Total 412 research officer job vacancies in The United States of America

Major Duties:

• Responsible for planning, managing, and directing all technical and administrative activities/issues associated with enrollment, eligibility, health benefits, beneficiary travel, death details, and emergency department administration as per VA guidance.
• Serves as the facility technical expert on issues and advises upper management about significant events, changes and factors related to the functions of the section.
• Responsible for planning, directing, coordinating and evaluating all personnel functions.
• Responsible for the direction, administration, and supervision of all Beneficiary Travel activities within the VASNHCS.
• Responsible for providing training to staff and monitoring of the facility's compliance with the third-party insurance capture for the Medical Care Cost Fund.
• Responsible for emergency department administrative functions occurring in the Medical Center and directly supervises the Administrative Officers of the Day (AOD's) who are on duty during these irregular hours. These activities include but are not limited to admissions, death details, transfers, bed availability, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 0800-1630
Telework: Ad hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Medical Administration Officer/PD654-01448-O and PD654-01243-O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $69,107 Per Year (GS 11-12)

THIS IS A DETAIL OPPORTUNITY - NOT TO EXCEED 90-DAYS

The Chief Medical Officer (Primary Care) provides leadership to staff physicians, nurses, licensed independent practitioners, technicians, and administrative personnel assigned to the service and works in a directive and consultative manner with the team to ensure quality care in the most appropriate and cost-effective manner.

Actively manages the overall operation of the service, to include determining long and short-range goals, developing implementation plans for achieving goals, determining changes required in program emphasis and direction, and service mix/addition of new services. Reviews and evaluates programs to ensure they are compatible with VA priorities and makes programmatic changes as required to ensure strategic alignment. Serves or designates members to sit on various committees.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• The CMO, Primary Care is responsible for PACTs practicing under the auspices of Primary Care Services.
• Providing leadership that endorses, supports, and promotes PACTs for delivery of comprehensive Primary care to Veterans.
• Ensuring all PACTs are configured in PCMM and all Veterans receiving Primary care are assigned to PACTs.
• Determining whether PACT staffing is sufficient to provide comprehensive Primary care to all patients assigned to PACTs and submit staffing needs to the clinical executive(s) responsible for staffing decisions.
• Overseeing and approving assignment and reassignment of teamlet members. This will include appropriate, timely and equitable staffing for holiday leave schedules to maintain staffing at a level appropriate for patient care needs.
• Collaborating among services to establish coordinated service delivery processes for patients assigned to PACTs. Establishing Service Agreements with appropriate services when necessary and per VHA Directive 2008-056, VHA Consult Policy.
• Collaborating among services to develop and implement plans that ensure all eligible patients assigned to PACTs are offered clinically appropriate, coordinated health care services that achieve VHA established health care performance and quality metrics related to clinical quality.
• Ensuring that PACTs provide timely access for in person visits, VA Video Connect (VVC) visits, telephone care, and secure messaging. Ensuring that PCPs and RNCMs, or their designated covering staff, provide same-day access (unless it is too late in the day) for in person encounters, VVC encounters and telephone encounters.
• Collaborating with Quality Management Officers to develop and implement systematic quality improvement processes for team development that incorporate soliciting and analyzing patient input regarding patients' experiences with PACTs.
• Establishing a facility plan for population management activities, ensuring appropriate data is made available to PACT staff and PACT staff is appropriately trained to use available data. Collaborating among services to ensure population management plans provide comprehensive, coordinated care to Veterans. Population management activities include discipline-specific health conditions.
• Ensuring PACT staff is appropriately trained.
• Supporting development and implementation of systematized (e.g., electronic), standardized, protocols for PACT operation management processes (e.g., pre-visit reminder calls, post-hospitalization follow-up calls, recall scheduling procedures, same day access rapid evaluation processes, new patient orientation) and customized clinical care delivery processes (e.g., RNCM protocols for chronic disease management).
• Ensuring PACT staff use formal and informal communications that are respectful, effective, timely, and bidirectional with all team members (including the patient and personal support persons) and specialty care providers to convey significant, clinically relevant information for the care of the patient.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Starting at $240,000 Per Year (VM 15)

Nursing Informatics is the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple information management and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. Nursing Informatics supports nurses, consumers, patients, the inter-professional healthcare team, and other stakeholders in their decision-making roles and settings to achieve desired outcomes. This support is accomplished through the use of information structures, information processes, and information technology.

The Chief Health Informatics Officer must possesses an understanding of clinical treatment modalities, organization and administration of the VA healthcare delivery systems, educational principles, clinical information systems, accreditation and regulatory standards, and program development.
The incumbent will use clinical informatics principles, theories, and practices to achieve the vision of transparent technology
adaptation into informatics, clinical practice, and education. Demonstrates knowledge of health informatics, i.e., design, configuration and management of health information and clinical support systems; health data collection, storage, extraction, manipulation, reporting and communications.

The Chief Health Informatics Officer (RN) responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Focuses on the application of informatics and information technology to deliver healthcare services, and develops business requirements, workflows, and processes specifically in support of health information systems. Demonstrates earned competencies in areas such as project management, data science, process improvement, performance improvement, system redesign, change management, health informatics, population health, leadership, and advocacy.
• Collaborates across service lines with other clinicians and managers regarding data, analytics, healthcare, and informatics disciplines such as clinical decision support, human factors, human computer interaction and usability, artificial intelligence, standards, a learning health system, evidence-based practice, and effective communication.
• Uses clinical informatics principles, theories, and practices to achieve the vision of transparent technology adaptation into informatics, clinical practice, and education.
• Demonstrates knowledge of health informatics, i.e., design, configuration and management of health information and clinical support systems; health data collection, storage, extraction, manipulation, reporting and communications.
• Provides executive input in the strategic planning, budget, mission, operational planning, and policy development for local and network efforts.
• Utilizes current trends and relevant theories in an analytical framework to design/modify, implement, and measure integrated programs and activities to achieve clinical and administrative goals of the medical center and/or network. Evaluates outcomes against strategic priorities.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: Full Time, Days (8:00 am - 4:30 pm)
Compressed/Flexible: Not Eligible
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Eligible
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Eligible
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $107,494 Per Year (VN 4)

This position is located at the Clement J. Zablocki Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI. They primary purpose of this position is to function as the Scheduling Operations Chief for the VISN 12 Clinical Contact Center (CCC), with full responsibility for planning, directing, and evaluation of all medical administration management functions associated with the scheduling service.

Duties Include:

• Manages the medical administration operations and supports the mission, vision, and fundamental principles of the contact center
• Overall responsibility for customer service, enrollment, eligibility, pre-registration, scheduling, appointment management, insurance collection, administrative and clinical software maintenance, management of patient first contact resolution processes, and patient information collection management.
• Provides oversight and management of medical administration activities within the contact center.
• Manages staffing, budgeting, procuring, and training for the Scheduling Service.
• Establishes and maintains good relations with Veterans, their families, visitors, and clinical and administrative employees.
• Responsible for full authority of fund control points and operating budgets.
• Investigates employee complaints and implements or recommends appropriate action.
• Assures performance standards are in place and deadlines are met for employee appraisals and competencies.
• Reviews, approves, disapproves, and certifies payroll and leave requests.
• Responsible for the resolution of conflict.
• Establishes an annual training program, career development programs and compliance to annual performance measures.
• Develops and tracks monitors for all program areas and identify need for changes in process functions or further evaluation.
• Conducts scheduling audits and studies, along with analyzes workload.

NOTE: Selectee may need to complete a Supervisory Probation Period.


Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, normal business hours
Compressed/Flexible: Not Available
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 a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Medical Administration Officer-VISN 12 employees only/PD21137O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $102,926 Per Year (GS 13)

This occupation is being considered for a Veterans Health Administration enterprise-wide Critical Skills Incentive (CSI). Candidates may be eligible for a lump sum CSI. The amount of lump sum CSI is determined based on appointment date and may be pro-rated as determined by the end date of the CSI. Eligible candidates will be required to sign a service agreement agreeing to an obligated service period and failure to complete the obligated service period may result in a debt for the unearned portion of the CSI.

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Provides advice and guidance to Police Service management officials and staff;
• Directs and supervises a variety of security and law enforcement assignments and projects performed on VA departmental property;
• Oversees policing activity and preliminary and/or supplemental investigation of crimes, interviewing victims, complainants, witnesses and suspects;
• Coordinates, oversees and provides security and assistance to Veterans, patients, employees, contractors, volunteers, affiliates, and visitors entering VA facilities;
• Protects high value assets from theft, intentional damage and unauthorized removal of government property;
• Performs various law enforcement and administrative functions throughout the department;
• Ensures law enforcement and security program policy, procedures and operational compliance;
• Establishes priorities to coordinate, plan, organize and complete work;
• Oversees human resource activities such as recruitment of vacancies; preparing, conducting and reviewing performance evaluations; takes disciplinary action; identifies and conducts specific training; approves and monitors leave requests;
• Responds to highly dangerous and active crimes in progress;
• Makes independent decisions to take, direct and coordinate immediate steps to preserve life and property;
• Conducts and/or coordinates long- and short-term investigations;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Designated Drug-Testing Position: 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. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.

Work Schedule: Compressed/Flexible Schedule. Candidates must be willing to work weekends, irregular work hours and extended hours if determined by the needs of the service. Furthermore, candidates must be willing to be placed, detailed, or temporarily assigned to other related services and/or locations, if necessary.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Police Officer - Major/PD99814S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Bargaining Unit Position: No

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Starting at $93,427 Per Year (GS 11)

Program Management
The PAS consistently and continuously evaluates the Patient Advocacy Program to identify areas of improvement. The PAS formulates recommendations for modifying, revising, or implementing procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Patient Advocacy Program operations. The PAS coordinates and follows through on complex patient concerns which cannot be addressed at a lower level. The PAS works with upper-level management to include Deputy Director; Associate Director; Associate Director of Patient Care Services; Chief of Staff; Service Chiefs, department managers and staff to ensure patient care concerns are addressed expediently. The PAS will deal with patient concerns and complaints ranging from common to complex. The PAS will utilize available resources to make appropriate recommendations to management to assist in efficient and effective resolution.

The PAS ensures data on patient complaints and complaint resolution is compiled and recorded for reporting and evaluative purposes regularly. The PAS reviews the data for accuracy and consistency. The PAS evaluates the data to identify trends. Where trends are identified the PAS prepares and presents trend analysis to Executive Management for final determinations. The PAS maintains and presents weekly, monthly, quarterly, biannual, and annual data to Executive Management to show the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the Patient Advocacy Program. The PAS makes workload and staffing recommendations to Executive Management based on data collected to ensure a continuity of services.

Data Analytics
The PAS applies a sequence of analytical steps appropriate for the assignments, from planning through fact-finding to reporting results into the Patient Experience SharePoint. Assignments are moderately complex involving conventional problems, which can be resolved through the selection and application of a variety of standard analytical techniques and procedures. Establishes the necessary facts and links those facts to the appropriate solution of assigned problems and issues while continuously deciding whether sufficient information has been gathered to substantiate findings.
The PAS analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of the Patient Advocacy Program through the evaluation of data gathered over time to ensure the program is meeting the established goals and objectives. Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates such areas as proposed changes in mission, operating procedures and delegations of authority affecting program operations. Gathers and organizes narrative and statistical information using established methods, techniques, and precedents such as questionnaires, interviews, review of databases, and comparisons of past, present, and related program functions. Reviews and studies programs to identify such procedural problems such as the duplication/overlapping of clerical functions or the need for revision of program procedures.

Training/Licensing/Provisioning
The Patient Advocate Supervisor (PAS) provides curriculum development, orientation, and continued training to the staff of the Office of Patient Advocacy and facility staff responsible for resolving patient complaints (Service Level Advocates and Users). The PAS continuously evaluates department staff to identify training deficiencies and arranges for appropriate training opportunities for assigned staff. The PAS provides licensing and provisioning of new service level advocates and users into the PATS-R system whenever needed/requested. Performs other related duties as assigned.

First level supervisory duty statement:
The incumbent provides technical and administrative supervision to 4 Patient Advocates, 3 Patient Relations Specialists, 2 Billing Program Specialists, 1 Administrative Support Assistant. The incumbent oversees the daily operation of the office/department, ensures that agency policies and priorities are being followed; develops performance standards; and evaluates work performance of subordinates. The incumbent gives advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. The incumbent hears and resolves minor complaints from employees; refers group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level supervisor or manager; effects minor disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands and recommends action in more serious cases.

Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri
Telework: Ad-hoc
Position Description/PD#: Medical Administration Officer/PD913750
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $85,738 Per Year (GS 12)

The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Protects the civil rights of all individuals on VA controlled property;
• Performs various law enforcement and administrative functions throughout the department;
• Manages, supervises and coordinates the Police Service law enforcement activities for a designated assigned area;
• Serves as a watch commander or administrative lieutenant at the geographic area level;
• Conducts inspections of personnel, equipment and facilities to ensure compliance with departmental policies and procedures;
• Establishes priorities to coordinate, plan, organize and complete work;
• Oversees human resource activities such as recruitment of vacancies; preparing, conducting and reviewing performance evaluations; takes disciplinary action; identifies and conducts specific training; approves and monitors leave requests;
• Responds to highly dangerous and active crimes in progress
• Makes independent decisions to take, direct and coordinate immediate steps to preserve life and property;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Designated Drug-Testing Position: 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. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.

Work Schedule: 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM or 11:00 PM to 11:00 AM
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Police Officer (Lieutenant)/PD99828S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $107,710 Per Year (GS 9)

Major duties and responsibilities include:

Personnel Administration and Management

• Leads in administering programs concerning equal opportunity, merit promotion, employee/labor-management relations and position management
• Space management
• Approving supply orders and resource management

Budgeting/Financial Management

• Maintains awareness of available resources and makes recommendations regarding needs and distribution
• Gathering and analyzing budget needs
• Maintains internal controls for fiscal management
• Assembles and compiles budget information

Procurement/Contracting

• Manages procurement and contracting for the service
• Prepares procurement requests and evaluates proposals for work
• Initiates and prepares contracts

Performs other related duties as assigned.


Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday ) 8:00am - 4:30pm)
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer / 99777-S
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $46,696 Per Year (GS 7-9)

Duties include and are not limited to:

• Protects the civil rights of all individuals on VA controlled property;
• Prevents, detect and investigate crimes;
• Patrols assigned areas on foot or by motor vehicle;
• Subdues persons causing disturbance or who threaten harm to themselves or others;
• Follows rules/procedures concerning search and seizure of evidence and contraband;
• Takes charge of significant and catastrophic events;
• Conducts investigations, apprehensions, and detention;
• Obtains search and arrest warrants;
• Arrests violators;
• Uses independent judgment in cases where policy is not clear;
• Provides basic first aid and CPR prior to arrival of emergency medical personnel;
• Prepares report of activities and events that occurred during shift;
• Performs traffic control;
• Assists citizens in emergency situations;

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Designated Drug-Testing Position: 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. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.

Work Schedule: Compressed/Flexible Schedule. Candidates must be willing to work weekends, irregular work hours and extended hours if determined by the needs of the service. Furthermore, candidates must be willing to be placed, detailed, or temporarily assigned to other related services and/or locations, if necessary.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Senior Police Officer/PD99926-S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $60,925 Per Year (GS 7)

Major Duties GS-12:

• Serves as full assistant to the Chief, Medical Administration Officer and is direct supervisor for MSA Supervisors, Program Specialists, and Program Analysts.
• Shares responsibilities with the Chief, HAS in exercising administrative control in conducting all the Service's activities.
• In the absence of the Chief, serves as Acting Chief.
• Serves as a technical liaison for HAS related matters
• Provides advice and guidance on HAS programs
• Monitors to ensure the timeliness of hard copy and/or electronic reports, and findings with subsequent trending of data
• Devises and implements procedures to maintain this information for research and study
• Develops and recommends solutions for program improvement
• Responsible for full compliance by each section within HAS
• Provides front line staff with up-to-date job training
• Participates in routine rounding to enhance HAS services
• Communicates relevant information from VISN and national conference calls to keep HAS staff informed of the latest policy and operational changes
• Participates in the planning, directing, and implementation of projects impacting HAS operations
• Assists in formulating plans and coordinating data validation activities within HAS area of responsibility
• Prepares verbal and written responses to inquiries and complaints of Veterans and congressional staff
• Assists in providing services and technical counsel necessary to meet the procedural, legal and administrative requirements relating to the care and treatment of patients
• Defines and applies laws relating to determination of legal eligibility
• May respond to subpoenas on behalf of the Director for the presentation of medical records in courts and/or other types of hearing
• Responsible for conducting bed utilization studies and develops information relating to bed demands

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Medical Administration Officer/PD230580
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $82,830 Per Year (GS 12)

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

This position serves as Health Science Specialist - Research Study Coordinator within the Research and Development (R&D) Service. The VA Research Program strives to promote Veteran-centered care to improve patient experiences and outcomes across VA healthcare and community settings, and to advance value-driven care by providing Veterans the highest quality care at the lowest financial burden. The Research Study Coordinator manages clinical tests, collects data, and recruits and manages subjects for clinical trials while providing high-level technical support of projects in a comprehensive research setting. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Manages Clinical Tests and Collects Data

• Collects and analyzes data, educates, and interacts with study participants and leadership
• Provides detailed and summary information and recommendations for further actions based on the data
• analysis
• Manages implementation, control and reporting on clinical tests
• Implements data collection and monitors protocols for difficult clinical research studies
• Administers or monitors administration of tests and measurements required by project design
• Records data from samples and specimens to ensure that all tracking data is organized and is monitored during the progress of the study
• Identifies test results and trends requiring further analysis
• Maintains all study and regulatory records
• Prepares project and statistical reports for review process

Recruits and Manages Candidates for Clinical Trials

• Oversees, screens, and evaluates recruitment of candidates for clinical research studies via telephone and/or in person
• Uses objective rating techniques to identify potential candidates for participation in study where project design is complex
• Performs informed consent process throughout the study and continuously educates participants on study processes and procedures
• Performs day-to-day activities related to conducting and overseeing participant interviews and follow-up
• Coordinates study participant randomization to treatment, works closely with the Research Pharmacy on study drug provision

Research Project Support

• Assists supervisor with managing the routine, day-to-day activities, and administration of the project
• Plans, develops, completes, and submits on time all required documentation/ paperwork/forms for initial and continuing human subject's review
• Analyzes processes and documentation to ensure compliance with all technical, regulatory requirements, and information safety regulations
• Conducts quality assurance evaluations for project data and clinical research instruments, as applicable.
• Establishes and monitors remediation plans to correct deficiencies
• Drafts detailed and summary reports for presentation at meetings and conferences and for publication in peer reviewed journals
• Compiles and produces educational and training materials; determines contents needed for training binders and tools

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday; 08:00 a.m. to 04:30 p.m.
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.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Starting at $57,118 Per Year (GS 9-11)

• Serve and protect Veterans, patients, employees, contractors, volunteers, affiliates, visitors and others who frequent VA facilities;
• Ensures a safe and secure environment;
• Takes charge of significant and catastrophic events;
• Providing training and education to Veterans Health Administration Police Officers.
• Conducts classroom lectures, presentations and skills demonstrations;
• Develops, presents, delivers, and coordinates for training programs;
• Prepares lesson plans and training material for class participants;
• Modifies training curriculum as needed;
• Establishes and maintains statistical database of training requirements, schedules, rosters, training records and training results;
• Conducts research to assess training needs and programs;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Compressed/Flexible Schedule. Candidates must be willing to work weekends, irregular work hours and extended hours if determined by the needs of the service. Furthermore, candidates must be willing to be placed, detailed, or temporarily assigned to other related services and/or locations, if necessary.

Position Description Title/PD#: Police Officer (Instructor)/PD99844A

Physical Requirements: The work requires, on a regular and recurring basis, considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as running, frequent climbing of multiple flights of stairs, and carrying items weighing over 50 pounds. It requires stamina, physical agility, dexterity, and the strength to pursue, apprehend or detain persons who are often uncooperative, assaultive, and/or armed.

Designated Drug-Testing Position: 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. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.

Starting at $54,912 Per Year (GS 7)

Serves as a Police Officer carrying out responsibilities where most work is performed on Veterans Affairs Departmental properties, which includes any properties owned, leased, or licensed to VA. Provides policing services in a variety of jurisdictional environments, where each type of jurisdiction (Exclusive, Concurrent, and Proprietorial) has different enforcement rules and requires Police Officers to understand the complexities and legally apply the correct set of laws, regulations, and processes.Provides services routinely at all segments of VA facilities located over large geographical areas, some of which may be in different states, counties, municipalities, or townships. Performs certain elements of the work away from Departmental properties when consistent with Federal law, regulation, VA policy, and operational guidance.

• Protects the civil rights of all individuals on VA controlled property;
• Prevents, detect and investigate crimes;
• Patrols assigned areas on foot or by motor vehicle;
• Subdues persons causing disturbance or who threaten harm to themselves or others;
• Follows rules/procedures concerning search and seizure of evidence and contraband;
• Takes charge of significant and catastrophic events;
• Conducts investigations, apprehensions, and detention;
• Obtains search and arrest warrants;
• Arrests violators;
• Uses independent judgment in cases where policy is not clear;
• Provides basic first aid and CPR prior to arrival of emergency medical personnel;
• Prepares report of activities and events that occurred during shift;
• Performs traffic control;
• Assists citizens in emergency situations; and,
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Designated Drug-Testing Position: 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. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.

Work Schedule: Compressed/Flexible Schedule. Candidates must be willing to work weekends, irregular work hours and extended hours if determined by the needs of the service. Furthermore, candidates must be willing to be placed, detailed, or temporarily assigned to other related services and/or locations, if necessary.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Police Officer/PD99926S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $64,732 Per Year (GS 7)

The incumbent provides security and assistance to Veterans, patients, employees, contractors, volunteers, affiliates, visitors, and others who frequent VA facilities daily. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Protects the civil rights of all individuals on VA controlled property;
• Prevents, detect and investigate crimes;
• Patrols assigned areas on foot or by motor vehicle;
• Subdues persons causing disturbance or who threaten harm to themselves or others;
• Follows rules/procedures concerning search and seizure of evidence and contraband;
• Obtains search and arrest warrants;
• Arrests violators;
• Provides basic first aid and CPR prior to arrival of emergency medical personnel;
• Prepares report of activities and events that occurred during shift;
• Performs traffic control; and
• Assists citizens in emergency situations;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Designated Drug-Testing Position: 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. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.

Work Schedule: Compressed/Flexible Schedule. Candidates must be willing to work weekends, irregular work hours and extended hours if determined by the needs of the service. Furthermore, candidates must be willing to be placed, detailed, or temporarily assigned to other related services and/or locations, if necessary.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Police Officer/PD99925S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Notifications:

• This position is in the Competitive Service.
• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
• Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• This position is a NAGE Bargaining Unit position.
• This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.
• This position is covered by a special rate.
• May be required to attend conference at other facilities or other VA sites on occasion.
• The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA campuses and CBOC's.

Starting at $53,713 Per Year (GS 5-6)

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Serves as a leader of a team that provides informatics and analytical support for the RHJ VAMC leaders and field managers.
• Provides informal feedback and periodically evaluates employee performance. Resolves informal complaints and grievances.
• Evaluates information and makes recommendations for effective organizational changes, including those related to the collection and analysis of information.
• Assists with information needed to manage critical aspects of operations and design and development of information, analytical studies, and data templates.
• Manages a portfolio of projects and works independently and responds to requests for information and support from all levels of the organization, including senior level managers in the facility.
• Leads the service in the identification of information needs to manage the critical aspects of clinical operations and design and develop information, analytic studies and data templates to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
• Consults with Medical Center staff to initiate, develop and execute projects in support of development of data needs.
• Notifies and coordinates projects directly affecting business users. Enforce strict Change Management policies regarding productions changes.
• Assists in creating and enforcing technology standards for production related systems.
• Exercises managerial and supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving work assignments and review, as well as the administrative and personnel management functions relative to the facility's clinical informatics.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm
Compressed/Flexible:
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#: Management and Program Analysis Officer - Chief Informatics & Analytics (I&A)/PD101100
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized to highly qualified candidates
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $116,393 Per Year (GS 14)