Deputy Asst Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections

Summary

This position is location in the Office of Healthcare Inspections (OHI), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Duties

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As the Deputy Asst Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, you will provide leadership, direction, and significant advisory services in the management of the substantial health care inspection work of the OIG.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Providing the Inspector General, Congress, the VA Secretary, and the VA Under Secretary for Health with clear and objective assessments of the quality of health care provided by VA throughout the nation.
• Directing all aspects of the reporting of OIG inspection results through the cyclical review products, Hotlines reports, National Reports, and mental health reviews to ensure these reporting instruments meet the goals of the OHI work plan.
• Providing leadership and manages a staff of health care professionals and administrative personnel located in Headquarters and field offices who directly manage the report products and the quality of those products produced by OHI, (Cyclical review products, Hotline, National Reviews, mental health reviews, and Biostatics).

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Conditions of employment

Key Requirements:

• Citizenship: The selected applicant must be a United States Citizen or United States National. Proof of citizenship will be required prior to a final job offer.
• Drug Testing: All applicants tentatively selected for an SES position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment. After appointment, the selectee will be subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
• Background Investigation: This position is designated as Critical Sensitive/ High Risk/ Top Secret and requires a background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Financial Disclosure: Senior Executive Level employees are required to comply with the Ethics in Government Act, as amended, which requires the submission of a public financial disclosure statement, OGE 278, upon assuming an SES position, annually, and upon separation from employment.
• Selective Service: If you are an applicant who was born male after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment.

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements:

Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic Occupational Requirements,Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and Technical Qualifications (TQs) in their resumes. Candidate must also submit proper documentation as verification of the Basic OccupationalRequirements.

A. Basic Occupational Requirement:

To meet the occupational requirement, you must meet one of the following options:

• Successfully completed an undergraduate or graduate degree with a major in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration.

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• Have progressively responsible analytical, administrative, clinical management, or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following:
  
  
  • Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; and
  • Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and
  • Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement.

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• Successfully completed of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program substituting for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included:
  
  
  • Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; and
  • Practical assignments providing an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses, work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); and
  • Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program.

B. Technical Qualifications: For entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence in their resume of progressively responsible executive level leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gain at or above the GS-14 or 15 grade levels in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector.

Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications.

• TQ 1: Demonstrated expert knowledge of planning, directing, and overseeing comprehensive inspections, evaluations, or investigations in complex healthcare systems.
• TQ 2: Demonstrated expertise in quality, patient safety, healthcare delivery systems, or regulatory standards in large integrated healthcare organizations.
• TQ 3: Demonstrated experience leading large, geographically dispersed, multidisciplinary organizations.

C. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs):In addition to the Technical Qualification Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position.

There are five ECQs:

ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding - This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.

ECQ 2: Driving Efficiency - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

ECQ 3: Merit and Competence - This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.

ECQ 4: Leading People - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.

ECQ 5: Achieving Results - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

Note: If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead, you should attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES.

Education

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency.

Additional information

Background Investigation: To ensure the accomplishment of its mission, VA-OIG requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully complete a background investigation as a condition of placement in this position. This review includes financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.

Adverse Information Screening: Upon selection for this position, you are subject to inquiries as to any occurrences of misconduct, malfeasance, neglect of duty, or the appearance thereof. Information gained in this check will be considered in the approval decision.

Declaration for Federal Employment: If you receive a tentative offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty.

False Statements: If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or you may be subject to fine, imprisonment, or other disciplinary action.

Qualifications Approval and Probationary Period: Persons newly selected for career appointment to the SES must have their executive core qualifications approved by the Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Review Board and will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period.

Bargaining: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize any employment offers made to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employees in the Executive Branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employee, please indicate this in your resume. Serving in a Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES appointment WILL NOT eliminate you from consideration.

Mobility: Individuals selected for SES positions may be subject to reassignment across geographic, organizational, and functional lines.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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