Department Of Veterans Affairs Louisville , KY 40202
Posted 1 week ago
Summary
This position serves as a Healthcare Project Manager for complex health systems projects as part of the Activation Program at the Robley Rex VA Health Care System in Louisville, KY. The Activation Program includes the development, planning, coordination, and activation of major construction and lease projects. The incumbent is responsible for overall project management.
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Overview
Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
04/22/2024 to 05/02/2024
$72,553 - $94,317 per year
GS 11
Location
2 vacancies in the following location:
Louisville, KY
Remote job
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Not required
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Permanent -
Full-time -
Competitive
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0301 Miscellaneous Administration And Program
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Other
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Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Suitability/Fitness
CBTG-12393034-24-CGN
787653600
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This job is open to
Current federal employees of this agency.
Clarification from the agency
Order of consideration for this position is: 1. Current, permanent employees of the Robley Rex VA Medical Center. 2. Current, permanent employees of the Veterans Healthcare Administration. 3. Current, permanent employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Duties
Duties include but not limited to:
Plan, organize, direct, evaluate, and management processes for the Medical Center's activation project efforts that includes setting qualitative and quantitative standards.
Develop and provide the Medical Center executive leadership and the clinical staff information on the methods, techniques, and procedures necessary to integrate these projects into the mission of the Medical Center.
Develop Medical Center policies, procedures, and resource allocations for assigned projects.
Develop and implement of assigned Activation Projects.
Identify and lead the development and implementation of program/project management tools, concepts, and analysis techniques.
Formulate, advise, and coordinate Integrated Project Teams (IPTs), committees, and workgroups comprised of clinical and non-clinical specialties from all Services and other programs within the Medical Center.
High level coordination with external stakeholders.
Identify functional requirements for current and future projects inclusive of life-cycle costs.
Maintain awareness of and information about the overall status of financial resources for the project in order to react to changing situations with timely recommendations.
Research and/or analyze problems, issues, or project requirements related to all areas of the facility and all facets of the Medical Center.
Devise new analytical techniques to evaluate findings.
Develop and advise on administrative requirements for the entire scope of services provided by the project.
Created comprehensive short-range and long-range plans.
Plan and/or accomplish special projects.
Obtain and maintain Federal Acquisition certifications for Contracting Officer's Representatives (FAC-COR) Level 2 and Program/Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) mid-level.
Work Schedule: Monday
Friday 8:00am
4:30pm
Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist (Healthcare Project Manager)/PD403860
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
All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
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, 05/02/2024.
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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. 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:
OR,
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You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Analysis and Problem Solving
Clinical Data Collection/Documentation
Planning and Evaluating
Project Management
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 be required, e.g., walking, standing, climbing ladders, stooping, kneeling, and carrying light items such as manuals or briefcases, or driving or traveling by motor vehicle.
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/.
Additional information
The 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/.
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.
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