Duties include, but may not belimited to the following:

· Responsibility for the organizationand coordination of the implementation and day-to-day operation of the LungCancer Screening Demonstration Project at the Minneapolis VA Healthcare System;

· Serving as operation resource forlocal project team members, which may include clinical staff from primary care,mental health, pulmonary medicine, cardiothoracic surgery, pathology, medicaloncology and radiation oncology;

· Assuring adherence to protocols,procedures and project plans established for the Lung Cancer ScreeningDemonstration Project; and

· Providing data to the VHA NationalCenter for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NCP) for use in assessingthe impact of implementing lung cancer screening more broadly.

 

WorkSchedule: 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday throughFriday.

 

NOTE: This is a TERM appointment(not-to-exceed 3 years). Term appointments are non-status,nonpermanent appointments of limited duration. Term employees are eligible toearn leave and generally have the same benefits as permanent employeesincluding health and life insurance, within-grade increases and Federal EmployeesRetirement System and Thrift Savings Plan coverage. Term appointments may beextended without further competition.

 

* * * RELOCATION EXPENSES AND/OR INCENTIVES ARENOT AUTHORIZED * * *

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Back to top

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

GS-9:  One (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped theapplicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to performsuccessfully the duties of the Program Specialist, GS-9 position and that istypically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable,this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-7 level in theFederal service.

 

Examples of specialized experienceinclude: Experience managing large novel health care interventions, including researchin tracking and early detection of lung cancer or other pulmonary conditions;Implementing and managing research programs; Coordinating a research programwith other disciplines, recruiting and counseling patients, and analyzing andcommunicating the results; and Analyzing data obtained and be able to presentthe findings to a targeted audience.

 

NOTE: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours ofwork per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of timeactually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receivecredit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties andresponsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in suchemployment.

 

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SUBSTITUTIONOF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE:

A Ph.D.or equivalent doctoral degree -or- 3full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such adegree -or- an LL.M., if related, arefully qualifying at the GS-11 grade level. One (1) year of full-time graduateeducation is considered to be the number of credit hours that the schoolattended has determined to represent one (1) year of full-time study.  This graduateeducation must have provided you with the knowledge, skills, and abilitiesrequired to successfully perform the work of the Staff Assistant GS-7position. (Transcripts required.)

 

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COMBINATIONOF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

A combination of successfully completedgraduate level education and specialized experience as described above.  For example, six (6) months of specializedexperience equivalent to the GS-9 level and one and a half (1.5) years ofprogressively higher graduate level education, which would be fully qualifyingat the GS-11 grade level. (Transcriptsrequired.)

 

 

QUALITY RANKING FACTOR:
A Quality Ranking Factor has been requested by the facility to helpdetermine which of the basically qualified applicants are likely to be betterqualified for a position. The quality ranking factor for this position is: "Knowledge of best practices incancer screening and lung nodule tracking.”

 

QualityRanking Factors areskills, knowledge, abilities, or other worker characteristics which could beexpected to result in superior performance on the job. Quality ranking factors willnot be used for screening, but may be used as ranking criteria.Applicants with higher proficiency levels may rank above those with lowerproficiency levels on a quality ranking factor.

 

 

You will be rated on the followingKnowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other characteristics (KSAOs) as part of theassessment questionnaire for this position:

 

1) Knowledge of best practices in cancer screening and lung nodule tracking.

2) Ability to collaborate with multiple health care disciplines toimplement complex health interventions and research.

3) Knowledge in health behavior theory and health change processes forpatients and providers.

4) Ability to interpret, summarize and analyze detailed clinical healthcare databases.

5) Ability to prepare written summary for process and clinical reports.

6) Ability to communicate.

 

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Thework of this position is primarily sedentary, although some slight physicaleffort may be required. Walking throughout the medical service and itsdependencies is required for meetings.

 

Work istypically performed in an adequately lighted and climate controlled office. Mayrequire occasional travel.

 

 

For more information on these qualificationstandards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managementswebsite at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.

 

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BECLEAR AND SPECIFIC.  WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUREXPERIENCE.  If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers,we will not allow credit for your response(s).

APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Please refer to this checklist to ensure proper accreditation and for foreign education requirements.

Veterans Preference:

When applying for Federal jobs, eligible veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of DD-214(s) showing all dates of service as well as character of service (honorable, general, etc.). Additionally, veterans with service-connected disability of 10% or more must also submit a copy of their official statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying their service-connected disability and/or their receipt of compensation for service-connected disability.  If the military member is within 120 days of separation and does not yet have a DD214, the member may instead submit any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed.

Veterans with service-connected disability of less than 10%, non service-connected disability, and Purple Heart recipients, as-well-as those claiming derived preference for a spouse, widow or widower, or natural mother, should refer to and submit a completed " SF15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference," (go to http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf) and required documentation with your application materials. For more information on Veterans Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx.

 

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Applicants will be ranked based on four quality groups, as follows:

• Best qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
• Highly qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the requirements of the job;
• Well qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and
• Qualified - applicants possessing experience and/or education that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors.

After the vacancy announcement closes, reviewed applications are evaluated against the questionnaire responses and placed in the appropriate quality group.  Qualified veterans will be afforded preference by being placed at the top of the appropriate quality group.  Qualifying veterans with a service-connected disability of 10% or more will be placed at the top of the best qualified group.  The best qualified group is the first to be referred to the hiring facility for further consideration and possible interview.  The remaining groups may be referred based on the number of applicants available.

Country: USA, State: Minnesota, City: Minneapolis, Company: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration.