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Position Title
Librarian (Medical)
Agency
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBTC-11026895-21-DP Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 to Tuesday, March 9, 2021
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50).  Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted).  Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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3. Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50).  Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted).  Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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4. Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions AND you:
  • have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more; OR,
  • retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more?
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. You must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
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5. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • 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 Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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6. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of Veterans Affairs?  If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
(limit characters)
7. Are you a current Federal employee in the excepted service in an agency covered by an Interchange Agreement with at least one year of service in that position?  

For more information, review Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems

-OR-

Are you a current:
• Postal Career Service Employee;
• Postal Rate Commission Employee;
• Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee; or,
• Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee?

For more information, review Miscellaneous Authorities Not Regulated By U.S. Office of Personnel Management

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status.
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
2. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?

If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
(limit characters)
Assessment 1
Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of education and/or experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and/or education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience and/or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task. (limit characters)
1. Minimum Qualifications Requirement: Please select the statement below that best describes your experience to meet the specific qualification requirement for this grade level. (limit characters)
Time-in-Grade Restriction - Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. (If you have not held a GS grade at any time in the past 52 weeks, this question does not apply to you.) For this vacancy, applicants must have held grade GS-07 or higher for at least a year to be eligible for the GS-09 grade level of this position. Applicants also must have held grade GS-09 or higher for at least a year to be eligible for the GS-11 grade level of this position. The grade must have been held in the Federal service but may have been in any occupation. (limit characters)
2. Please select the response below that most accurately describes you:
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Develops effective user aids, training programs, plus employs pro-active local marketing/promotion strategies in various modalities from library displays, building websites, tutorials, and podcasts.
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4. Maintains the library's SharePoint, Intranet, and Libguides (website)
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5. Assists library customers on the use of MyHealtheVet.
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6. Instructs NF/SG staff, trainees, and Veterans in the use of library catalogs, databases, ejournals, ebooks, RSS feeds, apps, and wikis via various modalities including in person, on the phone, email, and web conferencing formats as well as on using the library's desktop computers, portable dvd players, ebook readers, ipads/tablets, apps, etc.
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7. Serves as primary contact for NF/SG VHS Healthpads program, providing technical assistance, training, and classes in support of the VHA Mobile Health Program.
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8. Participates as an active member of knowledge-based inter-professional hospital-wide committees such as Research, Ethics, Evidence Based Practice, etc.
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9. Develops and maintains a clinical librarian program by attending Morning Reports, participating in rounds with clinical teams, active engagement with clinical stakeholders, and presents to staff during orientations, meetings, and as requested.
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10. Answers reference questions from library users; assists in locating materials and instructs users how to access/use library resources via all communication modalities
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11. Provides specialized and comprehensive biomedical, administrative, and legal literature searches for library users via utilizing Medline, PsycINFO, Health Business Elite, CINAHL, and more.
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12. Provides collection development assistance by evaluating the library's resources, processes and promotes the library's acquisitions, and deactivates the library's collections as requested
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13. Participates in interlibrary loan (e.g., document delivery) service utilizing Docline and/or OCLC; participates in library teams/groups (e.g., VALNET) and consortia for collection development purposes, services, and collaboration.
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