- Position Title
- Supervisory Physician
- Agency
- Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health
- Announcement Number
- HHS-OASH-DE-19-10294311 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, October 1, 2018 to Monday, November 5, 2018
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans' Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• Your grade is equivalent to or above the grade level of the vacancy AND
• Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center page (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ctap/).
• You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• Your grade is equivalent to or above the grade level of the vacancy AND
• Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center page (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ctap/).
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center. (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/)
If yes, confirm:
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center. (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/)
Assessment 1
1.
Please select the response below that best describes how you meet the basic requirement for the Supervisory Physician position.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
2.
Do you possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States?
3.
Do you possess 5 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled or equivalent experience and training. NOTE: Graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada?
4.
Do you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-14 level in the Federal service that included experience such as:directing a national vaccine program which determines if vaccines and immunizations are safe and effective; developing policies that impacts the well-being of the public and the nation against vaccine-preventable diseases; determining if vaccines and immunizations are in compliance with laws and regulations; and performing supervisory duties such as: assigning work; developing performance standards, and/or identifying ways to increase workload productivity?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
5.
Advise management regarding issues/concerns identified with the implementation of the national vaccine program.
6.
Conduct analysis of spending on vaccines and vaccine-related activities.
7.
Promote collaboration among departmental health agencies in order to generate efficiency in the safety and efficiency testing of vaccines.
8.
Analyze existing data to provide assessment and medical implications of proposed legislation/regulations to agency leadership.
9.
Provide counsel in planning policies, programs and activities to ensure that safe and effective immunizations for vaccine-preventable diseases are available.
10.
Participate in the development of national vaccine policies, program priorities, and/or organizational management.
11.
Coordinate with leadership of other offices on management initiatives.
12.
Present progress reports with solutions and/or recommendations on policy interpretations.
13.
Provide directions for meetings to senior level administration officials.
14.
Analyze changes and/or trends in workload distribution.
15.
Interview candidates for vacant positions within the national vaccine office.
16.
Review personnel management decisions/recommendations of subordinate staff.
17.
Make recommendations on departmental research prevention, services, training, and infrastructure.
18.
Provide briefings for the agency on the status of policies which impact the goals and objectives of the national vaccine program.
19.
Provide advice on how to resolve issues based on scientific evidence.
20.
Provide advice on how to resolve policy issues based om scientific evidence.
21.
Participate in the development of testimony for hearings and legislation impacting the national vaccine program.
22.
Make assessments on the evaluation of national vaccine program operations that may be required to plan for long-range operations.
23.
Prepare speeches for internal/external conferences related to national vaccines.
24.
Prepare papers and reports for internal/external publications related to national vaccines.