Total 107 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Baltimore, Maryland

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

As a Statistician, you will use your knowledge of and experience to optimize business results and customer experience by:

• Identifying specific statistical research areas that merit investigation, developing new hypotheses, and approaches for studies, and evaluating the feasibility of such endeavors.
• Initiating, formulating, planning, and executing analytic research projects and researching the quality of methodologies and measures pertaining to the assessment of the subject matter being studied.
• Conducting research and statistical studies or projects related to statistical computation in the preparation of mental health and substance use prevalence, surveillance, and/or treatment utilization research.
• Evaluating the data, drawing inferences and arriving at conclusions making use of text, graphs, charts, and tables to ensure its most effective presentation.
• Preparing comprehensive reports of study results to include discussion of substantive research objectives.

Major Duties include but are not limited to:

• Providing 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 Veterans, volunteers, and others on Departmental property, U.S. officials, other individuals, and him or herself during any given situation against threats to personal safety when force becomes necessary to enforce laws and regulations.
• Protects Veterans, employees and visitors sensitive and protected medical information from unauthorized release or unauthorized use where prohibited by law and or policy as guided by the privacy officer, FOIA, HIPPA, etc.
• Carries firearms and other weapons, intervenes when necessary to deescalate situations, and determines when and how much force must be applied.
• Advises individuals of their (Miranda, Weingarten, Garrity, etc.) rights, and protects the constitutional and civil rights of persons.
• Conducts investigations, apprehensions, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the US, protection, and transport of U.S. officials. Conducts investigations with a nexus to VA, prisoner transports, patient search and recovery, life-saving efforts, disaster response and recovery, asset protection during transit, training, and other matters.
• Identifies and preserves evidence, writes comprehensive incident reports, prepares case files, and testifies in court as it pertains to enforcing laws and regulations.
• Provides patrol in vehicles, on foot, and/or on a bicycle.
• Detects and intervenes in criminal activity; responds to calls for police assistance, irregularities, and unusual or suspicious circumstances.
• Investigates incidents and takes steps to mitigate further risk and resolve situations. Provides emergency response coordination as needed.
• Performs drug and contraband intervention techniques and provides training to those areas where contraband identification and knowledge is imperative for the staff.
• Serves as an interregnal part of the suicide prevention program and is often the first person seen by Veterans. Intervenes when possible, to deescalate active suicidal behavior and/or prevents suicides.
• Operates specialized vehicles and equipment in support of law enforcement and security operations.
• Executes arrest warrants issued by federal and local courts. Coordinates or transports arrested parties to holding facilities and courts as required.
• Functions as first line of defense during violent crimes in progress, terror attacks, potential threats etc.
• Preserves crime scenes, summons additional emergency response personnel, and coordinates, initiates or assists with partial or total evacuations.
• Initiates investigative stops on suspicious and potentially dangerous persons and suspicious vehicles independently.
• Uses the National Incident Management System and Incident Command System protocols to establish command and control, develop a course of action and contain, mitigate, and recover from an incident.

• Moderate to arduous physical exertion and/or duties of a hazardous nature, good near and distant vision, ability to distinguish basic colors, and ability to hear the conversational voice.
• Strenuous, physical exertion -running, frequent climbing of multiple flights of stairs, and carrying items weighing over 50 pounds. Stamina, physical agility, dexterity, and the strength to pursue, apprehend or detain persons who are often uncooperative, assaultive, and/or armed.
• Positions involving Federal motor vehicle operation carry the additional medical requirements specified in 5 CFR 930..

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

As a Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator, GS-0601-15, you will use your knowledge and experience to optimize business results and customer experience by:

1. Supervising a professional staff who oversees research and evidence reviews.
2. Overseeing the development of a scientific portfolio.
3. Serving as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to manage research projects related to evidence-based medicine and evidence synthesis.

• Write and edit programs (R, SAS, SQL, or Python) to query relational database, organize and analyze data from IMPACII or other relational database.
• Share programming code (R, SAS, SQL or Python), document steps of analysis and collaborate with team to ensure transparent and reproducible results.
• Investigate and provide collaborative feedback to team and leadership in understanding and editing programs (R, SAS, SQL or Python) for data anomalies, data integrity, nuances and other unexpected patterns in the data.
• Apply statistical techniques, models and tests to gain insight into the data and inform direction of subsequent analysis and explanation of significance of differences observed in the data.
• Write narrative explanations and interpretations of data findings, results and create summaries of the data as part of larger comprehensive analysis.
• Utilize scientific research methodologies and approaches to develop testable hypotheses to answer questions pertaining to scientific portfolio analyses for program staff and leadership.

• Maintains an online inventory of supplies and is fully responsible for determining minimum stock levels.
• Reviews requisitions and revises quantities ordered based on the number of items on hand, and orders substitutions when items are not available.
• Receives, verifies, and signs shipping documents for all merchandise acquired and is responsible for verifying the quantity and condition of merchandise ordered against purchase documents.
• Investigates and reconciles discrepancies relating to actions such as receipt control, stock control, and inventory adjustments.

As a Supervisory Management Analyst, your duties will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provides leadership for the dissemination of management program information to OITE offices and organizational components and ensuring the team's efforts are effective and employ the most up-to-date practices and technologies.
• Develops operating guidelines and standards for the branch to ensure consistency in methods and practices.
• Identifies, evaluates, and implements methods and systems that enhance operating efficiency; redefines objective and redirects team efforts and policies resulting from CBA stipulations, legislative changes, new directives, delegated authorities, and programs.
• Provides for the effective use of information technology (IT) and operations studied by the branch within the OITE;
• Directs the translation of work requirements for the Fellows Management Branch into the design and implementation of IT applications to enhance the ability of the branch to access and analyze data.
• Establishes and maintains automated databases to facilitate decision-making by management officials.
• Serves as a senior adviser to OITE management officials; provides advice on a wide range of administrative management program functions at all levels and conducts or directs the conduct of studies involving problems of program and/or administrative relationships relative to functional areas of responsibility operational methods and procedures, cost reductions, and the utilization of resources.

• Work independently as a licensed clinical social worker uses advanced concepts, principles, procedures, practices.
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments of family advocacy patients using psycho-social instruments to form diagnosis.
• Obtain relevant data from legal, investigatory, medical, command, social service agencies, schools, resource programs, etc.
• Interview offenders regarding allegations of abuse or neglect in order to establish them with treatment resources.
• Develop treatment plans based on identified problems, psycho-social factors and treatment capabilities.
• Perform crisis intervention services to assist in the protection of family advocacy victims.
• Prepare related records and documents for inclusion in the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) record.
• Prepare written diagnoses to document patient assessments and/or treatments.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Serves as a Senior Analyst and recognized expert on budget matters on behalf of the BPAS Chief.
• Assists the in the development of broad overall budget and program policies for APHIS.
• Serves as an Agency expert in resolving issues or accomplishing goals related to the budget by bringing together relevant managers or officials (within the Agency and from outside).
• Facilitates resolution of problems or conflicts regarding budget allocations and flow of information within the Agency, among Agencies, the Department, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
• Prepares Agency-level reports and special analyses related to the APHIS budget as well as high-level briefing documents and testimony for Congressional budget hearings.
• Represents APHIS Budget Officer/BPAS Chief in meetings with Departmental Management, OMB, and Congressional staff.
• Works with APHIS leaders and programs in collecting and analyzing budget information used to meet requirements of annual budget process.
• Facilitates integration of performance planning within the Agency’s budget process and provides leadership in developing useful and informative performance metrics.
• Monitors Agency spending and compliance with Departmental, OMB, and legislative requirements.

• You will provide computer and network integration and support to Navy Medicine Leadership Professional Development Command.
• You will analyze current and projected academic computer hardware, software, and protocol requirements; evaluate current hardware, software and protocol capabilities to meet these requirements.
• You will use knowledge of cloud and on-premises network topologies, network servers, and other hardware interface requirements, and user network support requirements.
• You will oversee maintenance of research computer host systems; ensuring installation of software on research computer host systems; and special academically required services including domain name service, web-based applications, etc.
• You will prepare testing and implementation plans, evaluate test results, and initiate corrective actions.
• You will test and evaluate changes in research, test and evaluation, prior to implementation on the network.
• You will be responsible for overseeing analysis, development and integration of network devices, host computer systems, file servers and personal devices.

• Originate and draft complex Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) to document the terms of joint research and development projects.
• Plan and negotiate CRADAs with profit and non-profit organizations.
• Independently monitor the processes for handling CRADAs and potential inventions arising from CRADA research.
• Advise on matters involving domestic and foreign patent rights, policies and procedures.
• Participate in the development of new policies regarding the transfer of technologies.
• Prepare and deliver educational programs designed to train scientific and administrative staff about technology transfer issues.
• Contribute to analyses, interpretation, and evaluation of complex, or abstract information on licensing agreements.

• Provides administrative functions for the branch.
• Identifies communications needs of a program area and develops informational materials that inform agency’s policies, programs, and services.
• Analyzes agency information program materials and offers recommendations for improving the delivery of program information to affected individuals and groups.
• Establishes and maintains contact with key officials within the agency and the general public.
• Responds to inquiries received by mail and over the telephone.
• The employee researches, writes, edits and generates agendas, and other communication pieces for events.

• Provides administrative functions for the branch.
• Identifies communications needs of a program area and develops informational materials that inform agency’s policies, programs, and services.
• Analyzes agency information program materials and offers recommendations for improving the delivery of program information to affected individuals and groups.
• Establishes and maintains contact with key officials within the agency and the general public.
• Responds to inquiries received by mail and over the telephone.
• The employee researches, writes, edits and generates agendas, and other communication pieces for events.

The incumbent performs the following duties:

• Directs the work of others to provide timely service for patient testing. Plans work schedule of subordinates to insure blood drawing and sterile urine collection coverage on all nursing units, outpatient clinics, central accessioning and processing allowing for unexpected changes in workload considering shortages in staff and emergency situations which demand that strict deadlines are met.
• Coordinates with area supervisors and the Chief of Phlebotomy, in handling day-to-day problems and solutions to unusual problems. Communicates with patients, doctors, head nurses, and other nursing staff on a daily basis to provide pickup service to the nursing units. Contacts nursing and laboratory personnel when mutual problems arise regarding the quality or promptness of specimen collection. Investigates complaints received regarding the collection and/or delivery of specimens.
• Provides input on annual evaluations of members of the team which is reviewed by the supervisor and Chief of Phlebotomy. Recommends awards, step increases, reprimands, separations, or recognitions for outstanding performance of team members. Counsels and makes recommendation for personnel actions. Accounts for the attendance and floor assignments during duty hours in order to ensure prompt and efficient services within the Clinical Center and the Outpatient Clinics.
• Performs complex accessioning routines required by the update of the laboratory information system (LIS) to match tests requested to number and type of specimen tubes received in order to properly account for all orders on the patient. The sophistication of the LIS requires additional clerical work in obtaining the proper labels for tests and in maintaining the paper transmittal sheets for easy retrieval.
• Enters orders into the Clinical Research Information system (CRIS) for outpatients according to the complex research protocols requirements. This requires clerical duties to match handwritten orders to the patient visit and entry of the appropriate request in the CRIS.
• Trains members of the Phlebotomy Service in the accessioning and processing functions as well as higher grade Medical Technologists from other Services within the Department of Laboratory Medicine to accession and process specimens for evening, night, and weekend coverage. Instructs users to access the Clinical Research Information system (CRIS) and to enter test results and order comments into the computer.
• Instructs phlebotomists regarding specimen acceptability based on sufficient volume of specimen for the test(s) requested, proper container, transport media, and other conditions. If the specimen is not sufficient, incumbent contacts the requesting physician to see if there are any particular preferences for certain tests over others; incumbent makes sure the preferred tests are performed first.

• Directs the activities of the staff assigned to the Branch.
• Reviews and approves policy and program actions within delegated authorities, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and guidelines, and consistency with sound management practices.
• Consults with leaders from nonprofit organizations, professional associations, and scientific communities to inform neuroscience education, public liaison, and outreach efforts.
• Oversees and collaborates in conducting in-depth analyses of significant scientific and policy issues and subject matter areas to guide the research agenda and to influence and participate in the development of plans, priorities, and initiatives.
• Prepares materials for the Institute Director and other senior leaders on scientific issues and links to recurring and special activities.
• Develops, refines, and shares strategic engagement frameworks and processes.
• Regularly represents NINDS in interactions with senior staff at national organizations for the purpose of increasing awareness of the NINDS/NIH mission and partnering around shared priorities.
• Coordinates and oversees efforts and activities to engage with nonprofit organizations and to conduct science education outreach.
• Provides guidance for and oversight of the Institute’s strategy to engage with people with lived experience.

• Directs the activities of the staff assigned to the Branch.
• Reviews and approves policy and program actions within delegated authorities, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and guidelines, and consistency with sound management practices.
• Consults with leaders from nonprofit organizations, professional associations, and scientific communities to inform neuroscience education, public liaison, and outreach efforts.
• Oversees and collaborates in conducting in-depth analyses of significant scientific and policy issues and subject matter areas to guide the research agenda and to influence and participate in the development of plans, priorities, and initiatives.
• Prepares materials for the Institute Director and other senior leaders on scientific issues and links to recurring and special activities.
• Develops, refines, and shares strategic engagement frameworks and processes.
• Regularly represents NINDS in interactions with senior staff at national organizations for the purpose of increasing awareness of the NINDS/NIH mission and partnering around shared priorities.
• Coordinates and oversees efforts and activities to engage with nonprofit organizations and to conduct science education outreach.
• Provides guidance for and oversight of the Institute’s strategy to engage with people with lived experience.