USA Staffing

Eligibilities

1. 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.

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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.

A. Yes

B. No

2. Are you a Veterans Health Administration employee?
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.

A. Yes

B. No

Preferences

1. 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.

A. Yes, I am considered a political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316.

B. Yes, I am considered a Non-career Senior Executive Service (SES), Limited Term SES, Limited Emergency SES Executive Branch employee.

C. Yes, I am considered a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or appointee who served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch.

D. Yes, I am considered a political appointee in the Executive Branch (as described in a., b. or c above) in a covered position in an agency having an interchange agreement with OPM, which allows movement from the agency's system to the competitive civil service.

E. None of the above. I am not considered a current or recent (last 5 years) political appointee as described above in items a, b, c, or d.

Resume Reminder- Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:

Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held

Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.

Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.

Accuracy of Application Reminder:
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).

Assessment 1

To qualify for this position, you must first meet the basic education requirements. Please select the appropriate response to the following question below as they relate to your current level of education.

1. Do you possess a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position? This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained. Transcripts are required to be submitted with the application.

A. Yes

B. No

Selective Placement Factors (SPF) are knowledge, skills, abilities, or special qualifications that are in addition to the minimum requirements in a qualification standard but are determined to be essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of a particular position. Applicants who do not meet a selective factor are ineligible for further consideration.

2. Selective Placement Factor: Do you possess previous clinical dentistry experience?

A. Yes

B. No

In addition to meeting the basic education/experience requirement and Selective Placement Factor, you must also meet the specialized experience requirement. Select the appropriate answer to the following question based on your level of experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position.

3. Do you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization? Specialized experience must include seven of the nine following examples:

Ability to direct administrative components and aspects of a scientific, medical, statutory, regulatory and policy issues.
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks based on deadlines, importance, and scope of assignments.
Ability to manage the Office of Dentistry budget of approximately $19M per fiscal year; to include preparation of budget summaries, projections, and funding requests, monitor quarterly budget reports, prepares variance justifications and prepares initial budget documents for initiatives, projects and dental laboratory operations, leading the strategic planning processes and activities of the Office of Dentistry.
Expert knowledge of data collection, in-depth analysis, interpretation to report research results in a concise manner to a wide variety of audiences.
Self-directed, detail oriented, excellent at meeting deadlines with well-developed time management skills.
Excellent organizational and project management skills.
Mastery oral and written communication skills with proficiency to convey complex information of health professions education initiatives, to provide, discuss, and advise management, stakeholders outside of VA, Congressional staff, and the public on VHA issues and gain their support.
Excellent knowledge and skill with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and other computer-based applications.
Comprehensive professional knowledge of clinical terminology, programs and technical jargon required for facilitation of the operation within the Office of Dentistry.

A. Yes

B. No

A quality ranking factor (QRF) is a knowledge, skill, or ability (KSA) that could be expected to enhance performance in a position but is not essential for satisfactory performance and focus on the level of proficiency the applicant brings to the position. QRFs could be expected to result in superior performance on the job. Applicants who possess this QRF may be ranked above those who do not, but no applicant will be rated ineligible for failure to possess a QRF.

4. Quality Ranking Factor: Do you have an Advanced Degree (e.g., MS or PhD) in a biological, biomedical, health science, or similar field and the ability to make clinical decisions and complete clinical writing assignments?

A. Yes

B. No

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