Program Manager (Environment Of Care)

Summary

This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), in the VISN 6 Network Office. The employee serves as the Environment of Care (EOC) Program Manager for the seven medical centers, sites of care and workplaces, that comprise VISN 6. The candidate is required to have a primary duty station at any of the listed VISN 6 VA Medical Centers and must live within 50 miles of the station. The candidate will travel throughout VISN 6 as needed.

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

06/14/2024 to 06/25/2024

• Salary

$103,409 - $134,435 per year

General Schedule

• Rest of U.S. pay table. Upon selection, the salary will be adjusted for the specific location.

• Pay scale & grade

GS 13

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Locations

1 vacancy in the following locations:

• Asheville, NC

• Durham, NC

• Fayetteville, NC

• Salisbury, NC

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• Hampton, VA

• Richmond, VA

• Salem, VA

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

• Travel Required

25% or less

• You may be expected to travel for this position.

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

• Appointment type

Permanent

• Work schedule

Full-time

• Service

Competitive

• Promotion potential

None

• Job family (Series)

0340 Program Management

• Supervisory status

No

• Security clearance

Other

• Drug test

No

• Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

• Trust determination process

Credentialing

Suitability/Fitness

• Announcement number

CBTA-12444398-24-CNK

• Control number

795975000

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This job is open to

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

• Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

Clarification from the agency

Open to current, permanent federal employees of the VA Mid-Atlantic Healthcare Network

• VISN 6 only.

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Duties

• THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION. Candidate is required to have a primary duty station at any of the listed VISN 6 VA Medical Centers and must live within 50 miles of the station.*

Duties include but are not limited to:

• The incumbent serves as the Program Manager for the Environment of Care (EOC) program.

• Plan, develop, administer and operate a Network Environment of Care program and to establish guidelines and criteria to control or eliminate serious hazards in healthcare facilities and research laboratories.

• Serves as principal advisor on EOC program areas to the Deputy Network Director, VISN Logistics, VISN Bio-Medical Engineering, and VISN Capital Asset Manager.

• Assists Network Leadership in developing annual performance goals for each medical center for inclusion in the Network performance contract.

• Serves as the EOC Regional Performance Logic Rounding Center Application coordinator and technical expert.

• Develops VISN Environment of Care program goals and objectives through the application of specialized evaluation methodologies, including Performance Logic Environment of Care data collection, Department of Labor Injury and Illness statistics (i.e., eCOMP), Annual Workplace Evaluations (AWE), survey readiness results, external program reviews, and other sources.

• Uses database generated Dashboards to present to Executive Leadership and oversees the sharing of best practices with VISN 6.

• Works with management and leadership to generate appropriate corrective actions and responses to internal and external audit findings.

• Provides consultative services to facility program officials during external reviews and audits.

• Coordinates monthly meetings with facility Environment of Care program officials to facilitate compliance reviews, training opportunities and consultation.

• Serves as the Network representative on VHA National Professional Advisory Groups (PAG) related to the Environment of Care.

• Lead for Joint Commission accredited organization's compliance with Environment of Care (EC) and Life Safety (LS) standards and Elements of Performance.

• Serves as the Chairperson for the VISN 6 Environment of Care committee.

• This position may require travel up to 25% of the time to VISN 6 catchment area site visits and/or potential travel to trainings and/or conferences may occur.

Work Schedule: Monday

• Friday, 8:00am

• 4:30pm

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#: Program Manager (Environment of Care)/PD067330

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job

• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

• You may be required to serve a probationary period

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/25/2024.

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.

NOTE: 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 may qualify based on your experience as described below:

GS-13:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: serves as program manager and principal advisor on a Network program; ensures the efficient performance and oversight of the program; responsibility to manage, analyze, assess and evaluate all aspects of a program; provides program guidance to Senior Network Management and reviews Network performance for conformance with criteria, and compliance with policies and procedures; conducts data collection, monitors and trends the data for analysis of program performance; uses database generated Dashboards to present to Executive Leadership; provides advisory and consultative services to operating or management officials on all topics related to the program; conducts site visits and virtual audits to validate effectiveness of the program; coordinate the various regulatory requirements for a program; coordinates and facilitates compliance reviews and program accreditation; develops program goals and objectives; serves as the Chairperson for the Network program committee.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Manages and Organizes Information

• Problem Solving

• Safety Engineering

• Technical Credibility

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 physical effort may occasional be required (such as bending, climbing stairs and ladders, and walking during site surveys). Work is usually performed in an office setting, although there may be occasional exposure to industrial hazards during walk through surveys that are conducted as part of a larger study or annual evaluation of the Environment of Care programs at various medical centers.

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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional information

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.