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• Developing, implementing, and managing key procedures/aspects of the protocol within the scientific scope defined.
• Facilitating, coaching, and planning techniques to lead clinical research within the NICHD, Office of the Clinical Director.
• Independently evaluating critical feasibility issues such as those related to patient-population availability and recruitment, availability of resources.
• Coordinating and implementing clinical research protocols, including protocol development and implementation, patient recruitment, patient enrollment, data collection and organization, data analysis, safety monitoring.
• Ensuring compliance with protocol requirements to maintain data integrity; and supporting ongoing research and clinical programs at NIA.

Duties (at the Full Performance Level) include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as resident and program engineer consisting of the planning, design, and overseeing of major healthcare system projects
• Provides engineering support to the assigned healthcare system and is responsible for maintaining construction specifications and drawings, maintaining technical reference library of codes, standards, and other regulations
• serves as the Integrated Project Team (IPT) Chairperson, comprised of diverse and multi discipline professional team members
• Maintains COR certification to oversee the administration of Facility Engineering Service's Architect/Engineer and Construction Contracts
• Conducts capital asset and infrastructure planning and design for the medical facility spanning initial strategic planning, concept development, design, construction, and effective implementation of complex buildings, utilities, and medical support systems
• Manages healthcare engineering project design and administers construction in accordance with VA policies and procedures, VA Design Guides, VA Design Manuals, VA Master Specifications and related industry codes and standards
• Performs healthcare engineering project construction management and post project activities while ensuring continuity of building and utility services for medical facility operations
• Assists in the provision of a continuing education program for clinical staff and maintenance personnel addressing the principles and application of building and utility systems in the delivery of health care
• Assists in development and implementation of the environment of care program that meets current Joint Commission, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), College of American Pathologists (CAP), NFPA, and VA requirements, particularly as it relates to construction safety and infection control

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Issues work orders to all Engineering shops based on written, verbal, telephone, and electronic work order requests.
• Serves as primary contact for emergency and routine repair calls for Engineering.
• Produces monthly reports to document utility system failures, utility system user errors equipment failures, equipment users errors, life safety work orders initiated, and life safety work orders completed.
• Maintains an established program of preventive maintenance (PM) on buildings, roads, building service equipment, expendable equipment, and non-expendable equipment.
• Codes all new equipment to be Included in the PM program.
• Serves as an IFCAP (Fiscal Control Point Clerk) for purchasing request.
• Serves as a Medical Center Key Custodial for facility.
• Assignments involve all areas of Engineering including plant maintenance, preventive maintenance, projects, safety, equipment repair, utilities, and biomedical equipment.
• Serves as a timekeeper.

The Psychiatric Acute Recovery Center (PARC) is 28 beds for care of patients with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses. The major diagnosis reasons for admission include the following: psychoses, substance abuse and dependence disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), organic disorders and neuroses. Patients are provided therapeutic modalities, to include electro-convulsive (ECT) therapy and rehabilitative services that include group therapy or education, one-to-one education and/or counseling and medication management. The interdisciplinary team meets each week to discuss care planning and discharge needs of patients. Allied health team providers provide psychological testing and counseling, social services, vocational counseling, and recreational therapy. The nursing needs of patients are evaluated using the nursing process and care is individualized through interdisciplinary approaches of care. Care is focused on providing a protective environment for those requiring protection from self-injury and/or injury to others resulting from identified diagnoses and psychiatric illnesses. Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nursing assistants provide nursing care.

Nursing staff members from psychiatry additionally provide nursing support in psychiatric outpatient clinics. One of these clinics, the Mental Health Acute Care Clinic (MHACC) serves as a walk-in outpatient clinic, which provides patient assessments, coordination of care, completion of clinical reminders with health education and counseling, assistance to veterans and their families with crisis calls.

Four Most Common Patient Problems Requiring Nursing Care:
1. Psychosis
2. Substance Abuse
3. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
4. Neurosis





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: PART-TIME NIGHTS ONLY, 8-12 HOUR SHIFTS, MON-FRI-EVERY OTHER WEEKEND
Telework: NO
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: NO

• Manage, direct, coordinate, and oversee the work of subordinate staff.
• Perform the administrative and personnel management functions relative to staff supervised.
• Use expertise in quantitative and qualitative analysis to resolve various management problems. Evaluate the effectiveness of programs or operations to meet established goals and objectives.
• Analyze new or amended legislation and develop policy and guidance covering administrative programs, activities, or functions for which the NCI has responsibility.
• Provide position management advice and recommendations to NCI managers regarding organizational realignments/changes.
• Establish and maintain methodologies and systems to collect and analyze data used in assessments, surveys, and creating reports and presentations by NCI senior staff.

• Solicit, negotiate, and execute OT Agreements.
• Be responsible for providing overall coordination and management of all OTAs, including solicitation, negotiation and execution, and for managing related concerns and issues.
• Advise senior program staff in designing and developing program plans and strategies, including strategic assistance plans, funding plans, resource allocation plans, etc.
• Develop new approaches and specialized provisions for use in the development, planning, and implementation of new OTAs that is supported or implemented by NHLBI.
• Develop new policies, procedures and internal controls, and develop NHLB policy responses to HHS and NIH requests for input into proposed new and revised OTA policies and procedures.
• Provide expertise on resources, regulatory consideration and technical information or recommendations which may impact the initiation, curtailment and termination of an agreement.
• Serve as a focal point for sensitive legal and regulatory compliance issues, including representing to senior level management officials in organizations such as the GAO, HHS Office of the Inspector General and the NIH Office of the Director.
• Evaluate the overall effectiveness and quality of OTAs by planning, designing, and executing ongoing internal audits, and initiate corrective action based on findings, which may require changes or modifications to policies or procedures.
• Serve as a principal advisor to the Executive Officer, Director and other key staff throughout NHLBI on all OTAs.

• Solicit, negotiate, and execute OT Agreements.
• Be responsible for providing overall coordination and management of all OTAs, including solicitation, negotiation and execution, and for managing related concerns and issues.
• Advise senior program staff in designing and developing program plans and strategies, including strategic assistance plans, funding plans, resource allocation plans, etc.
• Develop new approaches and specialized provisions for use in the development, planning, and implementation of new OTAs that is supported or implemented by NHLBI.
• Develop new policies, procedures and internal controls, and develop NHLB policy responses to HHS and NIH requests for input into proposed new and revised OTA policies and procedures.
• Provide expertise on resources, regulatory consideration and technical information or recommendations which may impact the initiation, curtailment and termination of an agreement.
• Serve as a focal point for sensitive legal and regulatory compliance issues, including representing to senior level management officials in organizations such as the GAO, HHS Office of the Inspector General and the NIH Office of the Director.
• Evaluate the overall effectiveness and quality of OTAs by planning, designing, and executing ongoing internal audits, and initiate corrective action based on findings, which may require changes or modifications to policies or procedures.
• Serve as a principal advisor to the Executive Officer, Director and other key staff throughout NHLBI on all OTAs.

• Works with study teams (DAIT staff, principal investigators (PIs), clinical staff, and other researchers) to determine the appropriate strength and dosages of study product to be used in human clinical trials.
• Reviews monitoring reports and works with sites and monitors to develop action plan(s) as part of performing quality assurance activities regarding all clinical site pharmacies to ensure compliance with national and international regulations and to ensure patient safety.
• Provides oversight of DAIT clinical site pharmacies and reviews Pharmacy Establishment Plans, including establishment of standards and approval of pharmacy plans for new pharmacies or clinic-based pharmacies.
• Provides professional and technical assistance to clinical site pharmacists, study coordinators, monitors, and investigators at both domestic and international sites, including providing information on protocols, study product preparation, and dispensing information.
• Serves as a back-up point of contact correspond with the Pharmaceutical companies and the government-contracted drug distributor to facilitate the procurement of study products for use in DAIT- supported clinical trials.

• Contributes to a range of staff functions involving planning, policy development, and analysis necessary for key policy and program decisions by the division leadership.
• Develops reports and other staff documents on policies, programs, plans, research accomplishments, and other activities.
• Maintains awareness of scientific and legislative developments and issues having implications for current and planned health, social science, and/or bioethics research and research training programs.
• Consults with a wide range of individuals who are involved in scientific research to identify major issues, roadblocks, and potential actions necessary for policy development and interpretation.

• Contributes to a range of staff functions involving planning, policy development, and analysis necessary for key policy and program decisions by the division leadership.
• Develops reports and other staff documents on policies, programs, plans, research accomplishments, and other activities.
• Maintains awareness of scientific and legislative developments and issues having implications for current and planned health, social science, and/or bioethics research and research training programs.
• Consults with a wide range of individuals who are involved in scientific research to identify major issues, roadblocks, and potential actions necessary for policy development and interpretation.

For the GS-0343-9/11/12 Management Analyst position your duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Employs advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques to analyze, evaluate, and/or improve the efficiency of internal administrative operations, organizations, or management.
• Establishes study methods and techniques to be utilized in complex studies and audits.
• Provides higher management with reports, evaluated information, budgetary proposals and similar products necessary for effective direction of administrative operations.
• Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of complex administrative operations in meeting goals and objectives.
• Develops modifications, revisions, and implementing procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of administrative operations.
• Assures compliance of administrative operations with various requirements and develops strategies for improving administrative functions.

For the GS-0343-9/11/12 Management Analyst position your duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Employs advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques to analyze, evaluate, and/or improve the efficiency of internal administrative operations, organizations, or management.
• Establishes study methods and techniques to be utilized in complex studies and audits.
• Provides higher management with reports, evaluated information, budgetary proposals and similar products necessary for effective direction of administrative operations.
• Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of complex administrative operations in meeting goals and objectives.
• Develops modifications, revisions, and implementing procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of administrative operations.
• Assures compliance of administrative operations with various requirements and develops strategies for improving administrative functions.

• Lead teams of specialists or individually conduct in-depth studies, reviews, evaluations, and assessments of issues and proposals assigned.
• Determine the functionality of unique organizational structures and provide coordination among key participants for the long-range planning and development of organizational strategies to meet objectives and mission.
• Initiate and execute very complex administrative and management projects.
• Utilize expert skills in studying work methods, administrative guidelines, procedures, utilization of human resources, work assignments, delegations of authority, management controls, information and documentation systems, etc. Analyze and evaluate findings and recommend more efficient, effective and economical ways to accomplish workload and program objectives.
• Participate in planning sessions.
• Establish and maintain contacts with other Government agencies and private organizations to exchange information.
• Design and conduct comprehensive management studies to identify and propose solutions to management problems.

• Provide high quality palliative care to people with serious and life-limiting illnesses, and their families;
• Develop and implement comprehensive palliative care plans tailored to each patient's and family’s needs, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team;
• Serve as teaching faculty for fellows in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, as well as fellows in other specialties, and provide education for nurses across the institution;
• Lead patient care rounds and conference;
• Provide appropriate patient and family counseling and education, based on the specific goals of the patient and the of the healthcare team.